QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Tuesday accepted the bail plea submitted by former federal interior minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao in the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case, Aftab Sherpao had submitted the bail application on Monday...

According to details, some unidentified persons opened fire and shot dead a man neamed Fazal Ameen in Aligarh Bazar in Orandi Town. In another incident of violence, gunmen shot dead Abdul Qayyum in Pakhtunabad while Zubair and Niaz were shot...

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a new corporate logo for the first time in 25 years as the US tech giant geared up for a series of big product launches. It features a symbol made up of four separate colored squares -- reminiscent...

ISLAMABAD:Although the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz are major stakeholders at the centre, other political parties will be acquiring the lead role in provinces when the process to choose caretaker leaders starts...

LAHORE:Punjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran has stated that the PU students will work as volunteer in Punjab government’s ongoing dengue awareness drive. He was addressing a high-profile meeting of Punjab University’s Dengue...

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and MQM Chief Altaf Hussain made a telephonic contact on Wednesday night. Both the leaders exchanged views on prevailing political situation in the country besides Pakistan News national and international...

AAZAZ: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation suspended Syria, saying the Muslim world "can no longer accept a regime that massacres its people", as 31 people were reported killed in an air strike. Regime forces were also bombarding the key...

A training fighter jet of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed in Hyderabad Thal area of Bhakkar while the pilot managed to eject safely Wednesday. According to sources, pilot Farooq was flying the training jet Meraj when it caught fire. Fortunately...

PESHAWAR: Four bodies were found in a gunny sack from Sarband area of Peshawar Wednesday. According to police, two bodies bearing torture marks were found from Sarband who were shot dead by unknown men after being kidnapped.The victims were...

The London 2012 Olympics have ended with a spectacular musical closing ceremony and the official handover to the next host city, Rio de Janeiro. The three-hour show featured some of the biggest names of British pop from decades past, including...

LAHORE: One out of twin babies disappeared mysteriously from the Jinnah Hospital in Lahore. According to sources, the father of the twin babies has alleged that the hospital staff is involved in his child’s disappearance while the family of...

LAHORE: Encounters have gone rampant in Lahore these days and in a latest one police on late Saturday night killed an alleged robber, while two of his sidekicks managed to flee. According to police, they received reports that an armed robbing...

LAHORE: Punjab University has announced the annual examinations-2012 results Saturday here. Sania Riaz of a private college obtaining 686 numbers topped the list in B.Sc., while Queen Mary College’s Sandas Shahzadi securing 658 numbers stands...

 QUETTA: Doctors in government and private hospitals of Quetta continued observing their strike Saturday for the 11th consecutive day. The strike was called by the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Balochistan chapter and other organizations...

Adil Rashid took career-best figures in List A cricket as Yorkshire Carnegie kept their slim semi-final hopes in the Clydesdale Bank 40 alive with a 69-run victory over the Northamptonshire Steelbacks.Former Australia batsman Phil Jaques blasted...

The USA beat Japan 2-1 at Wembley to avenge their 2011 World Cup final defeat and claim their fourth Olympic gold in women's football Carli Lloyd scored both goals for the US, an early header and a powerful strike after the break.Yuki Ogimi...

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Khalid Shameem Wynne called on President Asif Ali Zardari and and discussed regional and national security issues with him. According to sources, the meeting lasted for quite a while in which both...

LAHORE: Hindu pilgrims who were earlier stopped at the Wagah Border from entering India staged a protest following which they were granted permission to enter the country. Hindu pilgrims had been stopped at the Wagah Border by Rangers due...

ISLAMABAD: The government has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against the judgement striking down the Contempt of Court Act, 2012. A decision to file the review petition was made after President Asif Ali Zardari met with coalition...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a show cause notice for contempt of court to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for failing to implement its directives of writing a letter to Swiss authorities to open graft cases. Prime Minister...

ISLAMABAD: Mainly hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of Punjab and Islamabad with chances of rain/thundershower at isolated places of Multan division during next 24 hours. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD),...

US President Barack Obama has said "soul searching" is needed on how to reduce violence following a second mass shooting event in the US in a month. Wade Michael Page, 40, killed six and injured three at a Sikh temple in near Milwaukee, Wisconsin...

Sikhs living in the United States have expressed their shock and fear after a shooting at a temple in Wisconsin on Sunday which left seven people dead. Some community members could not believe what happened. Others said they had feared such attacks...