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Lahoris, already tortured by severe load shedding, had to face another bad day on Monday when seven grid stations of the city tripped and...

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) delayed a meeting with Indian officials over the participation of India's players in the island's inaugural Twenty20 competition on Thursday....

ISLAMABAD - The head of Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is visiting his counterpart at the CIA, the agency said on Monday, in an attempt to patch up an alliance considered crucial to winning the war against al Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban.
Lieutenant-general Ahmad Shuja Pasha's visit comes at a time when U.S.-Pakistan joint intelligence operations have been disrupted over a series of disputes, particularly the case of Raymond Davis, a CIA contractor who

Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to Afghanistan this week to meet refugees in the war-torn country. The Hollywood actress, who is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, skipped the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday night and instead flew to the city of Kabul on Monday. Jolie, who last visited the nation back in 2008, spent two days there, meeting with children at the girls' school she has helped fund, as well as displaced locals who have returned to the country since

LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has heaved a sigh of relief after the Indian High Commission cleared visas for the national squad to play across the border if they qualify for the knockout stages of the 2011 World Cup. Pakistan could be required to play in India if they qualify for the quarterfinals. The PCB had, in a preemptive move, submitted applications for visas for the entire squad and other board officials to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad for clearance at an early

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday could not visit Azad Jammu Kashmir because of unpleasant weather. The prime minister was scheduled to address the joint session of Azad Kashmir's Legislative Assembly and the Council in Muzaffarabad. The joint sitting was summoned to mark the Kashmir Solidarity Day.

BEIJING - China's state media trumpeted President Hu Jintao's state visit to the United States as "a historic masterstroke" of "global significance" but ordinary Chinese seemed rather less enthusiastic.
The official Xinhua news agency gave the glowing praise after the elaborate welcome Hu received at the White House on Wednesday and his Oval Office talks with US President Barack Obama.
"History will remember this unusual day," the People's Daily, mouthpiece of the ruling

KARACHI - The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has ordered an official inquiry against its Flight Inspector Capt Shafqat Mehmood for violatingt CAA Rules by operating scheduled flights of Airblue as a line pilot.
Mehmood is charged with deliberately violating CAA Rules for monetary gains from Airblue Ltd, liable for a penal sentence under Rule 333 of the CAA Rules 1994.
Pakistan Today has learnt that airline had agreed to hire Mehmood for making illegal flights based on

SANAA - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton landed in Yemen on Tuesday on a surprise visit aimed at helping President Ali Abdullah Saleh tackle problems that allow Al Qaeda to threaten his country and the West.
The first chief US diplomat to visit Yemen in more than 20 years, she said the trip was aimed at going beyond military cooperation to broach a "comprehensive strategy" for tackling Yemen's myriad problems. "We are partnering with Yemen and other countries in the Gulf and

MUMBAI: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday wrapped up a short trip to India during which he focused on reviving ties between the two Cold War allies to offset approaches by Western powers.
Medvedev squeezed in a tour of the Taj Mahal before heading to the country's financial hub Mumbai to meet students at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and visit a Bollywood film studio. His departure on Wednesday evening ended a flurry of diplomacy in

Christina Aguilera embraced the holiday spirit during her promotional trip to Germany this week by taking her new boyfriend on a romantic outing to a traditional Christmas market in Berlin.
The singer has been touring Europe to promote her new movie 'Burlesque', and after stops in London and Paris, she headed to Germany for another premiere. Aguilera's new beau Matt Rutler has accompanied her on the trip and they took time out from work on Thursday to sightsee in Berlin.
The

LAHORE
A photo exhibition titled, 'A Road Trip' began at the Al-Hamra Arts Council on Thursday. The event would showcase 26 photographs taken by Abid Ahsan, a lecturer at the Film and TV Department of the National College of Arts (NCA).
The photographer wanted to showcase everyday life through his lens. The exhibition's theme revolved around the life experiences of a common man. The photographer embarked on a tour of Lahore and tried to catch the purity and simplicity of