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Print - 2014-10-13
Study shows how exercise protects the brain against depression

Study shows how exercise protects the brain against depression

Well conditioned muscles make it easier for the body to purge a harmful protein associated with depression, a new study in mice suggests. "If you consistently exercise and your muscle is conditioned and adapted to physical exercise, then you acquire the a
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Scientists sound alarm over ocean acidification

Scientists sound alarm over ocean acidification

Ocean acidification has risen by a quarter since pre-industrial times as a result of rising carbon emissions, casting a shadow over the seas as a future source of food, scientists warned on October 08. In the past two centuries, the sea's acidity level ha
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Scientists find lung cancer can lie hidden for 20 years

Scientists find lung cancer can lie hidden for 20 years

Lung cancer can lie dormant for more than 20 years before turning deadly, helping explain why a disease that kills more than 1.5 million a year world-wide is so persistent and difficult to treat, scientists said on October 09.
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Well in the desert: a healthy soak in Saharan sands

Well in the desert: a healthy soak in Saharan sands

As the morning sun rises over the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi in the Sahara, men and women dig holes for tourists who want to bury themselves in the sand. Decades ago, tribal nomads settled here, living a traditional desert existence that has now had to ad
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Some novices in politics want to go too far too early: Khursheed

Some novices in politics want to go too far too early: Khursheed

Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah said on Sunday that the situation of the country would have been much different had the politicians learnt their lessons from the past mistakes. Talking to media here, Khursheed Shah said the
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Preparations for PPP's rally under way

Preparations for PPP's rally under way

Preparations for Pakistan People's Party (PPP)'s rally scheduled for October 18 in Bagh-e-Jinnah near the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam have begun in Karachi. Several containers have been placed at the venue for security reasons. More than three thousand memb
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Ministry warns of suicide attack at PPP rally

Ministry warns of suicide attack at PPP rally

The Interior Ministry has expressed fear of suicide attack at the Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) rally to be held on October 18 at Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi. The Interior Ministry has issued a statement saying a suicide bomber has entered in Karachi aiming to
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Indian aggression on LoC: Resolution submitted in Punjab Assembly

Indian aggression on LoC: Resolution submitted in Punjab Assembly

A resolution against Indian atrocities on Line of Control (LoC) has been submitted in the Punjab Assembly Secretariat. The resolution has been submitted for presentation in the assembly session commencing October 20, 2014. Opposition legislator from PPP s
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
PEW demands enhanced focus on nuclear energy

PEW demands enhanced focus on nuclear energy

The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday demanded of the government to magnify its focus on construction of nuclear power stations, the second cheapest source of energy. Pakistan is facing great difficulties in construction of dams; it should try to ove
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Three Chinese robbed of valuables, currency worth Rs six million

Three Chinese robbed of valuables, currency worth Rs six million

Three Chinese engineers were deprived of Rs 6 million near Hingorja on Sunday. According to details, three Chinese engineers including Lee Yang, Lee Hung and Je Saying were on their way to Islamabad from Karachi by road along with driver Akbar Ali.
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Three militants killed in operation: peace volunteer shot dead

Three militants killed in operation: peace volunteer shot dead

Some unknown gunmen shot dead a member of local peace committee in Charbagh area of district Swat. After the incident, the security forces cordoned off the area and during search operation killed three militants. According to Police, the member of the pea
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
MQM worker's arrest condemned

MQM worker's arrest condemned

The co-ordination committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has strongly condemned the arrest of MQM worker Faisal Khursheed from Liaquatabad area early Sunday morning. The committee said that Faisal Khursheed was arrested by a large contingent of Range
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
PPP HR Cell congratulates Malala

PPP HR Cell congratulates Malala

PPP Human Rights Central Cell congratulates Malala Yousafzai on winning the Prestigious Nobel Award for her exemplary and courageous work on promotion of education for girls. "Malala, you are 17, and you may be the youngest girl to receive the Nobel award
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Five Lyari gangsters among 10 gunned down in Karachi

Five Lyari gangsters among 10 gunned down in Karachi

Five people were killed and four others were injured in separate incidents of violence while law- enforcement agencies claimed to have killed five accused of the banned Lyari gangster group here on Sunday. According to details, four members of the Lyari g
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
NAB recovers Rs 19 million in Sun City's housing project scam

