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Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets

in National - Mon May 21, 2012

ISLAMABAD Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the cou

FDE chief sent packing

in National - Sat May 19, 2012

ISLAMABAD, May 18: Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) on Friday discontinued the services of Atif Mehmood Kayani, director general, Federal Directorat

EU navy, helicopters strike pirate lair destroy arms cache

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA European Union naval forces in attack helicopters Tuesday conducted their first onshore raid on a suspected pirate lair in Somalia. A pirate said the s

Lugars Loss Shows Voters Ensure Partisanship They Decry

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

The defeat of Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana revealed a streak in the U.S. electorate that decries the partisanship and rancor in Washington while helping to ensure it

Pakistans Role in Global War on Terror

in National - Sat May 05, 2012

Stung by suspicions, most Pakistanis believe that the big brother United States has committed several acts of "breach of trust", including abandoning Pakistan a

Ghost of Mubarak haunts Egypts electioneering

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

It\'s only the third day of campaigning in Egypt, and already 20 people are dead. But death tolls have a horrible habit of rising, as Egypt well knows after over a year o

Sarkozy loses ground ahead of vote

in International - Fri April 20, 2012

Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday defied those tempted to write off his re-election campaign despite a new poll that showed the French president losing ground to Socialist challenge

Bee Gees musical heritage: As another Gibb falls ill, a l

in International - Wed April 18, 2012

One of the most successful pop acts in history is reportedly close to losing another member of its family as Robin Gibb of disco hitmakers the Bee Gees has fallen into a com

NKorea says satellite failed to enter into orbit

in International - Fri April 13, 2012

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) North Korea\'s much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in an embarrassing failure early Friday, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea

Nayyar: The best possible choice

in National - Tue March 13, 2012

THE ascension of Syed Nayyar Hussain Bokhari as Chairman of the Senate is indeed a historic development as for the first time a personality from the Federal Capital Terri

A black day: Musharraf"s frontal assault on judges remembe

in National - Sat March 10, 2012

ISLAMABAD:

The legal fraternity across the country observed a black day on Friday to observe the fifth anniversary of former military strongman Pervez Musharra

South Sudan to use trucks to export crude -WSJ

in International - Wed March 07, 2012

South Sudan plans to export 10 pct of output by road

* Plan to export by road not yet finalised

* Country in talks to finance pipeline through Keny

Witchcraft murder: Congo couple guilty

in International - Fri March 02, 2012

A couple have been found guilty of murdering a teenager they had accused of using witchcraft.

Eric Bikubi, 28, and Magalie Bamu, aged 29, from Newham, east Lond

Sri Lanka beat Australia, India lose

in International - Fri March 02, 2012

Melbourne: Sri Lanka beat Australia by nine runs in the final match of the CB series and in the process have also knocked India out of the tournament.

It was

Punjab Sports Festival final round begins

in National - Wed February 29, 2012

LAHORE, Feb 28: Around 7,500 boys and girls from all nine divisions of the Punjab province participated in the Parade of Athletes as the final round of Punjab Sports Fest

Situation in Syria deteriorating: UN rights chief Navi Pil

in International - Wed February 29, 2012

GENEVA – There needs to be an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Syria, the United Nations human rights chief declared yesterday, saying the situation has deteriorated

Yasmeen Khan remembered

in National - Mon February 27, 2012

PESHAWAR, Feb 25: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Culture Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that Yasmeen Khan was a legen

PA resolutions rap Nato forces

in National - Sat February 25, 2012

LAHORE – The Punjab Assembly on Friday unanimously carried three resolutions to strongly condemn the burning of the Holy Quran by the Nato troops at Bagram Air

Putin Rally Raises Bar for Opponents

in International - Sat February 25, 2012

In a show of strength and administrative muscle that for its sheer size upped the ante for street protests, Prime Minister and presidential hopeful Vladimir Putin declared h

Yemen election for president ends rule of Ali Abdullah Sal

in International - Wed February 22, 2012

Reporting from Sana, Yemen

The nation of Yemen went to the polls Tuesday in historic balloting that ended the 33-year rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh, culminating one of th

Rick Santorum defends remarks on Barack Obama"s faith

in International - Mon February 20, 2012

WASHINGTON Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum denied Sunday that he has questioned President Barack Obama"s Christian faith, but said the president holds an en

England have set 251 run target for Pakistan

in National - Thu February 16, 2012

ABU DHABI: England have set 251 run target for Pakistan in the second one day international match here on Wednesday.

The main feature of England"s innings

Chinese Russian arms fuel Darfur abuse Amnesty

in International - Thu February 09, 2012

KHARTOUM: Chinese-made bullets and aircraft bought from Russia are used to commit rights violations in Sudan\'s Darfur under an ineffective UN arms embargo, Amnesty Internat

Sherry Rehman meets CENTCOM Commander

in National - Thu February 02, 2012

Pakistan"s new Ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman met with the Centcom Commander General James Mattis in the US capital on Wednesday.

In a press release

Egypt football riot Three days mourning for dozens killed

in International - Thu February 02, 2012

Three days of national mourning have been declared by the authorities in Egypt after at least 74 people died in clashes between rival football fans in the city of Port Said.