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Saira Liaqat squints through her one good eye as she brushes a woman’s hair. Her face, most of which the acid melted years ago, occasionally lights up with a smile. Her hands, largely undamaged, deftly handle the dark brown locks.
Officials in Pakistan say floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have destroyed thousands of homes and caused at least 27 deaths.
A Pakistani leader stepped up the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf Wednesday, branding him a “traitor” and claiming that the ruling coalition had agreed to oust the former army strongman.Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leads the second-largest...
When Mohammad Imran was planning the dinner for his cousin’s wedding reception, he had no excuse to trim the pricey menu down from six entrees. Then the government came to his rescue.Punjab province’s newly elected leaders announced that starting this...
Pakistani lawyers met Saturday to decide whether to mount street protests against the government after its failure to reinstate judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf.Musharraf, a stalwart U.S. ally, imposed emergency rule and purged the Supreme...
A ruling party official says Pakistan’s coalition government has set May 12 as the date to restore judges fired by President Pervez Musharraf.Farahnaz Ispahani, a spokeswoman for the Pakistan People’s Party, told The Associated Press of the intended...
A festival that draws thousands to Pakistan’s cultural capital to usher in spring by flying colorful kites has fallen victim to the country’s violence and political turmoil.Lahore’s annual Basant celebration usually occurs over a weekend in February...
Security officials warned Wednesday that this week’s suicide truck bombing marked a dangerous escalation by militants who are now striking across Pakistan. A police report obtained by The Associated Press shed light on how militants are finding recruits...
Investigators began probing whether al-Qaida was behind twin suicide attacks that killed 24 people in Pakistan’s cultural capital as a new government prepared to take office, police said Wednesday.The bombings on Tuesday were the first major terrorism...
Massive suicide bombs ripped through a seven-story police headquarters and a house on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people and wounding more than 200 others in attacks that deepened Pakistan’s security crisis.The two blasts happened about 15 minutes...
The ICC Champions trophy, next only to the ICC World Cup and which is to be held in Pakistan from September 12 to 28, might recieve a jolt if major teams decides not to send its team to play in the tournament. With the tournament to be held in a...
South Africans are said to be the comeback specialists in world cricket and on Friday at Multan, they demonstrated why they are called so. They went into the fourth match in the five-match One-Day series against Pakistan 2-1 down and knew that a...
In wake of security concerns, the Olympic champions Australia have opted out of the elite six-member team of the 29th Men’s Champions Trophy Hockey Tournament scheduled December 1 to 9, to be venued at the National Hockey Stadium, Lahore in Pakistan....
Muridke madrassa is what every youth in Pakistan aspire to join than regular schools or boarding. It is situated right outside of Lahore and is Pakistan’s second-largest city.
Youth in the region have lost hope in their future, they are in utter...
Zill-e-Huma, social welfare minister in Punjab and a active leader of ruling Pakistan Muslim League has been shot dead by a gunman when she was about to address a political meeting.
The incident happened in Gujranwala near Lahore. Later, the...
Our Bollywood personalities are so artistic and endowed with talent that not only are they outstanding in their field but in other fields as well.
This fact came to forefront recently, when painting by our Bollywood actress and former Miss...
The Brunei Times has written an article on the intellectual downfall of Pakistan. It found very few good books in Lahore’s bookshops that was once considered as the intellectual capital of India before partition.
Most of the books available in the...
Pakistan cricket team is getting helping hand of Jonty Rhodes ahead of the challenging England tour. The all-time best fielder, who holds the record of taking maximum number of catches as a non-wicketkeeper, Jonty Rhodes has a vision to introduce a new...
The body of a 70-year-old Hindu woman, Radha, which was rotting in the mortuary of a government hospital in Lahore (Pakistan) for the last five days because of the absence of a shamshaan ghat (cremation ground) in the Punjab capital, has finally been...
Downplaying the speculation about Shoaib Akhatar’s availability for the forthcoming England Tour, Chief Selector Wasim Bari said that the fast bowler could be included as the 17th member in England-bound Pakistan team.
Bari stated:
We are keeping all...
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In this June 20, 2008 file photo, Pakistani test cricketer Mohammed Asif is seen at airport in Lahore, Pakistan. Asif could clear himself from the latest doping controversy as there was a lot of discrepancy in his two samples, said a doping expert on...
