HOPES FOR KARACHI SURVIVORS FADE; TOLL 21
Karachi, Aug 7: The death toll in the Lyari building in Karachi collapse rose to 21 as rescuers recovered nine more bodies from the rubble and feared more people, alive or dead, were still under the debris. Officials said the removal of the rubble could still take time as rescuers were taking More
'South Punjab' demand gains momentum in Pakistan

M ZULQERNAIN

Lahore, Aug 7:  The proposal to carve out a new province of South Punjab from Pakistan's most populous and politically crucial state of Punjab has gained momentum, with all parties except the ruling PML-N agreeing to it. Following a resolution moved by the PML-Q to create a new province More
Tibetan refugees ask Nepal to address rights in new constitution
Kathmandu, Aug 7: Hounded by security forces and deprived of most of their rights as refugees, Nepal's vulnerable Tibetan diaspora urged the government to address the rights of all refugees in the new constitution, scheduled to be unveiled by Aug 31.Making his first appearance before the media More
Afghans in Kabul abhor struggle for water
Kabul, Aug 7: Besides the raging war against the Taliban, residents of the Afghan capital loathe one more aspect of their life -- their appalling daily struggle for water!Most water bodies in and around Kabul have either become dry or in the verge of becoming one, and the erratic potable water More
The futility of Indo-Pak cyber wars

RISHADULLAH SHAIKH

Karachi, Aug 7: The hostility between India and Pakistan is nothing new. However, with the passage of time, the rivalry has found a new frontier, the cyber world. Unfortunately, the medium that could have been used to bridge the divide and hose down the hostility between the two nations is being used More
39 held in Pak for serving food in Ramadan
Islamabad, Aug 7: At least 39 people running restaurants and roadside eateries in Pakistan's Faisalabad city were arrested for serving food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a media report said. The 39 people arrested in raids from various parts of the city were sent to jail for 72 More
  • Kashmir

Pollution hits water chestnut production in Wular

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, Aug 7: The increasing pollution in the Asia’s largest fresh water lake, Wular here has adversely affected the production of water chestnut, threatening the livelihood of scores of people.  More


  • Srinagar City

HYDERPORA FLYOVER ‘BREACHES’ PRIVACY

Residents aghast, seek fibre glass walling; Will do it, assures minister

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Aug 7: At a time when governments even in the metropolitan cities like New Delhi are so sensitive towards people’s privacy living in the vicinity of flyovers, that they got fibre glass walls More



  • Jammu

Shabir for strict action against black marketers, profiteers

‘PAY IMMEDIATE HEED ON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS’

Jammu, Aug 7: Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution and Power, Shabir Ahmad Khan directed CA&PD authorities to keep close vision on black marketing and undue profiteering at More


  • South Asia

HOPES FOR KARACHI SURVIVORS FADE; TOLL 21

Karachi, Aug 7: The death toll in the Lyari building in Karachi collapse rose to 21 as rescuers recovered nine more bodies from the rubble and feared more people, alive or dead, were still under the debris More


  • World

America's deadliest day in Afghanistan

KIMBERLY DOZIER

Kabul, Aug 7: Insurgents shot down a US military helicopter during fighting in eastern Afghanistan, killing 30 Americans, most of them belonging to the same elite Navy SEALs unit that killed Osama Bin More


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