Updated : Sunday February 28 , 2010 OKARA: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Sunday said that the West has been engaged in propaganda against Islam and urged the need of showing real face of the Islam to the world. Addressing the annual Urs gathering of Syed Ismail Shah Bukhari in Okara Qureshi said that western newspapers and think tanks have been engaged in propaganda ... Read More

Updated : Sunday February 28 , 2010 RIYADH: Expressing concern over growing dangerous trends in Pakistan, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal on Sunday said that its political leadership should unite to fight the menace of terrorism. "Pakistan is a friend of Saudi Arabia and therefore anytime when one does see dangerous trends in a friendly country, one is ... Read More

Updated : Sunday February 28 , 2010 FAISALABAD: The local administration has imposed section 144 in Faisalabad after the incidents of rioting and firing on second day a in the city. An outlawed group has announced to hold protest rally despite ban over public meetings and processions in the city. The city has been tense after rioting on Eid Milad-un-Nabi yesterday. The shops ... Read More

Updated : Sunday February 28 , 2010 KARACHI: Federal Minister for Interior Affairs Rehman Malik on Sunday vowed to deal the culprits involved in recent sectarian violence in Faisalabad and Dera Ismail Khan iron-handedly, saying the activities of such elements won’t be tolerated futher. Talking to newsmen here after holding a meeting with the prominent ulema of different schools of thought Malik urged ... Read More

Updated : Sunday February 28 , 2010 LONDON: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband called on President Asif Ali Zardari here Sunday,it was reported. The two leaders reviewed bilateral relations and expressed satisfaction that the relationship between the two countries has been strengthened ever since the democratic government assumed office in Pakistan. Zardari is currently on a private visit to the United Kingdom. The close cooperation ... Read More

Posted Sun Feb 28, 2010 A moderate earthquake deep in the Hindu Kush mountain range has jolted parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan, but there were no reports of injuries or damage, officials said. A Pakistani official described a "high-intensity" quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale, while the US Geological Survey - which monitors earthquakes around the world - reported a 5.7 magnitude quake in the area. The epicentre was on the Afghan ... Read More

Waqar is keen to take on a role which is something of a poisoned chalice Waqar Younis is set to be the new coach of Pakistan after reports emerged that he had accepted a Pakistan Cricket Board offer to take up the position. "I have received a proper offer from the Pakistan board and I am ready to take on this challenge," Waqar was quoted as telling the Reuters agency. ... Read More

Sun Feb 28, DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan – The Pakistani Taliban released a video of their militant chief, Hakimullah Mehsud, but his taped comments fail to prove he survived a U.S. missile strike earlier this year. U.S. and Pakistani officials have become increasingly confident that the brash militant commander died of wounds from a drone-fired missile in mid-January, but the Pakistani Taliban have denied he was killed. At the same time, the ... Read More

28.02.2010 A mine explosion in southern Afghanistan killed 11 civilians, including women and children on Sunday, a provincial spokesman said. The attack in southern province of Helmand, where thousands of Afghan and NATO forces have been taking part in the biggest-ever operation against the Taliban, happened when the civilians were travelling in a trailer attached to a farming tractor in province's Nawzad district, a government spokesman said. "A mine struck a ... Read More

Pokhran, Feb 28: Indian fighter jets pounded mock enemy bunkers close to the Pakistan border on Sunday in a symbolic show of air power at a time when the two nuclear-armed rivals are trying to improve relations. The exercise was watched by military attaches from about 30 countries but not Pakistan and China, neighbors who would be keen to take a look at India’s military firepower. It follows the first official talks ... Read More

Sunday 28th February, 2010 A thunderous applause greeted India and Pakistan players as they walked out for the much anticipated Hockey World Cup clash in a near capacity Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here Sunday night. The hype was building for more than a week and when the moment arrived, the historic venue was abuzz with action on the eve of Holi, the festival of colours. Even the heavy security checks ... Read More

Feb 28 India conveyed its deep concern about 42 functional terror camps across the border to Islamabad, though New Delhi did not expect any ''miracle'' from the just-concluded foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan. “Forty-two terror camps across the border are intact. It’s our biggest concern. There is no serious attempt (on the part of Pakistan) to dismantle them,” Defence Minister A K Antony told reporters minutes after witnessing ... Read More