ICT magazine

ISLAMABAD – Terming the finalisation of 7th National Finance Commission Award as victory of the democracy, President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday inked the historic document in presence of the provincial chief ministers and governors.Addressing the ceremony, he said that it was a ...

Karachi, March 16: Pakistan cricket was once again rocked by reports that match-fixing is one of the major reasons for the national team’s poor performance in the recent past. The Senate’s sports committee probing into the national cricket affairs claims to have found disturbing evidence that more than one Pakistani cricketer ...

Washington, March 16 India has not abandoned the “path of dialogue” but possesses the capacity “to deal effectively with those that pursue destructive agendas” against the country, India’s Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said in a major address here Monday. Despite the provocations we have faced constantly from terrorists whose linkages we ...

ISLAMABAD – Legislators from opposition and treasury benches in the National Assembly Monday criticised the Punjab Chief Minister for his statement regarding terrorism in the province and demanded to make apology from the people.Ameer Muqam from PML-Q said that the Pakistan Army and ...

WASHINGTON (Agencies) – Al-Qaeda has ‘blown it’ through its excessive brutality and is now under ‘fantastic pressure’ because of the loss of key leaders, US envoy Richard Holbrooke said Sunday.Holbrooke said the organisation that masterminded the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United ...

India on Saturday rejected Pakistan’s charge of its involvement in Lahore blasts and said such “unfounded” allegations puts a “strain” on bilateral relationship and it has no interest in destabilising that country. In a strongly-worded statement, the External Affairs Ministry said Pakistan should concentrate on dismantling the infrastructure of terrorism directed ...

SWAT – At least 14 persons including four security personnel, three workers of an NGO and a student were killed while 65 others got injured in a suicide attack outside the District Courts in Mingora on Saturday.Several vehicles and a public library were ...

A regional military commander in Pakistan says a suicide bomber has killed at least 13 people and wounded at least 53 others in northwestern Swat valley. The incident is the third deadly attack in Pakistan this week.

Congress voted down a resolution to pull out of Afghanistan today."Conventional wisdom" among many Americans - and congress members - is that we need to be in Afghanistan to protect our national security.Is it true?A Little HistoryBefore we discuss whe...

CNN rating list of “Asia’s 25 greatest actors of all time” includes Guru Dutt, Amitabh Bachchan, Pran, Nargis, and Meena Kumari. The listing was posted on 4 March that marks the struggling poet of “Pyaasa” (1957) as the “best role” of Guru Dutt. Amitabh Bachchan’s deep voice and broodiness for Inspector ...

ASHRAF JAVED and JAM SAJJAD HUSSAINLAHORE – Weeks after the reports that Pakistan’s intelligence agencies captured top Taliban and Al-Qaeda figures during successful operations in various parts of the country, a suicide bomber struck the headquarters of Special Investigation Agency (SIA) ...

RANA LATIF/ JAWAD R AWAN/ JAM SAJJAD HUSSAIN/KHALID MALIKLAHORE – Speakers at a special ceremony held in memory of late Hameed Nizami at Alhamra on Sunday were of the opinion that an independent, Islamic, democratic and welfare state was the cherished goal of ...

China and Pakistan will hold joint antiterrorist exercises entitled Friendship-2010 in China in summer. This is according to the Renmin Ribao newspaper report on its website on Sunday citing the Chinese National Defense Ministry.

ISLAMABAD – India was the architect of the couple of fatal attacks that rocked two Afghan cities - Kabul and Kandahar - of late, killing about a dozen Pakistanis and Indians.Contrary to the prevailing assessments that reason Indian vengeance against Pakistan’s ‘aggression,’ this ...

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić thanked Pakistan for its support and for not recognizing the unilateral independence of Kosovo, daily Blic stated. “We are thankful for the solidarity and support,” Jeremić said in an interview with Pakistan’s most prominent English-language daily Dawn.

HANGU – At least 12 people were killed and 30 others got injured when a suicide bomber attacked a convoy of civilians guarded by security forces here in tehsil Tal on Friday.According to details, the suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the ...

Pakistani police say a suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 20 others in northwest Pakistan. Police and witnesses said at least two women and two children were among the dead.

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić will pay a one-day visit to Pakistan on Thursday. This has been announced in Belgrade by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

LAHORE – The participants of 16th Speakers’ Conference, which concluded on Wednesday, have resolved to make every possible effort to protect democracy and parliamentary institutions, maintaining that a commitment to the cause was vital for country’s survival and security.The speakers and deputy speakers ...

KHAR – The security forces have concluded military operations against militants in Bajaur Agency after successfully overrunning Taliban and Al-Qaeda headquarters in Damadola.Local military commanders told a group of media persons on Tuesday that as many as 22,00 militants had been killed since ...