Eid Miladun Nabi Salaalah Ho Alah-e-Wasalam will be celebrated with religious fervor and reverence on tomorrow.
Prominent buildings have been tastefully decorated and illuminated while special congregations to highlight the different aspects of the life of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Salaalah Ho Alah-e-Wasalam are in progress. Special prayers will be offere
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Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar would visit Russia next week for talks on bilateral relations and regional situation.
This was stated by Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit while speaking in Radio Pakistan's programme Naey Ufaq . He said Pakistan is actively engaged with other countries diplomatically on the emerging situation in Afghanistan. The spokesman said t
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A delegation of ANP led by ANP Sindh Chief‚ Shahi Syed called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House‚ Karachi.
During the meeting overall situation and coalition matters were discussed with special focus on Karachi. President Asif Ali Zardari said the democratic government would continue the policy of reconciliation as no single party could address the cha
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Benazir Income support Programme has formally signed the agreement with State Life Corporation to provide health insurance to its registered beneficiary families.
The agreement was signed by the Chairman State Life Corporation and Secretary BISP in the presence of Chairperson BISP Farzana Raja in Islamabad. On the occasion Farzana Raja said Benazir Cards would also be provided to all beneficiaries till June
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Three persons were killed in a remote control bomb blast in Peshawar.
The explosive device was planted near Pishtakharra Chowk on ring road and it also caused damages to nearby buildings.
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In Syria‚ two hundred and seventeen people have been killed and hundreds more injured when security forces shelled protesters in the city of Homs.
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the mortar fire hit the Al Khalidiya district of Homs‚ which has become a flashpoint of the ten month revolt against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. It called for immediate intervention of the Arab
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China has called for a stronger strategic partnership with Germany.
Chinese President Hu Jintao at a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Beijing said China will help Europe fight its economic problems but has not made any financial commitment to a bailout fund. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is visitin
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In occupied Kashmir‚ the APHC has strongly denounced the shifting of Kashmiri detainees from Srinagar Central Jail to the jails in Jammu region.
In a statement in Srinagar‚ APHC leader Yasmeen Raja termed the move as an act of political vengeance. She appealed the Kashmiri people to continue their liberation struggle.
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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the foreign forces in Afghanistan will remain on combat duty during the scheduled transition to Afghan security control in 2014.
Statement of NATO Secretary General came after U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said American combat mission will end by the end of next year.
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In South Sudan‚ at least thirty-seven people have been killed during a shoot out at a peace meeting aimed at ending recent violence.
The incident occurred at a meeting of officials from three states and the UN in the remote town of Mayendit in Unity state in an effort to reduce inter-ethnic tensions.
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On the second day of the Dubai Cricket Test against Pakistan‚ England will resume their first innings at the overnight score of 104 for six on today.
Earlier‚ Pakistan in their first innings was all out for 99 runs.
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Berdych, Simon, Monfils reach Open Sud semis.
Tomas Berdych finished off Nicolas Mahut of France with his 14th ace in a 6-3, 6-4 victory to reach the semifinals of the Open Sud de France. The top-seeded Czech outplayed Mahut in the first set, hitting 18 winners and making only two unforced err
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Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani says government would take every possible step for provision of relief to the people as promised by Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.
Speaking at the stone-laying ceremony of Kala Shah Kaku Toll Plaza at Shahdrah near Lahore‚ he said Pakistan Peoples Party is the only ideological party of the country. Its workers‚ including labourers‚ farmers and women‚ sacrificed their lives for
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