NATIONALPESHAWAR - At least eight people were killed and nine injured when unidentified militants opened fire at a passenger van near Dawaba in Southern Hangu district on Sunday. The police claimed to have ki
ForeignMANAMA - Gulf states were sending troops into the troubled island state of Bahrain on Monday in a move Shia opponents of the Sunni Muslim rulers of the Gulf kingdom said would be a declaration of war.
Arts / EntertainmentLAHORE - The past two or three years have hit the global economy hard. Corporate giants all over the world have been forced to tighten their belts in a worldwide economic recession. The Pakistani econ
KARACHIKARACHI - The majority of the anaesthetists working at private hospitals across Sindh are unqualified, and the Health Department has so far been unable to take action against them, Health Secretary Ha
ForeignBEIJING - Middle East countries should be left to themselves to resolve the problems they currently face without outside interference, a Chinese vice foreign minister said during a visit to the region
LAHORELAHORE - As the plane hit the tarmac at Allama Iqbal International Airport, every possible frame of reference vanished and only as I stood in line - the board read women but for some reason there were
BusinessLAHORE - Pakistan should look to approach Central Asian (CA) states if India does not export one million cotton bales to Pakistan. Pakistan can touch exports of $70 billion if needs of the textile sec
SportsLAHORE - The second game of the Pakistan Rugby Union Super XV league is being hosted by the Islamabad Rugby Association on Sunday at the F10 Rugby ground. The match has been declared a charity match.
SportsBANGALORE - Defending champions Australia can reach the World Cup quarter-finals with a victory over hapless Kenya on Sunday in what threatens to be one of the most lopsided matches of the tournament.
BusinessISLAMABAD - Poultry farmers, concerned over increasing feed prices, said that a large number of farms are being closed - rendering hundreds of workers jobless. "We consider this an unbearable cost and sheer injustice as in poultry - the return is too little, while there is hardly any attraction for investments to operate the same on large scales," Adil Chaudhry, a poultry farmer told APP on Saturday. He said that poultry feed, by its quality and price, is the major factor in
NATIONALISLAMABAD - The legal fraternity on Friday stood united against the PPP's strike call against the Supreme Court's judgment against the appointment of Justice (r) Deedar Hussain Shah as NAB chairman.Ev
KARACHIKARACHI - Sindh government's announcement of constituting 'peace committees' in all parts of Karachi at town and union council levels to thwart terror activities has apparently reduced to just another
