A large number of Umra pilgrims are still stranded at Jeddah International Airport because of heavy rush and mismanagement. Six Lahore-bound Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights have been cancelled in the last<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/09/03/pia-flight-cancellations-delays-annoy-umra-pilgrims/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ForeignChancellor Angela Merkel said the fight against terrorism has still to be won a decade on from the 9/11 attacks as she defended Germany’s unpopular participation in the Afghan conflict Saturday. “Osama<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/09/03/war-on-terror-still-to-be-won-merkel/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALThe PML-N is hinting at the army-pushed backchannel diplomacy as the best solution to restore peace in Karachi, rebuffing options including Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s resignation, surgical operations and army’s full-scale<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/09/03/pml-n-thinks-army-pushed-backchannel-diplomacy-is-best-solution-to-karachi/" title="Read more" >...</a>
SportsEngland inflicted yet another defeat upon India as they won the lone Twenty20 international by six wickets at Old Trafford here on Wednesday. The hosts, chasing 166 to win, finished on 169<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/09/03/england-hold-their-nerve-as-india-lose-again/" title="Read more" >...</a>
SportsPakistan’s banned pacer Muhammad Asif believes the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did not do enough to save him and two other banned players – Salman Butt and Muhammad Aamer – from the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/09/03/asif-blames-pcb-for-spot-fixing-punishment/" title="Read more" >...</a>
A Pakistani man who received commando training from Islamist militants before moving to a Washington suburb has been arrested and charged with providing support to a terror group, US officials said Friday.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/09/03/us-arrests-pakistani-on-terror-support-charges/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Swiss rider Michael Albasini of HTC-Highroad scored his first victory in a Grand Tour on Friday, winning the 13th stage of the Spanish Vuelta in a sprint finish. The 30-year-old covered the 158.2 km r
Revelations made by WikiLeaks about the US diplomatic cables have suggested that the Pakistani leadership, then prime minister Nawaz Sharif and the opposition leader, twice prime minister of the count
High-profile international coaches such as Mickey Arthur, Dav Whatmore and Peter Moores have emerged as the frontrunners to replace Waqar Younis as the Pakistan cricket team coach. Besides, former ass
World No. 1 Luke Donald figures that winning is the main thing at this week’s US PGA playoff event, even if he might be able to gain ground on the points leaders without taking the title. A field of
SportsAustralia closed in on a convincing victory in the first Test in Galle on Friday after Sri Lanka’s top order was ripped apart for a second time. Sri Lanka, set an improbable<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/09/03/australia-need-five-wickets-to-win-first-test/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Famine-hit areas of southern Somalia will likely spread in coming days, with the situation continuing to worsen despite massive international aid efforts, the United Nations has warned. “The situation in Somalia is<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/09/03/famine-likely-to-spread-in-southern-somalia-un/" title="Read more" >...</a>
