WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has nominated Robert Blake as the Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian affairs dealing with India and Pakistan. He will replace Richard Boucher, who has been frequently visiting Pakistan …

The elevator was launched in the West long ago, but even now, health conscious people there sometimes use the stairs instead as an excuse for a small workout. The people in the East however still …

BEIJING: Federal Minister for Youth Affairs Shahid Hussain Bhutto has said that he wants to increase the exchange of youth delegations to visit after every six months instead of yearly basis among the youths of …

Communism and religion; these two are are just opposite to each other may be we can call them as two different poles of human belief. Early communism like as proposed by Karl Marx is completely …

Women with high levels of estrogen not only look and feel prettier — but they may act on those feelings by moving from man to man, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Estrogen, the so-called female …

KARACHI: The local markets of tea are facing loss amounting to billions of rupees as a result of tea being smuggled to Pakistan from Afghanistan. According to Pakistan Tea Association, the country’s total tea consumption …

MINGROA: Armed Taliban still presents in Puran tehsil, Shangla district and patrolling in the area. According to some reports, Taliban militants were still present in Pir Baba, Gokand, Sultanos, Chamla, Khadokhel and Swari areas of …

SLAMABAD: France’s special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Pierre Lellouche called on President Asif Ali Zardari here at Presidency on Saturday. During the meeting, they discussed matters pertaining to regional security situation, Pak-French bilateral ties …

ISLAMABAD: Director General ISPR Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas has termed the speculations of Taliban’s takeover on Islamabad “baseless and funny”. Talking to private TV channel on Saturday, Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said that Pakistan Army …

Leaders come in two cultures. One sort of leader accepts the necessity of accountability in public life. This group is in a minority. The majority follows a law, which their followers know only too well: …