POL prices may rise on March 1
As oil prices increased in the international market, prices of petroleum products are expected to increase in Pakistan from the first of March. The...
US-Taliban Qatar talks hit stalemate
The peace dialogue between the US and Taliban in Qatar has been stalled by the US’ failure to transfer five Taliban detainees from the...
Ex-PHA man warns of hunger strike till death
Former Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Assistant Nusrat Ali Toor has announced to go on hunger strike till death from 29th in front of...
Pakistan: A dumping ground of used plastics materials
It is a matter of concern for any country which gets reduced to a dumping ground for used materials and discarded articles. Pakistan, being...
NATO recalls staff in Kabul ministries after officer deaths
NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, said on Saturday he was recalling all staff working at ministries in the Afghan capital after...
‘Measures being taken to avert dengue outbreak’
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that an effective strategy has been devised to deal with the possible outbreak of dengue.
He was presiding...
Governor upbeat about Iranian wheat deal
Punjab Governor Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa said that despite international pressure the present government negotiated a historic deal of exporting wheat to Iran....
Pakistan tribesmen protest US drone strikes
Hundreds of armed tribesmen on Thursday rallied against US drone attacks in tribal belt, demanding compensation for damage and losses, witnesses said.
Markets remained closed...
Kapil Dev wants Sachin Tendulkar to retire immediately
India's 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev feels that the time has run out for Sachin Tendulkar and the batting maestro should immediately...
Pass 21st Amendment to release missing persons: Saleem Saifullah
Pakistan Muslim League-Likeminded leader Saleem Saifullah Khan on Sunday said parliamentarians should present and endorse a 21st amendment for the release of missing persons,...
MC5 bassist Michael Davis dies
Michael Davis, bass player with US rock band MC5, has died of liver failure aged 68, his wife has announced. Davis died at Enloe...
Goldsmith entrepreneur
As the world’s leading economies struggled with the prospect of double-dip recession over the least year and a half, investor rush into the safe-haven...
Cargo gate opening vital for Indo-Pak trade
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has indicated that timely opening of dedicated cargo gate at Wagah-Attari border is very vital for Pakistan’s trade and...
Top US commander says attacking Iran would be ‘premature’
The top US military commander said he believed it would be “premature” to take military action against Iran in response to its nuclear program...
3 Taliban killed, 8 detained in Afghanistan
Three insurgent were killed and eight other suspects detained during joint operations launched by the Afghan forces and NATO-led troops in four Afghan provinces,...
Mumbai commission to visit India on March 12
A Pakistani judicial commission will visit India on March 12 as part of the probe into the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Interior Minister Rehman...
Now that’s where the flood funds go!
Accusing the federal and Sindh governments of diverting billions of rupees of flood relief funds towards development funds, civil society representatives of flood-affected communities...
