ISLAMABAD: Twenty-nine brigadiers have been promoted to the rank of major general and a major reshuffle in the army’s top brass is reported to be on the cards after expected promotion of at least seven officers to three-star generals over the next few weeks. Continue Reading

Former captains Younus Khan and Muhammad Yousuf had their international futures cast aside and then restored just as quickly after the Pakistan Cricket Board backtracked on its decision to ban the two players. Continue Reading

MIRANSHAH: Two US missile strikes  killed at least 12 militants in Pakistan’s tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. Continue Reading

The unearthing of another Buddhist-era site in the formerly beleaguered Swat valley comes as pleasant news. Continue Reading

The PCB has handed out the most comprehensive set of punishments to national players in recent memory, banning a number of senior players and implementing heavy fines on others, accepting the recommendations of an inquiry committee formed to look into Pakistan’s disastrous tour to Australia. Continue Reading

PESHAWAR: Militants armed with guns and grenades stormed the offices of a US-based Christian charity in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five aid workers in an attack blamed on militants. Continue Reading

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari signed on Tuesday the Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace Bill, 2010, aimed at providing a safe working environment. Continue Reading

LAHORE: The by-elections in NA-123 and three other constituencies are taking place today in Lahore, Bahawalnagar, Jhang and Jafarabad. Continue Reading

ISLAMABAD: Ambreen made Pakistani history by becoming one of the country’s first female fighter pilots, but on Sunday she was due to swap her flight schedule for an arranged marriage. Continue Reading

KARACHI: Pakistani security agents denied on Monday that an American al Qaeda spokesman wanted in the United States for treason had been arrested, saying there had been confusion over the identity of a detained suspect. Continue Reading