Pakistans political coalition is new challenge to US
The United States has started a slow and awkward separation from Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. ANI
PPP for end of military operation in Balochistan, provincial autonomy
The Pakistan Peoples Party on Sunday expressed its desire for an end to military operations against rebels in Balochistan and also called for the release of all political prisoners in the southwestern province. ANI
Pakistani Taliban ready for talks with new government
Welcoming the victory of anti Musharraf political parties in the February 18 elections, Pakistani Taliban militant commander Baitullah Mehsud has expressed willingness to go for peace talks. ANI
PPP, PML-N may join hands with MQM
Pakistan Peoples Partys (PPP) spokesman Farhatullah Babar has said that his party and ex-premier Nawaz Sharifs Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) are mulling an option to work with the pro-Musharraf Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). ANI
Record-breaking cyclist finds walking really hard
He might have become the fastest cyclist in the world, but Mark Beaumonts achievement has caused serious trouble to his legs. ANI
Brit soldiers to be given moral lessons to prevent spread of yob culture
It looks like the British troops are not living up to the moral standards, at least thats what the army believes, for the soldiers will be given morality training and will receive good conduct stripes to reward them for living up to the armys values. ANI
Sarkozy wants Unesco to honour French cuisine
French food has captured our hearts, or rather our tummies for quite a long time now, and now the cuisine is being trumpeted as the worlds best by the countrys President Nicolas Sarkozy. ANI
Fat tax proposed for obese in Britain
Being overweight will cost you more than just your health, for insurance firms in Britain are going to levy a fat tax on the seriously obese. ANI
Clampdown on pro-anorexia websites urged
Pro-anorexia sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, which encourage teenage girls to compete to lose weight and provide tips on fasting, should be tackled by the British government, say campaigners. ANI
Prince William gets Spurs vs. Chelsea tickets for injured comrade
Prince William surely has a heart of gold, for he helped an injured Army pal in acquiring tickets to watch Spurs play Chelsea in the Carling Cup Final on Feb 23. ANI
Dis ex-butler Paul Burrell used royal connections for gay sex
The man whom Princess Diana called her rock has sunk to new sordid depths - by hunting clubs for gay sex behind his wifes back. ANI
Prince William tells Kate Middleton to put their romance on hold
Prince William seems to be taking his military training very seriously, for he has told girlfriend Kate Middleton that he wants their romance to take a backseat for a year, while he concentrates on his training. ANI
Aitzaz asks PPP, PML-N to reinstate judges quickly
Pakistans Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Aitzaz Ahsan has warned the leaderships of the PPP and PML-N to get the deposed judges reinstated quickly or face a movement themselves. ANI
UK Prisons chief rings alarm bell over overcrowded jails
Britains overfilled jails are at panic stations, lurching from crisis to crisis, the countrys chief inspector of prisons has told the London Observer in an interview.Anne Owers was quoted by the Guardian as saying that Britains prison population has risen above the critical 82,000 mark for the first time, and she was not sure how long the system could contain this kind of huge pressure. ANI
Caretaker Pak PM Soomro wants to live happily forever
Caretaker Pakistan Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro has reportedly presented his family and himself with a a life-long gift -- a tax-free, hassle-free, well protected high flying retired life with diplomatic passports and much more, that could cost the state exchequer millions of rupees. ANI
Major General who rigged Pak 2002 polls, spills the beans
A retired Pakistan Major General, who was part of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has spilled the beans on how the 2002 general elections in the country were rigged. ANI
Indian envoy to Pakistan meets Zardari
Indias High Commissioner to Pakistan, Satyabrata Pal, met Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari to congratulate him on his partys performance in elections. They also discussed emerging political situation, sources said. Pal also offered his condolences to Zardari, whose wife former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on December 27.Zardari also met former federal minister Anwar Saifullah Khan, former chief minister Punjab Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo and Maulana Fazl Rehman on Saturday. ANI
PML-Q happy to stay in opposition: Shujaat Hussain
The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) has said that it would be quite happy to play a positive role in the opposition at the center and in the three provinces of Punjab, Sindh and the North West Frontier Province. ANI
One-legged parrot to be fitted with prosthetic leg
A one-legged parrot is perching on a scientific breakthrough, for it is about to be fitted with a wooden leg. ANI
U.S. to pursue ties with Pakistan, Musharraf: Rice
The United States would continue to pursue its wide-ranging ties with Pakistan and credited President Pervez Musharraf with guiding his nation to free and fair elections, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told a news conference in South Korea. ANI
Indian scholars among 17 denied Pakistan visa
Prominent Indian scholars Irfan Habib, Subashni Ali and Saeed Naqvi have been denied Pakistani visas, and hence are unlikely to participate in the World Social Forum in Karachi ANI
Sulking Musharraf has retreated into a mental bunker post-polls
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is sulking and has retreated into a mental bunker, a British daily has quoted a senior PML (Q)official, as saying. ANI