• President Zardari congratulates Obama

    ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari congratulated his US counterpart Barack Obama on his re-election Wednesday, saying he was confident relations would “continue to prosper”. Pakistan is a key ally in the US “war on terror” but relations over the past two years have been fraught and lurched from crisis to crisis in 2011.   AFP

  • Govt sends letter to Swiss authorities

    ISLAMABAD: The much awaited letter that led to ouster of former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani from his office has been written and sent to Swiss authorities following the Supreme Court orders in NRO implementation case, Geo News reported on Wednesday. According to reports the letter was written on November 5. The apex court had [...]

  • ‘Nation passing through difficult phase’

    RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said “as a nation we are passing through a defining phase. We are critically looking at the mistakes made in the past and trying to set the course for a better future. An intense discussion and debate is natural in this process.”   Speaking to [...]

  • Romney and Obama: Final count down starts – last day for campaign

    MADISON (WISCONSIN): After a grueling 18-month battle, the final US campaign day arrived on Monday for President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney, two men on a collision course for the world’s top job. The candidates have attended hundreds of rallies, fundraisers and town halls, spent literally billions on attack ads, ground games, and get out the vote efforts, [...]

  • Obama leads Romney in Ohio and Florida

    WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama maintains a lead over his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, in the key battleground states of Ohio and in Florida, a new public opinion poll has found. The NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist survey made public Friday indicated that that three days before Tuesday’s vote, Obama holds a six-point advantage over Romney [...]

China, Japan citizens back Obama for second term: poll

China, Japan citizens back Obama for second term: poll

HONG KONG: Citizens of China and Japan overwhelmingly support President Barack Obama to win a second term, according to an AFP-Ipsos poll which suggests Mitt
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Obama, Romney return to attack as campaign hits final stretch

Obama, Romney return to attack as campaign hits final stretch

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin: President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney went back on the attack on Thursday, breaking a storm-induced campaign truce to hit the
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SC issues interim order in Karachi law and order case

SC issues interim order in Karachi law and order case

KARACHI: The Supreme Court has issued its interim order in Karachi law and order implementation case Saturday, Geo News reported. The judgment consists of eight
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FBR issues notices to Afridi, Razzaq, Younis and Akmal

FBR issues notices to Afridi, Razzaq, Younis and Akmal

LAHORE: Four Pakistani players have been issued notices for tax evasion, FBR officials said Friday. Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Younis Khan and Umer Akmal are
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  • Wreck-It Ralph ruins box office rivals

    Wreck-It Ralph ruins box office rivals

      LOS ANGELES: “Wreck-It Ralph,” Disney’s animated film about a video game character who destroys everything in his path, made history on Sunday after grossing $49.1 million in ticket sales to lead the weekend box office, the highest-grossing opening weekend

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  • Former British pop star Gary Glitter arrested

    Former British pop star Gary Glitter arrested

    LONDON: Former British pop star Gary Glitter was arrested on Sunday in connection with an investigation into allegations of child sex abuse by the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, the BBC said. A police statement said a man in his

    Oct 28, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post