ISLAMABAD: Ministry of petroleum has sent summary to finance ministry seeking hike in petroleum products prices by 6 percent for the month of May.Well placed sources of ministry of petroleum said that ministry of petroleum had sent summary...

LOS ANGELES: A decorous, respectable adaptation of Sara Gruen's engaging best-seller, "Water for Elephants" would have come more excitingly alive with stronger doses of Depression-era grit and sexual spunk.The 1931 circus setting and a love...

SINGAPORE: Oil was up in Asian trade Monday as escalating tensions in Libya, Syria and Yemen heightened fears of supply disruption in the Middle East and North African region.New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in June,...

MIRANSHAH: Three women and five children among 25 people were killed while several others injured in a US drone attack on a compound in North Waziristan, Geo News reported.US drones fired five missiles on a compound in Spinwam, 40 kilometres...

GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia: Pakistan lost the only Twenty20 International by seven runs in an exciting finish here at the Beausejour Stadium on Thursday.Chasing a modest target of 151 runs, they made 143 runs for nine wickets in the first ever...

PARIS The longer a man's fourth or ring finger is compared to his index finger, the more likely he is to be judged attractive by women, according to a study released Wednesday.The results, published in the British Royal Society's journal Biological...

LONDON: From the moment Prince William put his mother's sapphire and diamond ring on Kate Middleton's finger, comparisons between his wife-to-be and the late princess Diana became inevitable.More than a decade after Diana's death, the "People's...

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview published Tuesday that NATO can handle Libya without US help, saying Washington's efforts are better focused on places like Pakistan or Egypt. "If the Lord Almighty extricated the...

MUMBAI: Pune Warriors captain Yuvraj Singh produced an impressive all-round performance, but failed to stop Delhi Daredevils from posting a thrilling three-wicket win in the Indian Premier League on Sunday. In another match, Kolkata Knight...

Ghostface's 11-year layoff hasn't made the "Scream" franchise feel any fresher. But with a decent beginning, a mushy midsection and a killer ending, the latest installment at least doesn't feel any staler."Scream 4" is pretty much the same-old...

LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team has left for West Indies from Lahore after completing the training camp.Talking to media before departure at Allama Iqbal airport, team manager Intikhab Alam said, "I am hopeful with young cricketers, they will ...

LAHORE: Most of the CNG filling stations and petrol pumps were closed on the second day of strike announced by All Pakistan CNG Association and Petroleum Retailers Association, causing inconvenience to people.There were long queues of vehicles...

LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team has been attending a two-day short training camp here at the Gaddafi stadium, for the series in West Indies later this month.The short training camp has been named the ‘conditioning camp’. The team management...

BAHAWALPUR: Prominent figure of TV and stage shows comedian actor Mastana died of liver cancer in Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital here on Monday. He was 57.Murtaza Hassan alias Mastana was born in Gujranwala. He served TV and stage for nearly...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) ordered the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to keep working under the ordinance until any amendment in the law before adjourning the hearing for indefinite period, Geo News reported.On Monday, the SC while...

KARACHI: Chief minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah hosted a reception in honour of the Pakistan cricket team, the World Cup semi-finalists, and also announced a cash award of Rs 0.5 million each for the players.Those attended the reception, held...

RAWALPINDI: Former President, General Pervez Musharraf’s warrant of arrest in the former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto murder case could still not be served, while the lawyer of an accused senior police officer in the case made a plea for...

Karachi: The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has warned that loadshedding duration across the city would be increased to 14 hours a day when gas supply from the Sui Southern Gas Company decreases by up to 80 Million Metric Cubic Feet...

NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League cricket bandwagon rolls into action today with organisers hoping India’s World Cup victory last weekend will help the competition regain some of its lost sparkle.This year’s edition — spread over 51 days...

NEW DEHLI: Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao has said that Indian cricket team is prepared to visit Pakistan, Geo News reported on Thursday.In a telephonic interview, foreign secretary said that it is not that we have forbidden our team...

KARACHI: Government has once again persecuted Jang Group by having its sports channel ‘Geo Super’ shut down through Pakistan Electronic Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Geo News reported Wednesday.Government has banned Geo Super’s transmission...

NUEVO LAREDO: At least 40 bodies have been found on a ranch in San Fernando in Mexico's northern state of Tamaulipas, on the US border, authorities said. "We are working on the investigation and the remains in a mass grave in La Joya, in...

MOSCOW: A Russian cat has set a record for having the most ears, with 3 ears on the right and 2 ears on the left for a total of five.The cat was discovered by Vladimir Obryvkov of the Voronezh State University of Agriculture who studies animals...

MUMBAI: While the rest of the media have been reporting that Aamir Khan is taking on his archrival Shah Rukh Khan by throwing a cricket bash at his house at the same time when SRK is having a bash at Mannat.Fact is that Aamir has cancelled...

COLOMBO: Pakistan's maverick paceman Shoaib Akhtar, whose colourful career has been a heady mix of on-field brilliance and off-field controversy, will quit international cricket after the World Cup."Yes, I will quit international cricket after...

MOHALI: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi insists that the pressure and expectation will all be on India's shoulders in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final blockbuster. With the prize of a place in Saturday's final at stake, a fever-pitch mood...

ISLAMABAD: Interpol Secretary General Ronald Nobel has revealed that terror bid during world Cup 2011 has been thwarted, Geo News reported.He was addressing a joint press conference following his meeting with Interior Minister Rehman Malik.Rehman...

HANGU: At least five policemen have been killed and as many as 25 others sustained injuries as a result of a powerful explosion – apparently a suicide blast, near Doaaba police station here in Hangu early on Thursday, Geo News reported.According...