NAB recovers Rs 19 million in Sun City's housing project scam

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi has recovered Rs 19 million from the management of M/s Sun City Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd in a cheating public at large case, this scribe has reliably learnt. NAB Spokesman Hafiz Muhammad Irfan said that Syed A
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
12000 pilgrims flew back home through PIA

12000 pilgrims flew back home through PIA

PIA has so far operated 25 Post Hajj flights bringing back more than 12,000 Hajjis from Jeddah to Pakistan through Hajj flights and regular scheduled flights, PIA spokesman said here on Sunday. PIA has operated 5 flights to Karachi carrying 1,600 Hajjis,
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Sri Lanka bars foreigners from former war zone

Sri Lanka bars foreigners from former war zone

Sri Lanka's military has banned foreigners from travelling to the island's former war zone during a visit there by President Mahinda Rajapakse, officials and diplomatic sources said Sunday. Foreigners were turned back at Omanthai, the army-controlled entr
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Bolivians vote amid expectations of Morales landslide

Bolivians vote amid expectations of Morales landslide

Bolivians voted Sunday in elections widely expected to give indigenous President Evo Morales a third term in office, along with a legislative majority needed to push through his leftist reforms.
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Bosnians cast ballots amid economic woes, ethnic rifts

Bosnians cast ballots amid economic woes, ethnic rifts

Bosnia voted in general elections Sunday amid mounting social discontent over endemic corruption, ethnic disputes and economic woes that have troubled the country's rapprochement with the European Union. Nearly 20 years since a devastating war between its
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Hong Kong leader says protests have 'almost zero chance'

Hong Kong leader says protests have 'almost zero chance'

Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters have an "almost zero chance" of changing Beijing's stance and securing free elections despite more than two weeks of rallies, the city's embattled leader Leung Chun-ying said Sunday. Demonstrators calling for Beijing t
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
At least 21 dead in Libya clashes

At least 21 dead in Libya clashes

At least 21 people were killed and more than 60 wounded in tribal clashes west of the Libyan capital over the weekend, hospital sources said on Sunday. Witnesses said nationalist militia from the hilltown of Zintan, south-west of Tripoli, attacked the nei
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Britain's UKIP on 25 percent after by-election win: poll

Britain's UKIP on 25 percent after by-election win: poll

Nation-wide support for the United Kingdom Independence Party has surged to 25 percent after the anti-EU party won its first seat in parliament, according to one shock survey out Sunday. Populist UKIP, opposed to mass immigration as well as Britain's memb
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Brazil's Neves wins key endorsement in vote battle with Rousseff

Brazil's Neves wins key endorsement in vote battle with Rousseff

Brazilian presidential hopeful Aecio Neves on Sunday earned a key endorsement in his bid to defeat incumbent Dilma Rousseff - from environmentalist candidate Marina Silva. The Social Democrat Neves lost to Rousseff in the first round a week ago, but opini
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
North Korea warns of rupture in dialogue with South

North Korea warns of rupture in dialogue with South

North Korea's state media warned Sunday of a rupture in dialogue with rival South Korea over the launch of anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets that sparked a brief cross-border exchange of fire. The two Koreas had agreed a week earlier to work on resuming
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
No firm indication of transfer of power in North Korea: US official

No firm indication of transfer of power in North Korea: US official

The United States has not seen any definitive indication of a transfer of power in North Korea, where state media have not mentioned leader Kim Jong Un's activities in weeks, a top US official said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Kim's absence from t
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Cut debt but with circumspection

Cut debt but with circumspection

According to a new global fiscal assessment released by the International Monetary Fund on 8th October, 2014, advanced economies still hold too much debt, but even as they trim it they need to spend more to generate jobs. However, a welcome development wa
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Better late than never

Better late than never

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made his first and much belated visit on Thursday to North Waziristan where the troops have been fighting violent extremists since mid-June. Such visits in the midst of a war are important to boost morale and show the troops th
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
As opposition good, in government poor!

As opposition good, in government poor!

