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Indonesia shuts Christian, Buddhist places of worship

Authorities in Indonesia's only province that uses Islamic sharia laws said Tuesday they had closed some Christian places of worship and Buddhist temples following...

Zardari doesn’t need any front man: spokesperson

The Spokesman of Bilawal House has rejected the statement of Dr Zulfiqar Mirza by saying that President Asif Zardari is a national leader and...

Peace on the sugar front

The price-hike is the revenge of democracy. Ever since the democracy captured us, the sugar sellers are increasing the prices at will while the...

PU Teachers Front condemns IJT’s manhandling

The Punjab University Teachers Front, in a meeting at the Institute of Education and Research on Monday, unanimously passed a resolution against the manhandling...

Kashmir National Front chairman rearrested in Srinagar

The Indian police rearrested APHC leader and Jammu and Kashmir National Front chairman Nayeem Ahmad Khan, along with his party activist, Abdul Hamid Butt...

Shabbir Iqbal moves up front

Shabbir Iqbal, the top ranked professional golfer of the country, now contesting in the three-round 1st Sayid Paper Open Golf Tournament at the Defence...

Radiohead front man’s serious concerns

British alternative rock band Radiohead’s Thom Yorke has appealed to readers of their online blog, Dead Air Space, to show solidarity with the environment...

Youth’s funeral offered in front of IG Office

Dozens of relatives of a 17-year-old youth, who was killed by unidentified men in the Islampura Police Station precincts on Sunday, offered his funeral...

Rebels edge forward on eastern front

Rebels opposed to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi advanced westward on Tuesday aiming to retake the oil town of Brega in a push to extend...

Women directors front, centre

Even as the competition began showing signs of life as the Cannes Film Festival moved through its first weekend and fourth full day, the...

Clerks protest in front of PA, demand salary increase

Hundreds of protesters under the banner of the All Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) gathered in front of the Punjab Assembly on Monday. The protestors...

NATO blocks ‘front door’ for arms smugglers into Libya

NAPLES - A NATO maritime task force charged with preventing arms from entering Libya said on Thursday they cannot be sure of blocking all routes into the country but "are closing the main front door." "The sea is the easiest, fastest and most direct way to get arms into Libya. We are cutting off that area," Rinaldo Veri, head of Operation Protector told reporters at NATO's navy base in Naples, headquarters for the embargo mission. "I hope we can close all the windows, but one thing is

Multiple challenges on global economic front

LONDON - Market risk looms just about everywhere, from Japan's devastating earthquake to euro zone debt travails, Middle East turmoil and rising scepticism about US Treasuries.
It would normally be enough to send investors scurrying into safe havens. There have been some moves of that sort and are bound to be more. But enough of the risk is related to government bonds to make that option less attractive than normal. Cash, meanwhile, offers negligible returns.
So, equities

Teacher’s Front organizes rally, condemns ASA

LAHORE - A large number of Punjab University teachers attended a rally organized by University Teachers Front here on Tuesday from IBIT to IBA against the behaviour of Academic Staff Association's office-bearers. Earlier, a meeting was held in the auditorium of Institute of Business and Information Technology which received strong attendance.
The meeting condemned the false propaganda meted out against the Vice Chancellor and senior teachers by ASA President Maher Saeed Akhter

PU affairs – Teachers’ Front confronts PUASA

LAHORE - A teachers' group at the Punjab University condemned Punjab University Academic Staff Association (PUASA) President Maher Muhammad Saeed Akhtar for allegedly securing the corrupt varsity teachers involved in academic corruption. The group called the Teachers' Front (TF) alleged that Maher's son was involved in 'illegal' activities at the varsity while Maher supported IJT activists and got them illegally admitted in the varsity.
They also alleged that Maher supported the

Boy arrested for accidentally coming in front of CM’s cavalcade

LAHORE - A boy was arrested by police for accidentally walking in front of the Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif's convoy on Sunday in Model Town.
The boy was subsequently released by police after confirming his residency in Model Town and the unintentional stepping onto the CM Punjab's route. Adeel Qadir (19), a resident of the 21-B went to a shop for buying grocery. After buying grocery he came out from the shop and tried to cross the road without knowing that

Misbah in front in WC captaincy stakes

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