ForeignDAMASCUS/AMMAN - The decision to lift emergency rule in Syria, which has been in place since 1963, has "already been made", a presidential adviser said Sunday. "The decision to lift the emergency law
NATIONALISLAMABAD - Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Sunday that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani had made a good decision by accepting the invitation of his Indian counterpart Manmohan S
SportsMELBOURNE - Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel made a perfect start to his Formula One world title defence with a pole to flag victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. The 23-year-old G
SportsJOHANNESBURG - Coach Corrie van Zyl admitted Sunday that South Africa lacked the composure to go all the way after a shock 2011 Cricket World Cup quarter-finals loss to New Zealand.Set 222 to win in t
NATIONALISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Saudi Arabian National Security Council Secretary General Prince Bandar Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud on Saturday discussed the alarming situation
Illiteracy is a major problem all over the world. A study conducted by World Statistics Institute shows that over 27 percent of people are illiterate globally. Another study by the same institute shows that the speed at which illiteracy rate ascends is 32 percent. These rates are quite important as illiteracy has terrible effects on society.<br />The most important effect of illiteracy on society is that it works as an inhibitor. That is to say the more illiterate people there are in
BusinessISLAMABAD - The potential of growth and development of a country is linked to the extent of investment, urbanisation and industrialisation, while revival of the Pakistan economy hinges on performan
NATIONALISLAMABAD - Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey have launched a week-long tripartite military exercise at Tuzla in Turkey, said an ISPR statement issued here on Friday. "The three countries decided to ho
NATIONALISLAMABAD - While global discussions on climate change are becoming intensely heated and the world is witnessing its effects more clearly than ever, Pakistan's national organisation, Pakistan Environmental Protection Council (PEPC) headed by prime minister and set up to formulate and implement policies only exists on papers as not even a single meeting of this body has been held for a year now.<br />The PEPC was formed in 1984, then headed by president, under section 3 of the Pakistan
LAHORELAHORE - The task force against sexual harassment at universities under the Higher Education Commission (HEC) is planning to question Punjab University (PU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Dr Mujahid Kamran for not taking action against two faculty members allegedly involved in sexually harassing two female students and other corrupt activities, Pakistan Today has learnt.<br />According to HEC sources, the VC's repute has been damaged after academic corruption and sexual harassment at the
ForeignGENEVA - UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Saturday warned Syria that a violent crackdown on reformist protests risked plunging the country into a downward spiral of violence. The High Commissioner
LAHORELAHORE - Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) member Nasir Khan Banuzai, who allegedly thrashed a 60-year-old woman, Bushra Sayyeda, on Thursday in the bar premises, filed an application on Satur