There is a virtual consensus - virtual defined as more than the make-believe smart world of electronic gadgets - that Pakistani politicians are well schooled in opposition politics and exhibit moral and intellectual integrity within the bounds imposed by
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
West to learn if sanctions softened Russia on Ukraine

West to learn if sanctions softened Russia on Ukraine

Western allies should learn in the next few days if their punishing sanctions on Russia have softened its stance on Ukraine enough to justify lifting the drag on Europe's increasingly fragile economic recovery. Recent signals from Moscow have been encoura
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
The true budget deficit

The true budget deficit

What is the true budget deficit for the year 2013-14? Can we say that Pakistan has achieved fiscal consolidation in 2013-14 under an IMF programme? Is budget deficit number announced by the government for the year 2013-14 comparable with the previous year
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
A citizen's roadmap for an exit from the current political impasse

A citizen's roadmap for an exit from the current political impasse

The Imran Khan-Allama Tahirul Qadri duo and the PML-N government headed by Elder Brother in the centre and the Younger Brother at the provincial level are engaged in over a month long battle of egos and now in a battle of nerves at a colossal loss economi
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
'Logistics industry will soon see a boom'

'Logistics industry will soon see a boom'

Mohsin Khalid is the CEO of ITC Logistics, a regional transportation and supply chain provider with operations in Pakistan & Afghanistan. He is also currently the Executive Director of Ittehad Steel group, a Pakistani conglomerate with interests in steel,
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
'Logistics industry will soon see a boom'

'Logistics industry will soon see a boom'

Mohsin Khalid is the CEO of ITC Logistics, a regional transportation and supply chain provider with operations in Pakistan & Afghanistan. He is also currently the Executive Director of Ittehad Steel group, a Pakistani conglomerate with interests in steel,
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
ArtScene Galleries launches new chapter

ArtScene Galleries launches new chapter

When you step into the recently launched chapter of the ArtScene Gallery, the colours, combinations and contrasts will leave you enthralled. The current exhibition, which is also the first at this new chapter, exhibits the works of 45 artists. It has been
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
PTCL services remain suspended

PTCL services remain suspended

Hundreds of telephone and internet connections and data services remained suspended in the metropolis city even after three weeks fire incident at Pakistan Telecommunication Ltd (PTCL) exchange though company officials claimed 90 percent services had been
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
HCCI's EGM to be held on November 2

HCCI's EGM to be held on November 2

Extra-ordinary general meeting (EGM) of Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (HCCI) will be held on November 2 (Sunday) at 2:30pm in front of the Chamber's main building. The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of Executive Committee of the
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
HRCP expresses concern over human rights violations in Balochistan

HRCP expresses concern over human rights violations in Balochistan

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over human rights violation in Balochistan, the country's resource-rich but least developed province. A HRCP delegation headed by chairperson Zohra Yusuf held a series of meetings with j
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Your rupee last week

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (October 09 to 10, 2014).

Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (October 12, 2014) and the forecast for Monday (October 13, 2014).

Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Growth rate to cross four percent mark after six years: Dar

Growth rate to cross four percent mark after six years: Dar

Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar on Sunday said the government has come a long way in achieving macroeconomic stability and after six years the growth has crossed the 4% mark. Dar met Chinese Vice Minister for Finance Yaobin Shi on the sidelines of
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Growth rate to cross four percent mark after six years: Dar

Growth rate to cross four percent mark after six years: Dar

Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar on Sunday said the government has come a long way in achieving macroeconomic stability and after six years the growth has crossed the 4% mark. Dar met Chinese Vice Minister for Finance Yaobin Shi on the sidelines of
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Growth rate to cross four percent mark after six years: Dar

Growth rate to cross four percent mark after six years: Dar

Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar on Sunday said the government has come a long way in achieving macroeconomic stability and after six years the growth has crossed the 4% mark. Dar met Chinese Vice Minister for Finance Yaobin Shi on the sidelines of
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
World Bank acknowledges economic progress

World Bank acknowledges economic progress

The World Bank has acknowledged Pakistan's economic progress achieved in the current financial year. A World Bank report on South Asia's Economic Opportunity says re-emergence of the GDP growth of 4.1 percent is the highest in seven years.
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
World Bank acknowledges economic progress

World Bank acknowledges economic progress

The World Bank has acknowledged Pakistan's economic progress achieved in the current financial year. A World Bank report on South Asia's Economic Opportunity says re-emergence of the GDP growth of 4.1 percent is the highest in seven years.
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
World Bank acknowledges economic progress

