Shujaat, Durrani deny emergency imposition in Pakistan
Pakistan Muslim League (Quami) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Information Minister Mohammed Ali Durrani today ruled out that President Pervez Musharraf is considering imposing the state of emergency in the country. ANI
Pak Supreme Court issues notices to Government, provinces on Sharifs petitions
Pakistans Supreme Court on Thursday issued issued notices to the federal and provincial governments to appear before it on August 16, when it hears petitions filed for the return of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif. ANI
Pakistan-Afghanistan peace jirga begins amid tight security
A three-day Pakistan-Afghanistan peace jirga or tribal council on combating the Taleban has begun here, though President Pervez Musharraf has pulled out citing other national commitments. ANI
Pro-Diana groups threaten to splatter Camilla with eggs
Pro-Diana groups in the UK are so furious that Camilla will be attending the late Princess memorial service that they have threaten to pelt her and hubby Prince Charles with eggs if the Duchess of Cornwall shows up. ANI
UK must ensure that India, Pakistan respect Kashmiri self-determination right, say leaders
Kashmiri leaders Dr Shabir Choudhry and Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri have told senior officials at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office here, that the people of Kashmir are getting no respite from years of violence, terrorism and forced separation. ANI
Now, a puke ray to make terrorists throw up
The latest weapon in the fight terrorism and crime is the puke ray, a torch that makes perpetrators vomit. ANI
Brit brides 120kg wedding dress!
Getting Catrina Nolan to walk down the aisle was an extremely tough task, for though she wasnt a reluctant bride, it was her 19-stone or 120kg dress that caused all the huffing and puffing. ANI
Continental drift, transoceanic dispersal spread Proteaceae after Gondwanaland break-up
Continental drift and transoceanic dispersal helped spread the Proteaceae, a major group of Gondwanalands plants, to modern continents, DNA sequences and fossil records show. ANI
US wants to promote unrest in the region: Rehman
Leader of Opposition, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has alleged that the US wants to promote unrest in the region to justify its military presence in the area. ANI
Traditional ploughing irreparably depleting soil cover
Traditional plough-based agriculture combined with the growing demands of a burgeoning population for more food production, is fast depleting the Earths soil supply. ANI
UK worried about resurgent Taliban
Ministers in United Kingdom believe that if Afghanistan falls into the hands of the Taliban, Pakistan may also fall, with dire consequences for British security. ANI
Rainforests show differing patterns of biodiversity, reveals study
Biodiversity may be more evenly distributed in some forests than in others and, therefore, may require different management and preservation strategies, a new study by an international group of entomologists and biologists has revealed. ANI
Musharraf cannot stall Benazirs return
The opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has criticised President Pervez Musharraf for saying that Benazir Bhutto would not be allowed to come back to Pakistan until after the general election, and said Musharraf cannot stall her return. ANI
Dawood not in Pakistan, but safe wherever he is: Miandad
Former Pakistan cricket team captain Javed Miandad has said that Indias most wanted don Dawood Ibrahim is not in Pakistan. ANI
Physicist presents theoretical model of travelling back in time
Time travel could be a real possibility in future, and not just a figment of imagination, according to an eminent Israeli professor of physics. ANI
Brit woman beats 1 out of 150,000 odds with identical triplets
Beating all the odds, a British woman has given birth to rare identical triplets in Austria. ANI
US outraged over Pak politicians jihad against India, US remarks
The US Embassy here has reacted strongly to the remarks made by Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Major (retired) Tanveer Hussain Syed in which he urged the Pakistan government to announce jihad against India and the US. ANI
UKs Big Ben to fall silent for a month
Britains most famous clock -- Big Ben -- is to fall silent for about a month while maintenance work is carried out. ANI
BBC may close channels in cost saving exercise, says its chairman
BBC Chairman Sir Michael Lyons has said that one of the networks television channels might be closed as part of a two billion dollar cost-saving exercise. ANI
Controversy over mocked-up Dirty Prince Harry cover pic
The British media is discontented with an American magazine cover featuring a fabricated photo of Prince Harry. ANI
Murdoch says he is aiming to be a global financial news conglomerate
Media baron Rupert Murdoch has said that his decision to acquire Dow Jones and Co. signaled his goal of become a major provider of global financial news through eventual synergies between the Wall Street Journal and the soon-to-be-launched Fox Business Network. ANI
Once in a lifetime meteor shower in September to shed light on dangerous comets
A rare meteor shower predicted to hit Earth on September 1 would provide astronomers the opportunity to study an ancient comets crust. ANI
US persuading Musharraf to attend Kabul Jirga
The US is trying its best to persuade Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to attend the Kabul Jirga that is taking place from today. ANI
Emergency can be declared anytime in Pakistan: Sources
A state of emergency can be declared in Pakistan anytime, sources here said. ANI
UK Police accuse Channel 4 of distorting Muslim preachers speeches
British Police have accused Channel 4 of distorting Muslim preachers speeches while investigating allegations of Islamic extremism arising from a documentary made by it. ANI
Benazir, Shahbaz Sharif say that Musharraf is afraid of losing power
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Shahbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairwoman Benazir Bhutto have said that the Musharraf regime is looking for excuses to declare an emergency in the country, and it is afraid of losing power. ANI
Pak wheat flour to enter Indian market sans import duty
Wheat flour from Pakistan is likely to enter Indian market without any import duty on it, a top official in Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock said. ANI
UK Sikh cabbie to sue Marquess of Blandford over racial slur
A UK Sikh cabbie has decided to sue the Marquess of Blandford over a racial slur directed at him. ANI
Time running out for Musharraf to reach understanding with opposition: Benazir
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has said time is running out for the Government to reach an understanding with the opposition. ANI
Rice calls Musharraf over reports of emergency declaration in Pak
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke at length with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, as the key American ally in war on terror weighed the option of imposing a state of emergency in the country. ANI
Fossil skull find might re-write history of human evolution
A pair of fossils recently discovered in Kenya could possibly re-write the history of human evolution. ANI
Australian judge calls Haneefs visa cancellation timing suspicious
Australian Federal Court Judge, Justice Jeffrey Spender, has termed the timing of Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews decision to cancel Indian born doctor Mohamed Haneefs work visa, as suspicious. ANI
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