NEW YORK: Cyber thieves around the world stole $45 million by hacking into debit card companies, scrapping withdrawal limits and helping themselves from cash machines, US authorities said Thursday. the massive heist unf
Three dead as fire erupts at LDA plaza in Lahore
LAHORE: At least three people were killed when they fell from the LDA Plaza while trying to save their lives.The fire erupted at 12:30 pm on the seventh floor of the plaza and spread to other floors of the building by t
Could vaginal delivery be safer for preemies?
NEW YORK: Very premature babies have fewer breathing problems when they're born through vaginal delivery compared to cesarean section, a new study of more than 20,000 newborns suggests.Based on those cases, researchers
Japan's ANA will return Boeing Dreamliners to the air starting June 1
TOKYO: Japan's All Nippon Airways (9202.T) (ANA) said on Thursday it will return Boeing Co's (BA.N) 787 Dreamliners back to service from June 1 after the planes were grounded worldwide for more than four months.ANA, whi
China probes reports of film director Zhang Yimou's seven children
BEIJING: Chinese authorities have begun investigating reports that Zhang Yimou, one of China's best-known movie directors, has seven children in violation of strict family planning rules, which could result in a fine of
First polio case in Waziristan since Taliban ban
A child has contracted polio for the first time in Pakistan's militant-infested tribal belt since the Taliban banned vaccinations a year ago, a UN official said Monday.The new case has been detected in North Waziristan
China April export growth seen edging up from low base
BEIJING: China's annual export growth may have picked up slightly in April due to a low comparison from a year ago, while import growth probably eased, a Reuters poll showed, suggesting the underlying momentum for both
141 new cases of measles reported
LAHORE: Over 10,929 cases of measles have been reported in Punjab during the last five months with an addition of 141 new cases during the last 24 hours.According to health department officials, at least 64 deaths have
Pakistan's Amir Atlas wins Asian Squash Championship
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan ended its 14 year long hiatus having ruled the roost in the game of Squash with players like Jehnagir Khan and Jansher Khan who brought home titles and made the nation proud.On Sunday, Amir Atlas def
8 hurt in blasts near election offices in Balochistan
QUETTA: Eight people were injured in two separate blasts near election offices of two political parties in Kharan and Machh in Balochistan.Police said five people were hurt in the explosion near Pakistan Muslim League N
JI will defeat extortionists on May 11: Munawar Hasan
KARACHI: Amir Jamat e Islami (JI) Syed Munawar Hasan Sunday said the city of lights Karachi has been plunged into darkness and that a conspiracy is at work to further deteriorate the law and order of the metropolis.We w
Not only MQM but PML-N and JI also being targeted: Habib
KARACHI: Federal Interior Minister Malik Habib Khan has said that not only Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) but Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Jamat e Islami (JI) are also being targeted by the terrorists.Talkin
Israeli warplanes strike Syria in escalation
BEIRUT: Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian made guided missiles believed to be on their way
Houston: APML stages rally in favour of Pervez Musharraf
All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Houston chapter strongly condemned what they called the one sided state discrimination against the former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf.Men, women, and children partici
May 11 will be day of destiny for Pakistan: Nawaz
MIANWALI: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has termed May 11 polling day as a day of destiny for Pakistan.Addressing a public meeting in Mianwali Sunday‚ the PML-N chief said that development
Will launch probe into Kargil conflict: Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif said that if voted to power, he would constitute a commission to probe Kargil conflict and its investigation report would be made public.In an interview with India
Police find clues in poll related violent incidents, one arrested
Police claimed to have detected people involved in a wave of ongoing poll-related violent incidents that are targeting offices of political parties in the metropolis.Talking to Geo news on Sunday, DIG West Zafar Iqbal B
Lower Dir: Police seize 90,000 fake ballot papers
Police recovered at least 90 thousand fake ballot papers from Chakdara area of Lower Dir on Sunday.According to DIG Malakand, the police have seized the recovered ballot papers and also arrested two accused, who belong
Upper Orakzai: 16 militants killed, 2 security men martyred
UPPER ORAKZAI: Security forces captured two militant strongholds in Kismet Sur and Sunghar areas of Tirah valley in Khyber tribal region after successful operations were conducted in the areas, according to Inter Servic
JI holds public gathering in Karachi today
KARACHI: Jamat e Islami (JI) will hold a public gathering in Karachi where the party chief Syed Munawar Hassan and Dr Abdul Qadir Khan would address the participants.The gathering is being convened under a banner of ‘Pu
Polls won’t even change faces, system change a far cry
Tahrik e Mihanjul Quran (TMQ) and Pakistan Awami Tahrik (PAT) Chief Dr. Tahirul Qadri said that those raising the slogan of change would be seen protesting against the stolen elections on May 11 night.Addressing a large
At least 62 bodies found in Syria's Banias: watchdog
The bodies of at least 62 murdered residents have been found in a Sunni neighbourhood of the Syrian city of Banias, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday.The latest incident was condemned by the oppos
