Pakistan university fines girls for wearing jeans
Islamabad: A Pakistani university has fined girl students for wearing jeans on the campus, a media report said on Wednesday. The National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) made it compulsory for female students to wear dupatta and imposed a ban on wearing jeans in the university premises, the report said. The NUST authorities, however, denied the report, saying they only instructed the students to wear "decent" dresses, the r
Powerful earthquake kills 80 in Pakistan
Islamabad: Eighty people were killed and about another 80 injured when a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit southwestern Pakistan today, with officials saying more persons could be buried under the rubble of collapsed homes. At least 80 people have been ki
7.8 magnitude earthquake in Pakistan kills 30, tremors felt in Delhi
Islamabad: A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 30 persons and damaging several houses near the epicentre in Balochistan province. Abdul Qadoos, deputy speaker of the Baluchistan assembly, said that 30 peop
Taliban suicide bombers kill 78 Christians in Peshawar church attack
Peshawar: Peshawar: Two Taliban suicide bombers struck a historic church here on Sunday, killing 78 people, including women and children, in the deadliest attack on the Christian minority in Pakistan's history. About 130 others were injured in the at
Tamil party sweeps polls in former LTTE-held region in Lanka
Colombo: Sri Lanka's main ethnic minority Tamil party secured a landslide victory in a provincial poll that has threatened to rekindle animosity between the government and Tamils, four years after the military crushed separatist rebels and ended a 26
Iran parades 30 missiles with 2,000 km range
Tehran: Iran paraded 30 missiles with a nominal range of 2,000 km on Sunday, the first time it had displayed so many with a stated capacity to hit Israeli targets. Iran displayed 12 Sejil and 18 Ghadr missiles at the annual parade marking the
Mumbai attacks trial: Pak panel granted visas to visit India
Islamabad: India on Wednesday issued seven-day visas for the Pakistani judicial commission that will visit the country on September 21 to cross-examine the Mumbai terror attack witnesses and to carry forward the much-delayed trial here. "We have
Nigerian wins Muslim beauty pageant rival to Miss World
Jakarta: A Nigerian woman tearfully prayed and recited Koranic verses as she won a beauty pageant exclusively for Muslim women in the Indonesian capital Wednesday, a riposte to the Miss World contest that has sparked hardline anger. The 2
Pakistan nominates first film for Oscar in 50 years
Islamabad: Pakistan has put forward a film for the Oscars for the first time in nearly 50 years as its struggling film industry shows signs of revival, officials said on Monday.
"The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee has selected "Zind
