| 3 killed, 6 injured in explosion at minority Ahmedi place of worship in Pak At least three people were killed and six were injured in an explosion at a place of worship belonging to the minority Ahmedi community in northwest... | |
| Pak intelligence agencies declare Friday 'most sensitive' Pakistan's intelligence agencies have issued fresh warnings of more terrorist activities in Lahore, saying that sensitive installations, shrines and other worship places are at risk especially on Friday... |
| 'French Revolution' knocking at the door of Pak to hang corrupt politicians: MQM chief Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that his party will not allow any corrupt political leader or feudal lord to escape, and insisted that all the looted wealth would be returned to the national... |
| Mixed reaction in Pak over decision to drop 'tainted' cricket trio The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)'s decision to drop captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif -the three players accused of 'spot-fixing'- from the tour of England, has received a mixed reaction from former... |
| Spot fixing case: Strauss, Collingwood comfortable with Pak players out of tour party England Players' Union chief Angus Porter has revealed that captain Andrew Strauss, Twenty20 skipper Paul Collingwood and the rest of the squad were desperate to see that the three Pakistan players Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer did not to play for their side for the rest of the tour following the leveling of spot fixing charges against... |
| Pakistan plans Rs 250bn relief package for flood victims The Pakistan government is likely to provide a relief package of 250 billion rupees to flood victims. In addition, about 2.5 million households will receive one lakh rupees each to cover... |
| 'Spot-fixing' cash trail leads to Salman Butt Cash used in the 150,000-pound Lord's Test betting scandal has been reportedly found in the belongings of Pakistan skipper Salman... |
| 'Islam's biggest rock star' donating music profits to help Pak flood victims British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf, dubbed 'Islam's biggest rock star' by Time magazine, has decided to donate profits from his latest single to help Pakistan flood... |
| ICC charges three Pakistan players under Anti-Corruption Code The International Cricket Council has charged three Pakistan players with various offences under Article 2 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code for Players and Player Support Personnel relating to alleged irregular behavior during, and in relation to, the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's last... |
| PCB, Pak High Commission in UK preparing strong defence for 'tainted' players The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Pakistan High Commission (PHC) in UK is reportedly working with a team of legal experts to prepare a strong defence for the 'tainted' players embroiled in the 'spot-fixing'... |
| ICRC claims Pak flood victims' resentment hurting aid effort The International Committee of the Red Cross has said that flood victims in Pakistan are "resentful about not getting enough aid" and this may hamper the aid... |
| ECB chief offers to help Pakistan, but ICC yet to give backing The chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, Giles Clarke, has offered to help restructure Pakistan cricket in the wake of the illegal betting scandal after England successfully pressed for the three players under police investigation to be withdrawn from the one-day... |
| HRCP claims attacks on Shia processions were sectarian The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said the triple bombing on mourning processions that killed at least 37 people on Wednesday were orchestrated against a particular sect. The processions were being taken out by Shias when the three suicide attacks took... |
| Pak Interior Minister for curbs on mourning processions The recent suicide attacks by militants in Pakistan has prompted Interior Minister Rehman Malik to ask the Shia community to curb mourning processions in open... |
| UN claims aid for flood-hit Pak has come to standstill The United Nations office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has claimed that worldwide response to the flood disaster in Pakistan has almost come to a... |
| 24 Indian human-trafficking victims rescued in Malaysia Twenty-four Indians, believed to be victims of a human-trafficking racket, have been rescued from a locked terrace in a house in Sungai Siput area in... |
| Now, Pak selector says 'spot-fixing' players 'innocent till proven guilty' Pakistan selector Mohammad Ilyas insists that the PCB's decision to drop captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif does not prove that they are guilty of the charges leveled against... |
| Pak releases another batch of 100 Indian fishermen Pakistan on Thursday released another batch of 100 Indian fishermen from the Malir jail as part of a move by the authorities to free 442 fishermen, who have completed their prison... |
| Female teacher killed by militants in Pakistan's Bajaur Taliban militants killed a female teacher and wounded two of her colleagues in an ambush in Pakistan's northwest tribal belt of Bajaur on Thursday, according to Pakistani... |
| Pak cricketers at centre of illegal betting allegations are innocent: Hasan Pakistan's High Commissioner to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hasan said on Thursday that the three Pakistani cricketers at the centre of illegal betting allegations are... |
| Pak military delegates' humiliation will hit strategic talks with US: Experts Experts have said that the US-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue process has suffered a serious blow following the cancellation of a Pakistani military delegation's visit to... |
| 'Tainted' Butt, Asif and Aamir dropped from Pak squad for Twenty20, ODIs Pakistan has dropped Test skipper Salman Butt, fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir from the Twenty20 and one-day series against England under pressure from the ICC and England Cricket... |
| Afridi trying to lift Pak team's morale following 'spot-fixing' allegations Pakistan Twenty20 and one-day captain Shahid Afridi has said that he is looking forward to lift the morale of his squad following the allegations of 'spot-fixing' against three of the... |
