BANGALORE: An unbeaten knock of 175 from Chris Gayle helped the Royal Challengers Bangalore defeat the Pune Warriors by 130 runs in the Indian Premier League this afternoon. Chasing a mammoth target of 264, Pune made 133 for nine with Steve Smith (41) and Mitchell Marsh (25) offering some resistance after they had stumbled to [...]

ISLAMABAD: While hearing petitions regarding initiating treason case against former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja remarked that the court will meet all the requirements of justice. A three-judge Supreme Court (SC) bench headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja heard the treason petitions against Pervez Musharraf today. During proceedings, Justice Jawwad remarked [...]

LONDON/KARACHI: The chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Altaf Hussain, on Tuesday, while slamming an attack on the party’s election office at the People’s Chowrangi, directed the Co-ordination Committee to close all the election offices of the party, for the time being, in view of threats of further attacks. He questioned how peaceful elections [...]

QUETTA: A blast occurred near a private hospital in Satellite Town in Quetta early Wednesday morning where thirteen persons including two children sustained injuries. According to rescue sources, thirteen persons including two children were injured when a blast occurred infront of a private hospital situated in Satellite Town today morning. Police and rescue teams reached [...]

MALAKWAL: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahbaz Sharif has said people will get rid of plunderers on the 11th of May. Addressing a public meeting here on Monday‚ Shahbaz Sharif said that former rulers inflicted heavy loss to the country. He said PML-N will end the load-shedding within 2 years after coming into power. Criticising [...]

ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has so far granted Rs 3.4 billion to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for holding forthcoming general elections. According to finance ministry sources, the ECP had sought Rs 5.9 billion from the ministry. The ministry has so far granted Rs 3.4 billion to the commission while remaining Rs 2.5 billion would [...]