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PM contempt case NA speaker must send reference to ECP

in National - Wed May 23, 2012

ISLAMABAD:

As the time limit approaches, there may be confusion in the mind of National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza over the 30-day deadline, but most

US Pakistan thaw swiftly becomes debacle

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

WASHINGTON: A summit meant to symbolize a thaw between the United States and Pakistan has only worsened the bad blood, with the troubled relationship casting a pall over

Egyptians set to pick president for first time

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

Egyptians vote today for the first time to pick their president in a wide open election that pits Islamists against men who served under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak.

In poll, Russians see wide gap between democratic ideals a

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

OSCOW  With Russia in a state of political ferment for the first time in more than a decade, a new poll has found sharply expressed and seemingly contradictory opini

PM makes mockery of his office Nawaz

in National - Tue May 22, 2012

IslamabadPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has said that nobody including the government has courage to stop the proposed long march of the part

Violence in Syria spills over into Lebanon

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

BIREH, Lebanon (AP)  Syria\'s war barreled over the border with an angry, raucous funeral Monday for an anti-Syrian cleric whose killing set off a night of deadly st

Liverpool walking dangerous managerial tightrope

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

Liverpool"s owners have a very big decision to make this summer, and all initial reports suggest it"s proving difficult to find the right man to replace Kenny Dalglish. <

Activists Urge NATO to Protect Afghan Womens Rights

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

CHICAGO - As world leaders gather in Chicago to discuss the future of Afghanistan, human rights groups say Afghan women are being left out of the conversation. Afghan act

The Chen affair How it highlighted blind spots in Beijing

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

Soon after blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng escaped from illegal house arrest late last month, after suffering 19 months of detention and beatings, he issued a dramat

Lockerbie bomber al Megrahi dies at 60 in Libya

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, convicted in the 1988 bombing of an American airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, died at home in Tripoli on Sunday nearly three years after passi

Putin\'s popularity among Russians grows: Poll

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

Moscow: Electoral ratings of Russian President Vladimir Putin have grown to 55 percent returning to 2010 levels, according to a pollster on Thursday. 

The

UN Chief Blames al-Qaida for Syria Attack

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he believes al-Qaida is behind twin bombings in Damascus, last week, that killed 55 people.

He said Thursday the terror

Shah elected head of key NA committee

in National - Wed May 16, 2012

ISLAMABAD, May 15: Though the ruling Pakistan People"s Party (PPP) on Tuesday managed to win the election of chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of the

Opinion The Philippines and US Pivot to Asia

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

AS AN American ally, the Philippines has always been supportive of United States" military presence in Asia. Thus, it is no longer surprising to see the Philippines warml

In case of "unilateral appointment PML N threatens court

in National - Tue May 15, 2012

ISLAMABAD: A fiery Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz threatened on Monday that it would move the apex court if the government did not appoint the new chief election commission

China dismisses Dalai Lama murder plot claim

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

BEIJING China has accused the Dalai Lama of "deceiving the world" and "spreading false information" after Tibet\'s exiled spiritual leader said h

Another John Travolta Massage Accusation

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

(TMZ) John Travolta asked a room steward on a Royal Caribbean cruise line to give him a neck massage in his stateroom back in 2009 ... this according to an official incident

Foreign policy flawed says Fazl

in National - Mon May 14, 2012

LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said the absence of a well-formulated foreign policy over the past 10 years has paved the way for the United

49 Mutilated Bodies Found In Northern Mexico

in International - Mon May 14, 2012

MEXICO CITY, May 14 (BERNAMA-NNN-XINHUA)) -- At least 49 mutilated human bodies were found Sunday next to a highway in the municipality of Cadereyta in the northern Mexic

Violence in Syria spills into Lebanon

in International - Mon May 14, 2012

BEIRUT Syrian forces killed at least five people when they raided a Sunni farming village Sunday, torching homes and looting shops in what activists said is a sign of wo

Egyptians abroad vote in presidential elections

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

Cairo: Egyptian expatriates headed to the polls on Friday, casting the first votes to name a successor to ousted leader Hosni Mubarak in what are hoped to be the first ge

Egyptian candidates face unprecedented scrutiny

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

CAIRO, Egypt  Egyptians are for the first time getting a taste of how it is to choose a president  with groundbreaking presidential debates, face-to-face encoun

May 12 rally will be strong warning to anti democratic for

in National - Fri May 11, 2012

KarachiSindh Information Minister, Shazia Atta Marri on Thursday said that hundreds of thousand people will participate in PPP public meeting at Kamoon Shaheed, at Sindh-

Egypt Holds Historic Presidential Debate

in International - Fri May 11, 2012

Egyptians have tuned in to watch the first ever presidential debate.

The TV debate pitted the former foreign minister Amr Moussa against Abdel Moneim Abo

PPP to employ all means Zardari

in National - Thu May 10, 2012

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday said the reform process in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) will continue in consultation with all stake