Attention bureaucrats, tidy up or face the music!

Expressing displeasure over the performance of the provincial bureaucracy, Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah gave a month starting from Thursday to make their...

Iran eyes talks after nuclear boasts

Iran on Thursday expressed hopes of reviving moribund talks with world powers, a day after the Islamic republic unveiled what it described as major...

World Wetlands Day celebrations conclude

Pakistan Wetlands Programme (WWF ) on Wednesday hosted an event to conclude the celebrations of two-week long activities at Islamabad College for Girls (ICG)...

Exhibition of Cheema’s photographs opens at Nomad Art Gallery

An exhibition of photographs by renowned artist Abbrar Cheema has started at Nomad Gallery here on Wednesday. The exhibition titled ‘Real Visage of My...

Adele opens up about life changing year

Adele, winner of six 2012 Grammy awards and arguably this year’s it-girl, recently graced the cover of Vogue’s March issue. In an interview the...

Pakistan, India agree to open bank branches

To overcome a major obstacle in bilateral trade, Pakistan and India on Wednesday decided to take a giant leap forward and develop an institutional...

Rigging in elections to trigger anarchy: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday called for convening an all parties’ conference for formation of a caretaker government and warned that...

Afghan leader to push for access to Taliban in Pakistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai will press Pakistan to provide access to senior Afghan Taliban leaders when he visits Islamabad this week in a bid...

SAFTA experts committee reviews progress to boost regional trade

South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) committee of Expert (COE) has reviewed the progress of matters relating to Trade in Services under SAFTA in...

Iran to unveil nuclear ‘achievements’ Wednesday

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to unveil several unspecified nuclear "achievements" on Wednesday, his government's website said. "Several completed nuclear projects will be unveiled tomorrow...

India, Sri Lanka finish in dramatic ODI tie

India and Sri Lanka finished in a sensational tie in their tri one-day series international at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. India skipper M.S. Dhoni...

Where there’s a bill, there’s a way!

In a landmark legislation to ensure free, fair and transparent elections in the country, the National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the 20th Constitutional...

ECP gives right of vote to overseas Pakistanis

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has, in principle, decided to allow 3.7 million overseas Pakistanis to exercise the right of vote in the...

CCP Conducts Search & Inspection of Pakistan Banks’ Association

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), exercising its powers under section 34 of the Competition Act, 2010, today conducted search and inspection of Pakistan...

PM briefed on F-16s delivery

Minister for Defence, Ch. Ahmad Mukhtar, called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani at Prime Minister’s House Tuesday and discussed overall political and...

Dawes to replace Simons as India bowling coach

Former Australian first-class pacer Joe Dawes will take over as the Indian cricket team's bowling coach after Eric Simons' tenure comes to an end...

Israel fears embassy attacks start of terror wave

Israel's press on Tuesday said attacks on embassy staff in India and Georgia, which were blamed on Iran, were unlikely to spark a major...