Hafeez, Umar Akmal handed show-cause notices
The Pakistan Cricket Board issued show-cause notices to Test cricketers Umer Akmal and Muhammad Hafeez for talking to the media. The cricketers are accused...
Lindsay films commercial under house arrest
Lindsay Lohan isn't letting her house arrest prevent her from working - she shot a commercial at her apartment earlier this month. The ‘Mean...
FESCO union protests end to free power facility
Faisalabad Electric Supply Company’s (FESCO) Labour Union has announced to launch a protest movement against the company’s decision to withdraw free electricity supply to...
Nadal hails ‘amazing’ McIlroy
Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal hailed Rory McIlroy as “amazing” on Monday after the Northern Irishman’s sensational eight-shot victory at the US Open. Now the...
Dominant McIlroy wins US Open title
Rory McIlroy captured his first major golf title in historic fashion on Sunday, turning the final round of the 111th US Open into a...
‘Before I realised it, I had consented…’
My personal life had taken a dramatic turn on July 29, 1987, when I agreed to an arranged marriage on the prompting of my...
PLF holds protests against Sanaullah
The People’s Lawyers’ Forum (PLF) held a protest against Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah for declaring Senator Dr Babar Awan as liable for murder,...
NATO admits Libyan air strike led to civilian deaths
NATO has admitted it destroyed a house in Tripoli in which Libyan officials said nine civilians were killed, an incident likely to sow new...
Pakistani officer rejects new US accusations of leaks
Pakistan's security forces are not tipping off militants about upcoming United States raids, a senior military official told CNN Monday, angrily calling allegations in...
FBR takes KSE to task over CGT
The federal tax collecting authorities chided taxpayers at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) who, sources claimed, are unwilling to honour the controversial Capital Gains Tax...
Awan to represent govt in Shahzad case
The federal government has hired Dr Babar Awan as its counsel in journalist Saleem Shahzad’s abduction and murder case, to be heard by the...
Refugees on the rise, poor countries bear the brunt
The number of people forced to flee from their homes to escape war or abuse has risen to its highest for 15 years, with...
Matching Federer slam haul a ‘dream’ says Nadal
Rafael Nadal played down his chances of matching Roger Federer’s Grand Slam haul here Sunday, saying the likelihood of reaching his rival’s record of...
County cricket a great learning experience
Pakistani cricketers such as Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan and Saeed Ajmal, who are set to play county cricket in England, have got a great...
Running the risk of collapse
Around 549 dilapidated buildings are live death traps for hundreds of people living in them and most of the structures are so shabby to...
Spirit of Swat ‘kindled’ amidst great fanfare
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masud Kausar inaugurated the month-long festival, ‘Spirit of Swat’, in a colourful ceremony late on Saturday night. In his address...
