Pakistan
More News
-
Result: Attock Cement reports lower profit
Attock Cement Ltd has posted a lower profit after tax of Rs425.28 million.
-
Currency: Rupee falls, overnight rates lower
The rupee lost value on Monday amid higher import payments.
-
Football: Sidwell pens Fulham extension
Fulham announced that English central midfielder Steve Sidwell has extended his contract.
-
Tennis: Murray to improve consistency
Andy Murray admits he needs to match Nadal's consistency.
-
Football: Alves urges Guardiola to stay
Barcelona defender Dani Alves said he hopes Pep Guardiola will stay on as coach.
-
Football: Spurs’ Bale scoops award
Tottenham Hotspur winger Gareth Bale was named the English Professional Footballers’ Association player of the year.
-
Formula One: Red Bull to prioritise KERS reliability
Red Bull is adamant to get its Kinetic Energy Recovery System working reliably.
-
Cricket: Medicam struggle against UBL
Medicam struggled to 148 for nine at close.
-
Football: Ten-man Bilbao beat Osasuna
Bilbao boosted their chances of securing a place in next season’s Europa League.
-
Football: Pato sidelined for three weeks
Alexandre Pato was told he could be out for three weeks with a hamstring problem.
-
Golf: Steele captures first PGA Tour title
Brendan Steele overcame Kevin Chappell to win the Texas Open.
-
Auction : McCartney’s piano sold for $240,000
Sir Paul McCartney’s 1926 Art Deco green miniature piano hit high notes as it fetched $240,000 at a London auction.
-
Small wonder: Biopic makes world’s shortest man walk tall
19-year-old who is the shortest man in the whole world is walking tall after having his biopic made.
-
Obsession: Nicole’s collection of sunglasses
Socialite turned designer Nicole Richie owns approximately 200 pairs of sunglasses.
-
Family members : Rihanna has three more siblings
The singer has three more from her dad Ronald’s past affairs.
-
Accolade: Anupam Kher to be honoured in Toronto
Veteran actor Anupam Kher is to be honoured at a function in Toronto for completing 400 movies.
-
Royal wedding: A homeless girl gets invite
A young girl is all set to attend the upcoming royal wedding in less than two weeks.
-
'Govt is honest in expanding tax net through legislation'
Finance Minister says the United States would provide $310 million under the Kerry Lugar bill for flood victims.
-
Afghanistan: Twelve Iranian engineers kidnapped
Twelve Iranian engineers and five of their Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by Taliban gunmen.
-
Tribal area drone attacks ineffective: FO
Pakistan has clearly conveyed to the US that drone attacks could not be effective in the country’s tribal areas.
-
Privilege motion against finance minister
PML-Q, PML-N move motion against finance minister for his statement that the parliament is key hurdle in reforms
-
The unflattering perspective - Part I: ‘The US does not care about Pakistan’
Renowned author Noam Chomsky believes Americans only serve themselves.
-
Spending big on ministers’ homes
Govt has spent over Rs16 million on repairs and renovations of 37 houses in the minister's colony.
-
Homicide: Mystery shrouds murder of 8 persons
The mutilated bodies were spotted by commuters, dumped behind an abandoned fuel station some 10 km from Attock.
-
Celebrating achievement: Props to outstanding pupils and mentors
Roots School System holds Student/Teacher Recognition Day and High Achievers Ceremony.
-
Payback time: Selling land is the easy way out
Private housing society asks CDA to reimburse the money it had spent on E-11 development.
-
Army to get more funds to beat inflation
‘The budget revision was necessitated by pay raise and erosion in rupee-dollar parity’.
-
Conference: Contouring challenges in research
The conference was organized by the Committee for Development of Social Sciences and Humanities in Pakistan (CDSSH).
-
Accusation OGRA chief appointment challenged
An employee of the body accuses him of holding fake degree.
-
Cultural exhibition: A taste of exploration at Faisal Mosque
IIUI students get creative to present peeks into various foreign cultures.
-
As the security heightens, so does the carjacking
Over 160 cars stolen or snatched during the last four months; 595 cars were snatched or stolen last year.
-
Judicial Appointments: ‘Court over-stepped its mandate’
Federation has been denied a full right of appeal in the judges' appointments case.
-
Opposition urges Gilani to share details of Kabul visit
PM says ISI chief’s Washington visit was at behest of government.
-
The Kalash struggle to preserve their culture
Greek philanthropist who aided indigenous people, prevented from returning.
-
Energy crisis: Ministry backtracks on offshore LNG terminal
Senator Asim Hussain softens some measures announced by the prime minister on the eve of his appointment.
-
Health department issues: Reduced funding causing problems
Sindh Health Minister says that allocated funds for the health department have been reduced by 35 per cent.
-
Library Management: KU workshop starts on April 19
KU dept of library and information science will organise a workshop from April 19 to April 21.
-
Core committee meeting: PPP leadership deliberates cabinet expansion
Considers strategy for AJK elections, coalition realignments.
-
Technological advancement: FUUAST to upgrade CS dept
FUUAST will upgrade its computer science department.
-
Theatre festival: Two-day youth event starts April 27
first Youth Theatre Festival will start on April 27, while auditions for the festival will be held on April 25.
-
Convention: Labourers demand their rights
Scores of labourers attended a convention to demand their rights in Daharki.
-
Reappointments at NAB: Govt likely to promote deputy as NAB chief
Bureau paralysed in the absence of senior officials to lead investigations.
-
Shooting: PPP activist killed in Mirpurkhas
Both the injured men were rushed to Civil Hospital, Mirpurkhas.
-
Firing: Two injured in court premises
Two persons were injured in firing by armed persons on the premises.
-
Protest: Govt employees demand raise
Hundreds of government employees staged a demonstration outside the press club.
-
Man’s body found in oil tanker
Police found a young man’s bullet-riddled body from an oil tanker.
-
Mosques on amenity plots: Do not go to jail, pass Go, collect 200
Acceptance of prayers on illegal land depends on the worshipper’s intention, says cleric.
-
Pak-US relations: Trade not aid
US investors say their biggest problem in Pakistan is not corruption but the delays that our govt creates.
-
Qureshi removed from SC-mandated post
Govt says NICL investigations complete, no need for him to continue.
-
Admiral Mullen to visit Pakistan this week
Mullen to meet army chief; Salman Bashir to leave on April 21 for Pak-US strategic dialogue.