Pakistan

Pakistan decide to skip practice while the skipper amused the media with his one-liners.

Thousands of Pakistanis will take part in mass prayer sessions for a win in the semi-final.

Indian investigators to visit Pakistan in Mumbai probe.

Afridi insists the pressure and expectation will all be on India's shoulders in the semi-final blockbuster.

Senior civilian Nato representative says Pakistan is preoccupied with domestic threats.

Islamabad civil judge grants stay on a petition filed by area residents against the non-residential use of of a house.

Cities to face four to six hours power outages, six to eight hours for rural areas.

Devolution of Ministry of Education to the provinces has been challenged in the Supreme Court.

CDA and ICT to submit reports before the Islamabad High Court.

Lack of accountability, awareness and poor communication causing failure to eradicate polio.

Mehdi Shah distributes compensation cheques of Rs3m each to heirs of three policemen killed in the line of duty.

Light thunderstorm that cackled on Sunday night culminates into light showers early Monday.

YDA expresses complete dissatisfaction on committee members and refuses negotiations.

Two-day college fair encourages Pakistani students to apply to educational institutes in the US.

Sources confess to leaking intermediate test papers half an hour before the exam.

At least 8,000 to 10,000 Pakistanis live in Jordan, 600 to 700 in Syria.

Officials confiscated liquor bottles from a truck and raided a house in June 2010.

Senate adopts unanimous resolution against desecration of the Holy Quran.

Government tries desperate schemes to widen tax net.

Senator Hafiz Rasheed Ahmed from Fata terms one-minutes silence fort Shahbaz Bhatti “un-Islamic”.

Interior minister told to redraft letter to Interpol.

SC directs officials to complete the reconstruction of dykes and canals destroyed in last year’s flood by April 15.

Provincial govt tells LHC it is unaware of the whereabouts of the missing families of the Qurtaba Chowk victims.

Saeed Ajmal says clash will be a contest between Pakistan's bowling prowess and India’s much hailed batting...

Umar Gul hopes Shoaib Akhtar is given one last chance to show what he can do against India.

President says ‘we have to fight the mindset’ which took away the lives of Benazir, Taseer, Bhatti.

DPO Shehzad Waheed is said to have shot himself in the head using his official pistol.

FIA says investigations are proceeding well in the case.

Pakistan cricket team captain reacts sharply to Rehman Malik's 'warning' to his team against match-fixing.

President to file reference in Supreme Court; PM fails to consult other political parties about his India visit.

Joint statement expected on second day of talks between the home secretaries.

Ali Usman searches for the best seats from where to watch the match between Pakistan and India can be found in Lahore.

I thank you once again for your policy of giving some space to the marginalised section of the society.

The consequences of an economic defeat, however, will be far worse than simply losing a match.

Interior Minister says Pakistan does not have the technological capability to stop drone strikes in its territories.

Gilani tells federal cabinet he accepted Manmohan Singh's invitation, to watch the semi-final, in 'national...

The elusive criminal was nabbed from New Karachi’s Eidgah ground.

A visit to Keti Bandar shows that the ecology is inextricably linked to the local economy.

Captain advises team not to watch news bulletins and talk shows ahead of semi-final as they may distract them.

Tennis double partners insist that World Cup semi-final will not affect their 16-year old friendship.

Chief Minister Punjab says he will resign if accusations of his involvement in Davis' pardon were proven.

Umar Gul says the team is ready to face India in the upcoming clash at the World Cup semi-final in Mohali.

A national advisory forum launched to support women empowerment.

A man commits suicide and another gets killed in separate incidents in Rawalpindi.

Documents show as many as 83 mosques in Islamabad have been constructed illegally.

Pashto poets, civil society members and students gather in Swat Press Club to pay tribute to Faiz Ahmad Faiz.

Parents are rethinking their earlier dissatisfaction with evening classes.

Madrassas complain of selective intervention while analysts believe the government can no longer exercise any control.

Boys father hows documents to prove that his son is mentally ill.

Pakistani government officials attend traditional Uzbek festival.