
Researchers believe Popular students become Smokers A new study by reseachers at the University of Southern California claims that students who are popular among classmates are more likely to start smoking. This conclusion is based on surveys of 1,950 teenagers in ninth and 10th grades at high schools in Southern California. It was found that […]
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Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday said the rule of law is the only solution to all social and economic problems, adding that better society couldn’t be developed without giving equal rights to people. While addressing a ceremony of new judicial year, the chief justice underscored the need for a better understanding of issues […]

In his first official visit to China, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Monday left for China on a four-day trip to attend the meeting of World Economic Forum (WEF), scheduled to be held from September 10 to 13 at Tianjin. While speaking to the media at Benazir Bhutto Airport, the premier said that the […]

Malik Riaz, the real estate tycoon and one of the major characters in the Arsalan Iftikhar graft scandal, has refused to appear before Shoaib Suddle, the one-man commission probing the case. Zahid Bukhari, the counsel for Malik Raiz, while speaking to the media said that his client wouldn’t appear before the commission and he would […]

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that newly inked visa-accord will help in strengthening bilateral relations between Pakistan and India, adding it would benefit people of the two neighboring countries. While speaking to the media, the minister said that he had urged Indian authorities to open visa office in Karachi. Commenting about the new […]

Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna has concluded his three-day visit on an optimistic note, terming the trip fruitful and a positive step towards better and stronger ties between Pakistan and India. In his last day of visit, Krishna besides visiting Data Shrine, Minar-e-Pakistan and Gurdwara Dera in Lahore held meetings with Chief Minister […]

Seeking list of the 22 agencies operating in Balochistan, the Supreme Court has warned the government that a delegation of the United Nations (UN) was on their way to the province to review the situation of missing persons. A three-member bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed […]

President Asif Ali Zardari reportedly said that he would consider the case of Sarabjit Singh, who has been on death row in Pakistani prison for over 20 years in charges of Lahore bomb blasts. Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna raised the issue during a meeting with President Zardari after which the latter asked […]

Extending an invitation to Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that positive thinking was required to resolve the bilateral problems. During a meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna, the premier was of the opinion that terrorism was a curse not only for […]

Tahir-ul-Qadri, the renowned Islamic scholar, has said that he had many reservations on all administrative and procedural points of blasphemy law, adding that it needs a lot of reforms and amendments. During an interview with a Danish TV channel, Tahir-ul-Qadri said that he had difference of opinion with the blasphemy law in its existing forms. […]

Finally, a district and session court in Islamabad on Friday granted bail to Rimsha Masih, who is an accused of Blasphemy. Judge Muhammad Azam Khan directed Rimsha’s lawyer to submit two surety bonds worth Rs 500, 000 each. The minor girl, who is suffering from Down’s Syndrome, was arrested in a poor Islamabad suburb on […]

Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna on a three-day visit to hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar on various bilateral issues arrived in Islamabad on Friday. During his stay in Pakistani, the Indian External Affairs Minister will chair the Joint Commission Meeting with Khar. He will also be called on President Asif Ali […]