| Pak must nail Lakhvi to prove to world its resolve to crush terrorism: Editorial Citing the rejection of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operational head Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's bail plea, an editorial in a leading Pakistani newspaper has said that it is time for the country to evolve a strong legal system to boost its fight against... |
| Zardari orders probe into discrimination against Hindus in relief camps Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has ordered a probe into the reports of discrimination in the flood relief camps. Media reports said flood victims were being treated on basis of ethnicity. Hindus and dalits were denied flood relief assistance and some of them were even thrown out of the relief... |
| Pak, Holland to play charity hockey match for flood victims The Netherlands will host a charity hockey match on September 14 to raise funds for Pakistan flood victims. This match will be played between Pakistan and Holland. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has extended its full support to the... |
| US says Pak Taliban part of 'most dangerous terrorist threat' to it, war on terror The Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, has been identified as part of the 'most dangerous terrorist threat' to the United States and its war on... |
| English rugby chiefs planning crackdown on bent gambling The Rugby Football Union, which governs the English Rugby, is planning a crackdown on bent gambling to prevent the kind of scandal rocking Pakistan... |
| No traditional Janmashtami festivities for 250,000 Pak Hindus at flood-relief camps About 250,000 Pakistani Hindus, who have been displaced by the worst floods in the country's history, had at best modest Janmashtami celebrations on... |
| World Bank raises aid for flood-hit Pak to one billion dollars The World Bank has raised its emergency funding to Pakistan to one billion dollars to help the country cope with the unprecedented disaster caused by the... |
| Match-fixing cloud hangs over Kiwis historic 1994 win against Pak New Zealand's Test win over Pakistan in 1994 has come under the scanner following the recent match-fixing allegations levelled against Pakistani players during their England... |
| Clegg says flood-hit Pak will need long-term aid British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said Pakistan will require long-term aid in the wake of it being devastated by floods. Clegg was visiting one of the worst hit regions near Sukkur."It's going to take years and years for normality to come back to Pakistan," he... |
 Major casualties as suicide bombers hit Lahore Another 250 were wounded in the first major attack since huge floods devastated the country more than a month... |
| Pakistani cricket trio suspended after accusations Pakistan test captain Salman Butt and opening bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif face possible life bans after they were charged on Thursday under the International Cricket Council's (ICC)... |
| Malaysia to monitor for 'harmful' blogs Malaysia has formed a task force to scour the internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities said on Friday in the latest of a series of actions against new media.Home... |
| Flood victims' protests hamper Pakistan aid efforts THATTA, Pakistan (AFP) - Angry outbursts by flood victims reliant on scarce aid are hampering relief work in Pakistan, the Red Cross said, as the nation struggles to cope with its worst-ever natural... |
| Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to... |
| China's benchmark flat on economic concern China's Shanghai stock benchmark ended flat Friday as uncertainty over the outlook for economic growth lingered.The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed flat at 2,655.39, but ended the week up... |
| Suicide blast at Tajik police office injures 25 News reports say a suicide car bomb blast has torn through police offices in Tajikistan's second-largest city, injuring 25 people.The Interior Ministry confirmed to The Associated Press that an... |
| World Technopolis Association meets in Hsinchu June Tsai Climate change and its effect on the metropolises of the world will dominate proceedings at the Seventh General Assembly of the World Technopolis Association, which opened in northern... |
| Cross-strait economic committee not authorized to ink pacts Elaine Hou The economic cooperation committee that Taipei and Beijing are in the process of setting up will not have the power to sign any new agreements, Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister... |
| Taiwan indie bands make mark in Canada Taiwan Today Four Taiwanese independent bands are making a 10-day concert tour across Canada, stirring up a buzz in the local Canadian press in the last leg of their tour in Vancouver starting Sept.... |
| Foreign investor fund net outflow climbs for August Meg Chang Taiwan saw a net outflow of around US$2.63 billion in fund remittances by foreign institutional investors for August, the highest level in nearly two years, the Cabinet-level Financial... |
| M'sia to sieve 'harmful' blogs KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA has formed a task force to scour the Internet for blog postings deemed harmful to national unity, authorities said on Friday in the latest of a series of actions against new... |
| Police chief admits errors Squad team not best equipped * Mr Verzosa said he flew from Manila to the southern Philippines four hours into the crisis to attend an official function. He said he was in the air and unable to... |
| 11 cops arrested over riots A man looks at the damaged police annex in Buol town in Central Sulawesi. -- PHOTO: AFP PALU (Indonesia) - INDONESIAN police said on Friday they had arrested 11 colleagues over the killing of six... |
| 95 snakes found in burst bag at Malaysia airport Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian man pleaded guilty to wildlife smuggling after his bag bursting with 95 live boa constrictors broke open on a luggage conveyer belt at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, an... |
| ICC 'had no business' to suspend trio: Pakistan .Wajid Shamsul Hasan told BBC radio that the International Cricket Council (ICC) was trying to "play to the public gallery" by provisionally suspending Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad... |
| Injury worries add to Pakistan's woes In yet another blow to Pakistan ahead of the two Twenty20s and five one-day internationals against England, four key players of the team suffered injuries during their warm-up match against Somerset... |
