About television, and where the industry has gone wrong, Samina Ahmed is very candid. “I would say PTV's contribution was immense. It set the tone and established standard in drama. It is the benchmark. ...

The Asian Development Bank Saturday called on its Asian government borrowers to design mass transport systems in a way that would slow the rapid growth of their greenhouse gas emissions. While developed countries still account for the largest ...

The level of cardiovascular fitness among cancer survivors remains unaffected by therapies, say researchers. "We know physical activity is a critical component of cancer survivorship, both during and after cancer treatment," says Jennifer LeMoine, a post-doctoral research fellow ...

Tainted Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif may be slapped a hefty fine of upto two million rupees for his 19 day Dubai detention last year. According to the sources privy to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the committee ...

Pakistan is confident that a tough conditioning camp and psychological counseling will make up for a lack of playing time and prepare the team for a serious assault on the Twenty20 World Cup in England. The Pakistan squad ...

After exporting rice worth $1.8 billion during the first 11 months (July-May) exporters are expecting to achieve a target of $2 billion by the close of the current fiscal year. According to details released by the Rice ...

The government would not impose new taxes in the budget but rationalise the existing taxation system and widen its base, the Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Shaukat Tarin, said on Saturday.‘Taxation is not equitable and requires ...

Suffering there is a-plenty, but the press on May 29 told us that our president, who had disturbed Karachi, had given the go-ahead to his ‘Green Karachi’ exercise comprising 12 projects involving the building of parks, the ...

President Asif Ali Zardari has said the government will eliminate terrorists with the support of the people, a private TV channel reported on Saturday.Chairing a meeting of civil bureaucrats in Islamabad, President Zardari said the government would ...

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday announced Rs50 billion development outlay for Balochistan in the coming budget and said the government was fully committed to addressing the sense of deprivation in the people of the ...