To all my Muslim Brothers and Friends, I wish all of you have a very pleasant and happy Ramadan. It's a occasion for spiritual and physical discipline and It's also a unique time for making extra effort to spread love, peach and reconciliation. Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which taking part Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and sexual activities from dawn until sunset.Fasting is intended to teach Muslims about patience, humility and ...

The privilege and adjournment motions submitted by Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) were refused in a House Business Advisory session, said resources Thursday. The session was presided by Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza. It was said in the session that the privilege and adjournment motions moved by both MQM and PML-N were not maintainable as Nawaz Sharif and Altaf Hussain are not parliamentarians. The PML-N had submitted a privilege motion on the contentious remarks made by the MQM chief in which ...

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned hearing of the petitions challenging various clauses of the 18th Amendment till tomorrow. A 17-judge full court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, was hearing the case. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry in his remarks today said that the parliament has blocked the road of adventurism. The Chief Justice said that the constitutional reforms committee exercised the powers of Prime Minister to curtail his powers. He said the Prime Minister has been ignored in the process of appointment of judges, which ...

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is paying the cost for making a film based on a real life story. He has been receiving death threats from the day he began working on Rakta Charitra. Now, Ubala Reddy, a competitor of late Naxalite leader Paritala Ravi has threatened Varma.The family of Ubala Reddy has filed a suit against the filmmaker and even threatened him for portraying the character of Ubala in a negative light. In the movie, the character of Ubala Reddy ...

Three Pakistan cricketers embroiled in illegal betting allegations were axed from the team's tour of England Thursday as they prepared to be grilled about the scandal. Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif were in London to meet Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt and Wajid Shamsul Hasan, Pakistan's ambassador to Britain. The players were all named in a News of the World report which alleged they were involved in a "spot-fixing" scam by bowling deliberate no-balls in last ...

Oil prices edged slightly down in Asian trade on Thursday after soaring in the US the previous day on strong US manufacturing data, analysts said. New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for October delivery, slid six cents to 73.85 dollars a barrel. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in October fell 24 cents to 76.11 dollars. Ong Yi Ling, investment analyst at Singapore-based Phillip Capital, said the slight easing in prices was not indicative of market sentiment right now. “Six cents is a ...