ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has written a letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing his joy over the resumption of cricket ties between the South Asian neighbours.The letter which was delivered to Singh via the Pakistani High Commission stated that the resumption of cricket ties will create good will between both Indian and Pakistan.The President further wrote the cricket series wo ...

The website was blocked on Saturday evening. ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik on Wednesday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to take legal action against those who posted objectionable material on a Shia website. Issuing directions, Malik warned all such elements to “remove objectionable material from the web pages immediately.” He further directed the ...

LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has accused the establishment for Balochistan unrest, saying world knew about it. Talking to media outside Punjab Assembly, Rana claimed that the establishment organized PTI chairman Imran Khan's public meeting in Quetta, adding Khan also talked against Nawaz Sharif on the directives of the establishment. Rana said President Asif Ali Zardari was for 7-8 years on th ...

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appointed a new defence minister on Wednesday after a suicide bombing killed two top regime officials including defence minister General Daoud Rajha. State television reported that Fahd al-Freij has now been appointed to the post. (AFP) ...

A Colombian soldier packs up his belongings after being forced out of his military post on Mount Berlin by indigenous natives, in Toribio, Cauca deparment, Colombia, on July 17, 2012. Scores of Paez Indians have kicked Colombian soldiers out of an outpost as part of a push to expel both security forces and leftist rebels from indigenous reserves in the southwestern province of Cauca. General Jorge Humberto ...

Adult video actress Saori Hara and actor Hiro Haayana of Japan perform for the camera during the filming of '3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstacy' in Hong Kong. Exposure to sexual content in movies at an early age probably influences adolescents’ sexual behaviour, according to a new study. Even though a great deal of research has shown that adolescents who watch more risky behaviours in popular movies, like dri ...

Obama has to show his commitment to human rights and ensure a rule is introduced to protect human rights without jeopardizing national security." Daniel Zapico from Amnesty International Mexican activists have staged a protest rally in front of the US Embassy in the capital Mexico City, criticizing the American government for blocking efforts to ban arms exports. The protesters on Tuesday also called for fu ...

Kim Kardashian tweeted the snap saying: "Good morning Miami." The reality TV starlet loves to post her snaps on the micro-blogging site. Socialite Kim Kardashian was stopped by the California Highway Patrol for not showing her license plates on her brand new $300,000 custom Rolls Royce Ghost. According to sources, Kardashian was stopped but released without punishment after she showed officers that she secr ...

A security official talks with a truck driver carrying supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan, as it drives to the Afghan border at Jamrud on July 12. MAZAR-E-SHARIF: A bomb planted by the Taliban destroyed 22 NATO trucks carrying supplies to their forces in northern Afghanistan, the Taliban and police said on Wednesday. Eighteen fuel trucks and four supply vehicles were parked in Aibak, the capital of Sam ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan in Moscow, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. From the very start, from the first steps, we supported and continue to support your [Annan] efforts aimed at restoring civil peace."   Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged that Moscow is still supporting the peace plan proposed by UN-Arab Le ...