Pakistan president urges people to observe Earth Hour 2010

President Asif Ali Zardari has called upon Pakistanis to observe Earth Hour along with the international community by voluntarily switching off extra lights for one hour. It is, however, another matter that power shut downs totalling six to 18 hour a day are already a routine...

Gandhara art collection at Peshawar Museum impresses Thai monks

A delegation of Thai monks, who are currently visiting Pakistan, visited the Peshawar Museum in troubled North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of the country and appreciated the art pieces of the standing and seated...

Pakistan Air Force successfully uses air-to-air refueling skill

As part of its ongoing Highmark-10 exercises, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has successfully refueled its fighter jets with the recently acquired refueler aircraft. "ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Sunday...

Five held in France, Spain for kidnap of Pakistani-British boy

A five-year-old British boy of Pakistani origin was released by his captors after receiving ransom and five people have been arrested in France and Spain in connection with the kidnapping."MADRID: A ransom was paid to free the British five-year-old Sahil Saeed kidnapped in...

New hope for mass transit system in Islamabad

A new hope has emerged about revival of the mass transit rail system between Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad and its twin Rawalpindi city."ISLAMABAD: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has proposed to own the ambitious mass transit rail system project...

Pakistan completes registration of 87% population

Pakistan top registration authority has informed the head of the state that 87 per cent of the country's population has so far been registered.  "ISLAMABAD: Eighty-seven per cent of the adult population of Pakistan has been registered while the registration of the poor...

Kidnapped British boy of Pakistani origin recovered

A British boy of Pakistani origin, who was kidnapped in Pakistan on March 3, was on recovered on Monday safe and sound, reports said."ISLAMABAD: Sahil Saeed, a British boy of Pakistani origin who was kidnapped from his family house in Jhelum on March 3 evening, was recovered...

Only 30% knew about Pakistan's participation in Winter Olympics

Pakistan participated for the first time in the recently concluded Winter Olympics in Canada but only 30 per cent of its citizens knew about their country's participation in the games."ISLAMABAD: Although not many people (30 per cent) were aware of Pakistan’s first ever...

Female dancer killed in Pakistan as robbers ambush troupe in rest

In bizarre act of crime, some unidentified robbers killed a female dancer on Sunday in Pakistan's troubled North West Frontier Province. Militants have been threatening performing artistes for past couple of years in the restive north of the country, killing some of them...

Pollen allergy hits Pakistan capital in big way

The life of pollen allergy patients in Pakistan capital has become difficult with the advent of spring season and the number of patients visiting hospitals is growing with the passage of every day."ISLAMABAD: With the advent of spring season in federal capital Islamabad, the...

Mild intensity quake shakes Pakistan's terror-stricken city

An earthquake of mild intensity shook Lahore, cultural capital of Pakistan, and adjacent areas on Sunday, reports said.Already frightened by the massive suicide bombings in the city a couple of days that left 57 people dead, the residents of city came out of their houses and...

Three gunned down in Pakistan's Peshawar city

Some udentified men gunned down a member of the peace committee of a village in Pakistan's Mohmand tribal agency in Peshawar, the capital city of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), along with two security guards on Saturday."PESHAWAR: A member of Kodakhel Peace Committee...

13 die in Pakistan suicide bombing

As the Pakistanis were still in a shock after over a half dozen bombings, including suicide attacks, in Lahore Friday, a suicide bombing killed 13 people, including policemen and security personnel, in Pakistan's troubled Swat district on Saturday."MINGORA: At least 13...

LIFE ( Behead), LIBERTY (Clutch) & SECURITY ( Kidnap): Taliban HR

Death by Beheading (Life), Captivity (Liberty) and Kidnapping (Security) is the new interpretation given by Taliban to 'Every one has the right to Life, Liberty and Security of a person.' Human rights...

Top Pakistani judge takes notice of 40-year-old family lawsuit

A Pakistani woman now hopes for recovery of her dower money as the top judge of the country has taken notice of 40-year delay in decision on her lawsuit."PESHAWAR: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Wednesday took notice of a report aired by Geo News...

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