World Bank acknowledges economic progress

The World Bank has acknowledged Pakistan''s economic progress achieved in the current financial year. A World Bank report on South Asia''s Economic Opportunity says re-emergence of the GDP growth of 4.1 percent is the highest in seven years.
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
21 militants killed in air strikes

21 militants killed in air strikes

Air strikes killed at least 21 militants on Sunday in attacks on their hideouts in the Kuki Khel area of the Khyber tribal district, officials said. The attacks were launched in the area, where the Taliban and another banned group, Lashkar-e-Islam, have t
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
21 militants killed in air strikes

21 militants killed in air strikes

Air strikes killed at least 21 militants on Sunday in attacks on their hideouts in the Kuki Khel area of the Khyber tribal district, officials said. The attacks were launched in the area, where the Taliban and another banned group, Lashkar-e-Islam, have t
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Decline in ST and FED: LTU to examine records of different sectors

Decline in ST and FED: LTU to examine records of different sectors

Following severe decline in sales tax (ST) and federal excise duty (FED) collection, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU), Karachi, to examine the records of POL, cement, cigarettes and aviation sectors, it emerged on Sat
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Decline in ST and FED: LTU to examine records of different sectors

Decline in ST and FED: LTU to examine records of different sectors

Following severe decline in sales tax (ST) and federal excise duty (FED) collection, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU), Karachi, to examine the records of POL, cement, cigarettes and aviation sectors, it emerged on Sat
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Decline in ST and FED: LTU to examine records of different sectors

Decline in ST and FED: LTU to examine records of different sectors

Following severe decline in sales tax (ST) and federal excise duty (FED) collection, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU), Karachi, to examine the records of POL, cement, cigarettes and aviation sectors, it emerged on Sat
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Putin orders troops back from Ukraine border ahead of talks

Putin orders troops back from Ukraine border ahead of talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of troops to withdraw from the border with Ukraine ahead of diplomatic talks on bringing peace to the Western-backed, former Soviet republic. The announcement by the Kremlin late Saturday appeared to
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Putin orders troops back from Ukraine border ahead of talks

Putin orders troops back from Ukraine border ahead of talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of troops to withdraw from the border with Ukraine ahead of diplomatic talks on bringing peace to the Western-backed, former Soviet republic. The announcement by the Kremlin late Saturday appeared to
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: firm trend witnessed

THE RUPEE: firm trend witnessed

The rupee, somehow, managed to retain current levels against the dollar and euro during the shortened week, on account of Eid-ul-Azha holidays. In the interbank market, the rupee traded at Rs102.82 and Rs102.84 amid higher demand for dollars, money expert
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: firm trend witnessed

THE RUPEE: firm trend witnessed

The rupee, somehow, managed to retain current levels against the dollar and euro during the shortened week, on account of Eid-ul-Azha holidays. In the interbank market, the rupee traded at Rs102.82 and Rs102.84 amid higher demand for dollars, money expert
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
KSE maintains bullish posture

KSE maintains bullish posture

Karachi Stock Exchange maintained an upward momentum during last week, ending October 10 and the benchmark KSE-100 index gained some 56 points (week-on-week) in 2-day trade. Only two sessions were held during last week as the market remained closed for th
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
KSE maintains bullish posture

KSE maintains bullish posture

Karachi Stock Exchange maintained an upward momentum during last week, ending October 10 and the benchmark KSE-100 index gained some 56 points (week-on-week) in 2-day trade. Only two sessions were held during last week as the market remained closed for th
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
KSE maintains bullish posture

KSE maintains bullish posture

Karachi Stock Exchange maintained an upward momentum during last week, ending October 10 and the benchmark KSE-100 index gained some 56 points (week-on-week) in 2-day trade. Only two sessions were held during last week as the market remained closed for th
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Faisalabad, Multan & Sargodha to be new provinces, says Qadri

Faisalabad, Multan & Sargodha to be new provinces, says Qadri

Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri said on Sunday that "Give me vote, note (currency) and support and I will give you revolution". Dr Qadri said the "Inqilab caravan" has won its first battle as tens of thousands of people attended his pu
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Faisalabad, Multan & Sargodha to be new provinces, says Qadri

