Quetta : 12 persons wounded in armed clash

QUETTA :  12 people were wounded in a clash between two groups on a land dispute here at Killi Sheikhan Monday.

Over 30 feared dead after boat sinks in Congo

KINSHASA - Over 30 people were missing,presumed dead, in the Democratic Republic of Congo after theboat they were travelling in capsized on Monday, a localofficial said. 

Round Table Conference urge rulers to apologize to the victims of drone attacks

Peshawar : The round table conference convened by Jamaat-e-Islami besides calling upon the incumbent government to apologize the affectees of drone attacks on Monday constituted a 10 members committee

Karachi : Three killed in firing incidents

KARACHI : Three people were killed in different firing incidents in metropolis on Monday, the police said.A man was found shot dead in Khaldabad in the limits of Shah Latif Police Station,

Moamer Kadhafi forces pushed out of Misrata: rebels

MISRATA, Libya  - Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi have been pushed out of rebel-held

India files fresh charges in telecom scandal

NEW DELHI  - Indian police filed graft charges Monday against five people including the daughter of a key ally in the ruling coalition over an alleged multi-billion-dollar mobile phone licence sale fraud. 

David Petraeus visits Pakistan for security talks: embassy

ISLAMABAD - US general David Petraeus on Monday visited Pakistan and held talks with its army chief on ways to bolster regional security, the US embassy said in a statement.  

I had reasons to abandon the team, insists Zulqarnain Haider

Karachi : Back in Pakistan after being in hiding for five months in UK, Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider today justified his decision to abandon his team midway through a series last November citing death threats from match-fixers.

ISPR denies report of Gen Kayani's talk with Manmohan Singh

Pakistan Army today dismissed as "unfounded" and "totally baseless" a media report that its powerful chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh through a "secret envoy and back channel".

Pakistan values cordial, friendly ties with Saudi Arabia: President Zardari

Islamabad : Pakistan values its cordial and friendly relations with Saudi Arabia, said President Asif Ali Zardari.

Peshawar : Blast in police station caused injuries to 4 police men

Peshawar : Four police men were injured when powerful blast occurred inside Gulbahar Police station on Monday.

Govt formulated policies to provide all facilities to local, foreign investors: PM Gilani

Islamabad : Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the Government has formulated policies to provide all facilities to local as well as foreign investors.

Commander, Royal Saudi Naval Forces calls on President Zardari

Islamabad : Vice Admiral Dakheel Allah Bin Ahmed Al Waqdani, Commander, Royal Saudi Naval Forces called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr Monday.

South Sudan clashes kill 165 in a week-army

JUBA, Sudan  - At least 165 people havebeen killed in the past week in fighting between south Sudan'sarmy and militia, the army said on Monday, part of a wave ofviolence in the territory ahead of its independence in July.

25 killed in Syria crackdown on Daraa: activist

NICOSIA  - At least 25 people were killed when thousands of troops backed by heavy armour pounded Syria's southern flashpoint town of Daraa on Monday,

Comprehensive strategy chalked out to address problems of Balochistan: PM Gilani

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Monday the government had evolved a comprehensive strategy to address the problems of Balochistan, adding it (government) would extend every possible support to the provincial government for accelerated development.

NATO troops supply route re-opened in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa

Peshawar : Supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province resumed Monday after a two-day sit-in against United States drone strikes ended.

Indian civil society’s efforts for release of Dr. Chishti hailed

Karachi : Pakistan Peace Coalition (PPC) has welcomed the consistent efforts by civil societyof India for the release of a Pakistani prisoner, virologist Dr. Khaleel Chishti.

Cricket : Pakistan's runaway Zulqarnain Haider returns

KARACHI  - Runaway Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider returned home from London on Monday after being being assured by the government he would be safe in Pakistan. 

International Atomic Energy Agency terms Pakistan’s nuclear program safe and secure

ISLAMABAD : International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Monday declared the nuclear program of Pakistan as safe and secure and appreciated the obvious dedication to the safety and security of the regulators as well of operators.Talking exclusively to APP on the sidelines of “International seminar on nuclear safety and security”, held here from 21-23 April, Deputy Director General IAEA Denis Flory said the IAEA emphasizes the importance of national responsibility for security, which Pakistan takes seriously.In fact, Pakistan has had an Action Plan in place to strengthen nuclear security since 2006, he added.

Never said Karachi be made a province: Shahbaz Sharif

Lahore : Pakistan Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said he was not opposing the creation of new provinces, but never said that Karachi be made a separate a province either.

Conspiracy against Balochistan being planned in Afghanistan: Rehman Malik

Islamabad : Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has claimed that a new conspiracy is being hatched in Afghanistan to deteriorate law and order situation in Balochistan.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement for referendum on new provinces’ issue

Karachi : Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) has repeatedly said that a referendum should be held on the issue of creating new provinces and demands be met as per the aspirations of people,

Smokers who quit have less aggressive kidney cancer

LAHORE : Researchers have found that kidney canceris not only more common among heavy smokers, it also appears to be more aggressive.

41% Pakistanis consume 9-12 glasses of water daily in summer: Gallup survey

Islamabad : Almost Pakistanis (51%) claim to consume 5-8 glasses of water in winters as opposed to 41% who take 9-12 glasses of water a day in summers,

India Gujarat Chief Minister wanted Muslims to be taught a lesson: Police officer

Ahmedabad : Indian Supreme Court might finally have got its first piece of direct evidence against Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and his role in the 2002 riots in which a numberof Muslims were killed.

