Hailing the economic growth of Laos and its investor friendly policies, visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Friday said that as the fourth largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing power parity and one of the fastest growing economies, India is eager to expand commercially in this...

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its deep concern about the government's decision to give police powers to the Frontier Corps (FC) in Balochistan, and termed it as "retrogressive step" that is equivalent to "suicidal...

Pakistan must not allow terrorists to regroup and succeed in their mission of recruiting flood-affected people, an editorial in a leading Pakistan newspaper has...

An editorial in a leading Pakistani newspaper has said Interior Minister Rehman Malik's "use of force" option for restoring law and order in Balochistan would not...

England captain Andrew Strauss has said that he is not concerned about the future of cricket, and believes the match fixing scam involving Pakistani players, will not cause irreversible damage to the...

An editorial in a leading Pakistani newspaper has said that the country must welcome Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's call for continuing the process of engagement between the two...

The Indian Government has released 128 Pakistani prisoners and repatriated them to Pakistan via Attari during the current...

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that a fool-proof system has been evolved for ensuring transparency and accountability in distribution of aid, in wake of the devastation caused by floods in the...

To help Laos meet its development goals, India has decided to increase the line of credit to Vientiane for taking upgrading infrastructure in the field of transmission lines, hydro and irrigation...

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that the Pakistan People's Party (PPP)-led coalition is drawing nearer to its end by persistently defying the Supreme Court...

India has agreed to renovate the Vat Phou or Wat Phou temple complex in southern Laos as part of deepening cultural and historical ties which have existed between the two countries for more than 2000...

India and Laos on Friday signed an agreement for cultural exchange for the years 2011-2013, which included five components to give a modern content to their over 2000-year-old civilisational...

Investigators have admitted that some of the eight tourist hostages shot dead during a botched mission to save them from a bus hijacker in the Philippines, might have been accidentally hit by police...

Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman, Abdul Basit has said that Pakistan has always been opposing the counterproductive US drone attacks, and has repeatedly expressed its concerns to America in this...

The World Bank's Vice President for South Asia, Isabel Guerrero, has stressed on the importance of transparency and accountability in aid utilisation by Pakistan in reassuring donors that aid would not be...

To give modern content to a historic friendship of over 2000 years, India and Laos on Friday signed a series of agreements to strengthen their age-old...

The Malaysian government has decided to introduce a cooperatives programme to uplift the livelihood of over 15,000 Indians working in small plantations in...

Scotland Yard has said that Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, who are currently embroiled in a 'spot-fixing' scandal, will leave Britain...

A breast cancer campaign featuring a cartoon character squeezing a nipple and another painted with breasts as its head is getting much criticism in...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made it mandatory for all its players to get their agents cleared by the board before September 30, 2010, and has warned that not complying with the guidelines would make the player ineligible for domestic as well as international game...

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan's newly discovered tennis star, has expressed hopes of winning the men's doubles final of the US Open tennis championship against the brother duo of Bob and Mike...

The Pakistan Cricket Board officials convened a detailed meeting with the team members and the country's envoy to UK before arriving back from England, after reports of a fourth player being investigated for spot-fixing scandal...

Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, reiterating the need for democracy in the country, has stated that the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) government would complete its tenure and there was no possibility of the army taking...

Visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Lao National Assembly and then had one-to-one meeting with her Lao counterpart Choummaly Sayasone this morning...

Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz would be questioned by Scotland Yard detectives on Tuesday in connection with the 'spot-fixing' allegations against the...

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt has made it clear that he has no plans of stepping down from his position, even if the team players implicated in match-fixing allegations are found...

Pakistani youngster Babar Azam, who was one of the shining stars of this year's Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand, has said that there are appropriate levels of support for young cricketers in...

Pakistan tennis Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi failed to win his first Grand Slam doubles title when he and partner Kveta Peschke lost to Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan in Thursday's mixed doubles...

Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf said he thought he had a good chance of winning the next presidential election, in an interview aired on Friday.The ex-president told BBC radio...

They will read the names, of course, the names of every victim who died in the Sept. 11 attacks. The bells will ring. And then that moment of unity will give way to division as activists hoist...

Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - The Dallas Cowboys will be without two starters in their offensive line for the season-opener, as left guard Kyle Kosier and right tackle Marc Colombo are listed as...

Humidity is around 70 percent and floodwater surrounds Haibut Bund village in Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, one of the worst-affected flood areas. Valerie Amos, the new UN Under-Secretary...

Washington — Approximately 32 million liters of safe drinking water and related supplies will reach about 40,000 Pakistani homes because of recent donations that have been made to the...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman September 1, 2010 FACT SHEET Update: U.S. Response to Pakistan’s Flooding Disaster The United States has responded immediately and generously to...

Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night in Washington. Both were ruled out by the team on Friday. Alex Barron will start in place of Colombo at right tackle. Montrae Holland will start in Kosier's place at...

The former military ruler of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf has said he is forming a new political party with a view to returning to politics in the country. He said he will be going back to Pakistan...

AFP, SINGAPORE Saturday, Sep 11, 2010, Page 20 South African Peter Karmis produced another sublime, nine-under-par 63 to take the clubhouse lead after the second round of the Handa Singapore...

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ALKHOBAR: Some Pakistani nationals heading from Saudi Arabia to Dubai for the Eid holidays were dismayed when they were barred by a number of airlines from boarding UAE-bound...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, center, reviews the ceremonial guard of honor before the Eid al-Fitr prayers in Kabul, Afghanistan, 10 Sep...

The shadow of a Pakistan Navy helicopter is seen as a residents ride in a boat carrying rescued farm animals during an emergency aid distribution, near Bachel in Sindh Province, southern Pakistan,...

KARACHI (INP): At least two persons were shot dead in two separate incidents of targeted killings here on Thursday. According to police sources, two armed men riding on motorbike opened fire at a...

ISLAMABAD (PPI): The US Navy and Marine Corps team, partnering with the Pakistani government, is moving from Ghazi to a southern location at Pano Aqil Air Base, near Sukkur, Pakistan, to support...

NEW DELHI (NNI): Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni's scheduled visit to Tripura has been deferred to October 25, officials said on Friday. Dipu Moni, who was supposed to inaugurate a memorial...

Singapore in his own stern and unsentimental image, nearing his 87th birthday and contemplating age, infirmity and loss. “I can feel the gradual decline of energy and vitality,” said Mr....

The Honourable John Baird, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, will make an announcement regarding Canada's response to the floods in Pakistan on behalf of the Honourable Beverley J....

— Photo: PTI Pacts sealed: President Pratibha Patil raises a toast with her Lao PDR counterpart, Choummaly Sayasone, after signing agreements in Vientiane, Laos, on Friday. India will...

LONDON: Three Pakistan cricket players questioned by British police over claims they were involved in a fixing scandal were allowed to return home on Friday, the London legal firm representing them...

Bangladesh on Friday causing panic among residents in the densely populated capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere in the country. There were no immediate reports of casualties.Officials at the Dhaka...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church shipped an estimated 400,000 pounds of food, blankets and other relief aid Friday to flood-ravaged Pakistan. "We're loading 10 containers that will be...