Faisalabad, Multan & Sargodha to be new provinces, says Qadri

Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri said on Sunday that "Give me vote, note (currency) and support and I will give you revolution". Dr Qadri said the "Inqilab caravan" has won its first battle as tens of thousands of people attended his pu
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
India shows growing belligerence

India shows growing belligerence

Indian forces restarted shelling on the Sialkot sectors contiguous to the Working Boundary on Sunday morning. According to reports, Indian troops opened unprovoked firing at Harpal sector Saturday night and Charwa sector in the morning on Sunday which cre
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
India shows growing belligerence

India shows growing belligerence

Indian forces restarted shelling on the Sialkot sectors contiguous to the Working Boundary on Sunday morning. According to reports, Indian troops opened unprovoked firing at Harpal sector Saturday night and Charwa sector in the morning on Sunday which cre
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Modi pushes India to up the ante?

Modi pushes India to up the ante?

Political and military officers in both countries and officials in New Delhi say the cease-fire violations that have killed nearly 20 civilians escalated because of a more assertive Indian posture under the new government of nationalist Prime Minister Nar
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Modi pushes India to up the ante?

Modi pushes India to up the ante?

Political and military officers in both countries and officials in New Delhi say the cease-fire violations that have killed nearly 20 civilians escalated because of a more assertive Indian posture under the new government of nationalist Prime Minister Nar
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
War reporters lament news 'black holes' in IS-held zones

War reporters lament news 'black holes' in IS-held zones

Kidnappings, beheadings, a hatred of journalists: the areas controlled by the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria have become "black holes" of news where even war-hardened reporters dare not venture. Speaking on the sidelines of the annual Bayeux-Calvad
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Kashmir issue: Bilawal criticises double standard of UN

Kashmir issue: Bilawal criticises double standard of UN

Patron-in-Chief of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday said there are two options either to emerge as peaceful, prosperous and progressive country or to become a threat for the world by appearing as a fascist state. Addressing N
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Kashmir issue: Bilawal criticises double standard of UN

Kashmir issue: Bilawal criticises double standard of UN

Patron-in-Chief of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday said there are two options either to emerge as peaceful, prosperous and progressive country or to become a threat for the world by appearing as a fascist state. Addressing N
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Three Iranian police commanders killed in plane crash

Three Iranian police commanders killed in plane crash

Three Iranian police commanders who were heading south to investigate rebel attacks on security forces have died in a plane crash, state broadcasters and agencies reported Sunday. The plane, a turbo-propeller aircraft belonging to the national police, had
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Three Iranian police commanders killed in plane crash

Three Iranian police commanders killed in plane crash

Three Iranian police commanders who were heading south to investigate rebel attacks on security forces have died in a plane crash, state broadcasters and agencies reported Sunday. The plane, a turbo-propeller aircraft belonging to the national police, had
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
46 sites selected to set up solar energy projects in Punjab: Shahbaz

46 sites selected to set up solar energy projects in Punjab: Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif averred on Sunday that there was a vast scope of electricity generation from the solar energy in Punjab and 46 sites have been selected for setting up small solar energy projects to minimise power shortage.
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
46 sites selected to set up solar energy projects in Punjab: Shahbaz

46 sites selected to set up solar energy projects in Punjab: Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif averred on Sunday that there was a vast scope of electricity generation from the solar energy in Punjab and 46 sites have been selected for setting up small solar energy projects to minimise power shortage.
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
46 sites selected to set up solar energy projects in Punjab: Shahbaz

46 sites selected to set up solar energy projects in Punjab: Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif averred on Sunday that there was a vast scope of electricity generation from the solar energy in Punjab and 46 sites have been selected for setting up small solar energy projects to minimise power shortage.
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Germany regrets 'mistakes' in Afghanistan mission

Germany regrets 'mistakes' in Afghanistan mission

Germany's foreign minister said Sunday that Berlin had made serious mistakes in its military engagement in Afghanistan since 2001 and warned against a hasty withdrawal. Ahead of the end of US-led Nato combat operations in the war-ravaged country this year
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Germany regrets 'mistakes' in Afghanistan mission

Germany regrets 'mistakes' in Afghanistan mission

Germany's foreign minister said Sunday that Berlin had made serious mistakes in its military engagement in Afghanistan since 2001 and warned against a hasty withdrawal. Ahead of the end of US-led Nato combat operations in the war-ravaged country this year
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Three killed as Cyclone Hudhud slams into India's east coast