India could start petroleum products export to Pakistan

New Delhi : The thaw in relations between India and Pakistan, which started with cricket diplomacy in Chandigarh in March, could soon see India exporting petroleum products to its neighbour.

Five killed in new Syria clashes, witnesses say

BEIRUT – Syrian troops backed by tanks, snipers and knife-wielding security forces stormed the southern city of Daraa early Monday, killing at least five people in a clear escalation of the crackdown on a five-week uprising against President Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime, witnesses and activists said.

Australian support for republic slumps: poll

SYDNEY  – Support for Australia becoming a republic has fallen to a 17-year low, according to a poll published on Monday, just days ahead of Britain's royal wedding.

12 dead in Thai-Cambodian fighting: new toll

BANGKOK  - Three days of heavy fighting between Thailand and Cambodia on their disputed border have left 12 people dead, with another soldier killed on each side, officials said Monday.  

17 killed, 24 hurt in Beijing factory fire

 BEIJING  - Seventeen poor migrants died when a fire swept through an illegally constructed Beijing building Monday, state media and officials said, in the latest accident to highlight lax Chinese fire safety.  

Dozens wounded as Yemen police disperse protest

SANAA  - Yemeni security forces wounded dozens of people as they fired bullets and tear gas to disperse hundreds of thousands of protesters in the flashpoint city of Taez on Monday, witnesses said.

Five dead as Syrian troops sweep into Daraa: witness

NICOSIA  - At least five people were killed when thousands of troops backed by heavy armour swept into Syria's southern flashpoint town Daraa on Monday,

Anti-nuclear protests on Franco-German border

STRASBOURG, France  - Anti-nuclear protests were to be held along the Franco-German border Monday, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster and after Japan's nuclear accident at Fukushima.   

Nearly 500 Taliban flee in daring Afghan jailbreak

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - Almost 500 Taliban prisoners escaped through a tunnel in an audacious overnight jailbreak in south Afghanistan which the president's office Monday called a security "disaster".   

Chad votes as opposition boycotts poll

N'DJAMENA  - Chad went to the polls Monday in the first round of its presidential election with incumbent Idriss Deby Itno virtually assured of extending his 21-year rule after his main rivals boycotted the vote.  

US knew Guantanamo detainees were innocent: WikiLeaks

WASHINGTON  - The United States held hundreds of inmates who were either totally innocent or low-risk for years and released dozens of "high-risk" Guantanamo inmates, according to leaked classified files. 

Deadly bomb blasts rock Nigerian city in latest unrest

KANO, Nigeria  - Three deadly bomb blasts have rocked a city in northeastern Nigeria, the latest violence to hit Africa's most populous nation following presidential elections and ahead of state governorship polls. 

South Sudan militia head 'surrenders,' toll soars

JUBA, Sudan  - A top militia leader has surrendered in south Sudan after clashes that killed more than 160 people, the army said on Monday, as the soon to be independent nation reels from a string of bloody battles. 

NATO bombs hit Moamer Kadhafi office, rebels advance in Misrata

TRIPOLI  - NATO bombs destroyed Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's office in his immense Tripoli residence on Monday, while rebels pushed forward against the strongman's troops in the besieged city of Misrata.

Cricket : Pakistan women win on rain-hit day

It was a disappointing day in Colombo, as persistent rain meant that none of the matches in the women's Twenty20 Quadrangular Series between Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Netherlands and Ireland lasted a full 40 overs.

Judiciary does not work against executive: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

Islamabad : Chief Justice Supreme Court Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that that it is a wrong perception that the judiciary acts against the executive, but it works only under constitution. Independent judiciary could provide strength to entire institutions of the state.

Imran Khan gives ultimatum to the government

Peshawar: Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan on Sunday warned the government that if it failed to stop US drone strikes in Tribal area within one month, people of Pakistan would halt the NATO supplies across the country and march toward Islamabad.

Nawaz Sharif should seek apology from nation: Pervez Musharraf

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Muslim League Quaid, former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf said that PML-N Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif should seek apology from nation for supporting a foreign journalist Kim Barker in finding out whereabouts of Ajmal Qasab from Pakistan and for giving important intelligence reports of the country.

India accuses Pakistan of violating cease-fire

JAMMU - An Indian military officer on Sunday blamed Pakistani forces for firing rocket-propelled grenades and small arms firing on Indian posts in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

JUI return in present setup is impossible: Maulana Fazalur Rehman

LAHORE: JUI Amir Maulana Fazalur Rehman has said that the return of the JUI in the present setup is impossible, adding the country was facing several crisis and the rulers have no solution of the issues.

People are united against terrorism: PM Gilani

Okara : Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani has said that the entire nation was united to tackle the major challenges including energy crises, law & order situation and aftermath of flood, which the country was facing now days.

President Zardari takes notice of sever power crises

ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of the high power crises, President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday summoned the chiefs of power companies and concerned authorities.

PML-Q & MQM ready to join treasury benches,PPP decides to neglect JUI-F

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party has gained some success to convince PML-Q and MQM to join coalition government however government has decided that JUI-F would not be asked to rejoin the cabinet, by rejecting their demands.