NATIONALCAIRO/WASHINGTON - Egyptian opposition groups said on Sunday a meeting with Vice-President Omar Suleiman was positive but had done nothing specific to meet their demands for a complete political overh
NATIONALPESHAWAR - Owing to the severe financial crisis in the country, the federal government has contacted the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for two holidays in a week. The suggestion was presented by the M
NATIONALTHIMPHU - The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan on Sunday affirmed the need to carry the dialogue process between the two countries forward. In a meeting in Bhutan, Foreign Secretary Salman Ba
NATIONALQUETTA - Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani Sunday said the coalition government was working smoothly, adding that no suggestion was under consideration about downsizing of the pr
NATIONALQUETTA - An official from the Frontier Corps was killed in a landmine explosion in Dera Bugti and a vehicle of Uchh gas field escaped a bomb attack in Jaffarabad district on Sunday. According to repor
SportsSYDNEY - Jarmila Groth marked her first Fed Cup appearance for Australia with a shock win against French Open champion Francesca Schiavone as holders Italy shared the opening singles in their first ro
Arts / EntertainmentCAIRO - Egypt's cultural glitterati have joined thousands of protesters from all walks of life calling for an immediate end to President Hosni Mubarak 30-year-rule. Khalid Abdalla, a British-Egyptian
NATIONALDAKAR - Some 10,000 people marched through Dakar on Sunday at the start of the annual World Social Forum, an annual leftist gathering taking place as anti-government protests sweep the Arab world. The
NATIONALISLAMABAD - A mega scam in the federal Interior Ministry involving embezzlement of Rs 825 million is in the making, as officials have not provided auditors with the details of the money credited into
NATIONALOKARA - A man allegedly killed his newborn daughter here the other day. The tragic incident took place in the Chokhak Police jurisdiction. Police said the infant, Komal, died when her father dashed he
NATIONALMIRPURKHAS - Thirty-six peasants including women and children were released from illegal custody of a landlord by Pithoro police on Sunday. Pithoro Police Station Station House Officer (SHO) Ghulam Ha
SportsCOMMENT - On is back from his sojourn in Australia, where the focus was on the tennis action in Sydney and Melbourne. And now back to football, where much has happened since the New Year. The January