Three killed as Cyclone Hudhud slams into India's east coast

Three people were killed Sunday despite a mass evacuation when Cyclone Hudhud slammed into India's east coast with winds of almost 200 kilometres per hour, downing power lines and closing roads and railways. Around 300,000 people living along the coast in
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Three killed as Cyclone Hudhud slams into India's east coast

Three killed as Cyclone Hudhud slams into India's east coast

Three people were killed Sunday despite a mass evacuation when Cyclone Hudhud slammed into India's east coast with winds of almost 200 kilometres per hour, downing power lines and closing roads and railways. Around 300,000 people living along the coast in
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Donor states urge peace talks as aid pledged to Gaza

Donor states urge peace talks as aid pledged to Gaza

International donors pledged hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to rebuild the battered Gaza Strip on Sunday and urged Israel and the Palestinians to renew peace efforts. Gas-rich Qatar led the way at a donors conference in Cairo with a promise of $1
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Donor states urge peace talks as aid pledged to Gaza

Donor states urge peace talks as aid pledged to Gaza

International donors pledged hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to rebuild the battered Gaza Strip on Sunday and urged Israel and the Palestinians to renew peace efforts. Gas-rich Qatar led the way at a donors conference in Cairo with a promise of $1
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Indian troops firing at LoC: Kashmir Council EU voices concern

Indian troops firing at LoC: Kashmir Council EU voices concern

Kashmir Council EU Chairman Ali Raza Syed has expressed grave concern on firing by Indian troops at the Line of Control (LoC) and working boundary. According to a message received here on Sunday from Brussels, he said that the long-standing Kashmir disput
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
PTI Multan president boycotts Imran's press conference

PTI Multan president boycotts Imran's press conference

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Multan district president Ejaz Janjua on Sunday announced to boycott PTI chief Imran Khan's press conference. Reportedly, Ejaz Janjua reached Khalid Khakwani's residence where the press conference was to take place but his n
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Struggle against corrupt system to continue: Qadri

Struggle against corrupt system to continue: Qadri

Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Sunday said that PAT public meeting scheduled for October 19 in Lahore will pave the way for the freedom of Pakistan from corrupt and crooked political system.
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Saad terms October 12 'black day' for democracy'

Saad terms October 12 'black day' for democracy'

Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has said that October 12, 1999, the day former army chief General Pervez Musharraf (Retd) had toppled the elected government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was a black day for democracy in Pakistan. Addr
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Lahore Ijtema: JI releases song in Sindhi language

Lahore Ijtema: JI releases song in Sindhi language

The Sindh chapter of Jamaat-i-Islami has released a song in Sindhi language in connection with the JI Ijtema being held here next month. The song is getting popular among JI workers and sympathisers. Meanwhile, the JI Sindh has stepped up its efforts to e
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Aligarh Muslim Varsity Old Boys body felicitates Malala

Aligarh Muslim Varsity Old Boys body felicitates Malala

Aligarh Muslim University Old Boys' Association (AMUOBA) has congratulated Malala Yousafzai on winning the Nobel Peace award in recognition of her struggle for the right of children to education. In a statement issued on Sunday, the President of AMUOBA En
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Neelum-Jhelum project: first unit to be completed by December next year

Neelum-Jhelum project: first unit to be completed by December next year

The first unit of 969 megawatt Neelum-Jhelum Hydroelectric Project is expected to be completed by December next year as directed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. According to official sources, sixty-five to seventy percent works on this important project h
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Philosophy of realism, practicalism works with every ideology: Altaf

Philosophy of realism, practicalism works with every ideology: Altaf

The chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain has said that his philosophy of "Realism and Practicalism" is a criterion on which every ideology and manifesto can be validated. This philosophy not only indicates the evils plaguing a system and social
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
Model Town tragedy: blood of victims won't go in vain: Elahi

Model Town tragedy: blood of victims won't go in vain: Elahi

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said here on Sunday that blood of 14 people who lost their lives in Model Town tragedy will not go in vain. Addressing a public rally of PAT in Faisalabad, Elahi challenged Punjab chief mi
Published 13 Oct, 2014 12:00am
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