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Following an increase in power shortfall and consumption of electricity because of high temperatures, coupled with an acute fuel shortage in Pakistan, load shedding...

“Including a huge city like Karachi, there are only 37 government blood banks in 23 districts of Sindh. However, to cope with the demands...

The prices of vegetables and fruits remained stable in the Sunday bazaars of the city. The Saturday night thunderstorm provided people with a welcome...

Freedom of information or right to information (RTI) is an internationally recognised human right, therefore media, legislature and civil society should play their role...

Rain-triggered floods have killed 14 people and left 35 missing in the China’s Southwest, Xinhua News Agency said on Tuesday. According to details, the floods...

At least nine people including a woman were killed while three were wounded in various cases of target killings and firing. As man as two...

People on Friday had mixed responses to the Rs 3.7 trillion proposed budget 2011-2012, tabled by the PPP in the National Assembly through Finance...

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani have given green signal to government economic team to bring 750000 rich people into...

Iran has arrested 30 people it said were spying for the United States, official media reported on Saturday. “The Intelligence Ministry’s active and...

At least seven people, including two personnel of the Frontier Corps, were killed and two other injured in various incidents across Balochistan on Friday....

The Supreme Court was informed on Monday that Rs 135 million had been paid to the heirs of 260 people killed in target killing...

Picnic spots of the city wore a deserted look on Sunday as the heat wave prevailed in the city. Lahore Zoo did not witness...

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Balochistan government to submit a detailed report on the people who were killed in sectarian violence in...

ISLAMABAD - Results of a recent Gilani Poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan show that most Pakistanis are satisfied with their team's performance in the recently concluded Cricket World Cup, with a total of 50% rating the Pakistani team's performance as good or very good.
While 22% feel Shahid Afridi did very well as Captain in the World Cup while another 33% rate his captaincy as good.
In a survey, a nationally representative sample of men and women from across the country

KARACHI - An estimated 400,000 people in Pakistan are suffering from the Parkinson's disease, which affects over 6 million persons globally.
This was disclosed by healthcare experts at a seminar on World Parkinson's Day organised by the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) on Tuesday.
Expressing grave concern over the increasing number of patients with Parkinson's disease in Pakistan, they said that treatments can help relieve symptoms and slow progress of the chronic

LAHORE - More than 0.1 million people including politicians, bureaucrats, businesswomen and young entrepreneurs visited 200 stalls during the three-day Punjab Expo at the Expo Centre, which concluded on Sunday.
The Lahore Shopping Festival (LSF) was a joint initiative of the Punjab government and the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). The LSF held a number of events, which generated around Rs 150 million. The success of the LSF shows that the private sector has both