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Top US envoy in Tripoli

Senior US State Department official Jeffrey Feltman was in Tripoli for talks with Libya’s new leaders Wednesday as ousted strongman Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saadi...

Discrimination in admissions

There is an ugly truth bearing its head in our institutions of higher learning and there are dire consequences to be had as a...

Nawaz Sharif in Sindh

Mian Nawaz Sharif’s remarks during his two-day long visit to Sindh have local as well as national significance. In an unusually friendly gesture he...

Harare declared world’s worst city to live in

A top research group on Thursday rated Zimbabwe’s capital as the worst place to live among 140 world cities. The British-based Economist Intelligence Unit said...

Eid prayer timings in Lahore

Eid prayers in the city will be held at different mosques and Eid Gahs on the following timings. Details of the timings are...

Establishing trust in ICT’s

The world has moved from stand alone desktop computers to interconnected, decentralised global networks. The phenomenal growth of the internet and the advent of...

80 held in Lyari

The search operation launched by 3,000 Rangers in Lyari concluded on Sunday with the arrest of 80 suspects, a private TV channel reported. The...

Cleanliness campaign in Cantt

The authorities have planned to launch a cleanliness drive in Cantt area in the last days of Ramadan. According to sources, the quarters concerned...

In ‘political death zone’, Australia PM faces season of protest

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard begins a make or break parliamentary season this week, trying to finally deliver her key carbon and mining...

Dalai Lama’s political successor sworn in

Lobsang Sangay, a 43-year-old Harvard scholar, took office Monday as head of the Tibetan government in exile, vowing to free his homeland from Chinese...

No raise in central contracts for players

There will be no increase in the monthly salaries or match and tour fees of Pakistan players as the PCB offers them central contracts...

No UDRS in Pakistan’s series in UAE

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is unlikely to use the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) in its upcoming ‘home’ series in the United Arab...

Thunderstorm in lower Sindh

The first spell of monsoon downpour splashed the city, decreasing the temperature in Tharparkar, Umerkot and other parts of lower Sindh on Sunday. Hundreds...

No Haqqanis or Taliban in North Waziristan: jirga

The members of traditional tribal jirga Sunday told Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masud Kausar that the militants associated with Haqqani network and Tehrik Taliban...

PIA down Army in PPL

PIA earned the biggest win of the day in the Pakistan Premier Football League when they defeated Army by three goals to one at...

Pakistan won’t give in to US bullying

The country’s top military brass on Tuesday rejected ‘conditional aid’ from the US, saying the armed forces would utilise their own resources to fight...

Automotive sales drop by 54 per cent in June

Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has released auto numbers for the month of June 2011, exhibiting a drop of 54 per cent year on...