Senate stunned by sugar mills scam

"ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: The Senate on Thursday was stunned by revelations made by two PML-Q lawmakers about what they termed the biggest sugar mills scam hitting Sindh. Interestingly, no one from the treasury side came out to defend or reject the allegations made by opposition...

Ex-Guantanamo detainees appeal to US Supreme Court

"Ex-Guantanamo detainees appeal to US Supreme Court ...

70 Taliban insurgents killed near Pak border

In the intense fight at Pakistan- Afghanistan border more than 70 taliban militants have been killed. NATO forces have mounted the vigilence around the border areas after news of militiant hideouts around those areas. " At least 70 insurgents were killed near the...

Arabs hurt over Rachael Ray scarf backlash

" NEW YORK - To Palestinian-American designer Nemi Jamal, the controversy surrounding a fringed black-and-white scarf worn by Rachael Ray in an ad for iced coffee is "just a disgrace."Dunkin' Donuts pulled the ad last week after critics said the scarf worn by the television...

Eight killed in air strike on Somalia Islamists: residents

The situation in Somalia is steadily spiraling out of control, with analysts saying this is the worst they've seen the country in a decade."An air strike in central Somalia on Thursday, which insurgents blamed on the United States, killed at least eight people, including two...

Jamal leads the way to giving young a chance

"A PIONEERING initiative aimed at getting troubled youngsters off the streets and into employment or education has seen its first success. Jamal Haynes has graduated from the Off Da Streets project and is set to start a mechanics course at college in September. The...

West Bank - Four dead, 20 wounded as Israeli army rolls

"AT least four Palestinians were killed in a major Israel army operation in the West Bank city of Ramallah that wounded more than 20 other people, medics said. Yussef Abdel Khader, 23, Khalil al-Badawi, 20, Ala al-Himran in his 20s, and Jamal Jawela, 29, were mortally wounded...