Pakistan Pakistan Rangers Sindh

Rangers detain six suspects, explosives recovered »

KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers Sindh on Thursday claimed to have arrested six suspects and recovered explosive material and weapons from their possession. According to a release, they conducted a targeted operation…

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President Asif Ali Zardari

South Punjab: President forms committee to push for one new province »

LAHORE: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will press ahead on the issue of new provinces – but is looking to create just one new unit in south Punjab for the…

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International News

Census: Minorities now surpass whites in US births »

Minorities now surpass whites in US births

WASHINGTON: For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S.,…

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Spain beset by bank crisis, downgrades, bond pressure »

Spain beset by bank crisis

MADRID: Spain’s borrowing costs shot up at a bond auction on Thursday and its troubled banks suffered a double blow,…

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Honduras prisoners riot at jail in San Pedro Sula »

Honduras prisoners riot at jail

Officials in Honduras say inmates have taken control of a prison in the city of San Pedro Sula. At least…

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Greece names caretaker cabinet ahead of new elections »

Greece caretaker cabinet

A cabinet of professors and diplomats has been sworn in in Greece to steer the debt-ridden eurozone state into repeat…

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Entertainment

Stars ‘rooting for’ Britney Spears »

Britney Spears

Britney Spears has ‘everybody rooting for her’ ahead of her X Factor debut, says Kelly Clarkson. Kelly appears on new ABC talent show Duets, alongside John Legend, Robin Thicke and Jennifer Nettles. The American Idol winner thinks her fellow singing show judge Britney will do…

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Jennifer Connelly is ‘remarkable’ blonde »

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly looked ‘remarkable’ as a blonde, says her husband Paul Bettany. The stunning actress is renowned for her alabaster skin and dark brown mane but changed her hair colour to play the lead in drama film Virginia.Such a dramatic change can be a beauty…

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Nida Azwer’s dress collections go on display »

Nida Azwer Collection

LAHORE: Fashion designer Nida Azwer held a solo exhibition at the PFDC Mall One on Tuesday, where she displayed her latest prêt a porter collection along with a complete Haute Couture collection. Committed to make a good first impression on the citizens of Lahore, Nida…

May 16 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »
Opinion

Intolerance In Pakistan Politics »

Intolerance In Pakistan Politics

Intolerance in political arena of Pakistan has been there for long time, however, during the recent years, it has achieved new heights with the introduction…

May 18 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »
Business Facebook sets share price

Facebook sets share price in $104bn flotation

Facebook has priced its shares ahead of one of the most eagerly-anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history. The social network said on Thursday that it valued shares at $38 (£24) each, and that its…

May 18 2012 / Read More »
Sports Greece hands over the Olympic flameto a London

Greece prepares to hand flame to London

ATHENS: Greece formally hands over the Olympic flame to a London delegation led by Princess Anne and including David Beckham on Thursday at the Panathenaic stadium where the first modern Games were held in 1896. Seb…

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Editorials Necessary

Necessary

The two allies in the war on terror, Pakistan and the US, have somewhat remained estranged after a series of incidents last year that put Pakistan in a not so good light, both inside the country…

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Travel AIR INDIA

US transportation department slaps fine of $80,000 on Air India

WASHINGTON: The US transportation department has slapped a $80,000 fine on Air India for failing to post customer service and tarmac delay contingency plans on its website and adequately inform passengers about its optional fees.…

May 4 2012 / Read More »
U.S & Canada Minorities now surpass whites in US births

Census: Minorities now surpass whites in US births

WASHINGTON: For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. New 2011 census estimates highlight sweeping…

May 18 2012 / Read More »
Europe Spain beset by bank crisis

Spain beset by bank crisis, downgrades, bond pressure

MADRID: Spain’s borrowing costs shot up at a bond auction on Thursday and its troubled banks suffered a double blow, with shares in part-nationalized Bankia diving and 16 lenders – including the euro zone’s biggest –…

May 18 2012 / Read More »
Asia Violence hits Bangladesh

Violence hits Bangladesh as opposition leaders denied bail

DHAKA: Demonstrators torched vehicles and fought police in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka after a court Wednesday denied bail to 33 opposition figures over charges stemming from an anti-government protest last month. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist…

May 17 2012 / Read More »
World United Nations Security Council

UN condemns attack on Pak peacekeepers in DR Congo

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has strongly condemned the attack on a UN peacekeeping base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday in which at least 11 Pakistani peacekeepers were seriously wounded. The 15-member…

May 15 2012 / Read More »
Health Big Meal hits our Waistline

How a big meal hits our waistline in just 3 hrs!

ISLAMABAD: There may be some truth to the saying `a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips`. Scientists have found that once eaten, fat is stored on the waistline within hours – far faster…

May 18 2012 / Read More »
Education CM Punjab announces new universities for Multan

Shahbaz announces new universities for Multan

LAHORE: The Punjab government will set up engineering and agriculture universities in Multan, and Danish Schools in Lodhran and Mailsi, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Thursday. He was talking to senators and assembly members from…

May 18 2012 / Read More »
Travel AIR INDIA

US transportation department slaps fine of $80,000 on Air India

WASHINGTON: The US transportation department has slapped a $80,000 fine on Air India for failing to post customer service and tarmac delay contingency plans on its website and adequately inform passengers about its optional fees.…

May 4 2012 / Read More »
Music Britney Spears

Stars ‘rooting for’ Britney Spears

Britney Spears has ‘everybody rooting for her’ ahead of her X Factor debut, says Kelly Clarkson. Kelly appears on new ABC talent show Duets, alongside John Legend, Robin Thicke and Jennifer Nettles. The American Idol winner…

May 17 2012 / Read More »

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