KARACHI: Pakistan and Sri Lanka will play a three Test series, five one-day internationals and a T20 match in the United Arab Emirates from Oct. 18 to Nov. 26 this year, the Pakistan Cricket Board (...Read more »
KARACHI: Pakistan’s tax recovery during the month of August recording a rise by 6 percent amounted to about Rs89 billion, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said.
Last year in August, FBR had r...Read more »
MOSCOW: Eight people, seven of them police, were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Chechnya's capital Grozny on Tuesday during celebrations at the end of the Muslim festival of Ramazan, a police so...Read more »
HYDERABAD: Heavy rains lashed various districts of Sindh province, displacing a large number of people, and sending low lying areas inundated.
Rains coupled with winds lashed Naushehro Fero...Read more »
ISLAMABAD: Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated today all-over Pakistan, including Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan with great religious zeal, fervor and festivity, marking the culmination of th...Read more »
BARCELONA: Cesc Fabregas and Alexis Sanchez marked their home debuts for Barcelona in La Liga with goals as the champions crushed Villarreal 5-0 in their opening match of the campaign on Mon...Read more »
KARACHI: Pakistan’s tax recovery during the month of August recording a rise by 6 percent amounted to about Rs89 billion, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said.
Last year in August, FBR had r...Read more »
NEW DELHI: The Madras High Court on Tuesday stayed for eight weeks the execution of three Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts.
The three — Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan — lodged in ...Read more »
KARACHI: The Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry has adjourned the hearing of the suo moto case regarding the security situation in Karachi till September 5, Geo News reported Tuesday.
A five...Read more »
ISLAMABAD: The number of patients affected by deadly dengue virus continues to grow across the country as another 63 people have been tested positive for mosquito-borne disease.
Another 16...Read more »
KARACHI: Two men were killed in a blast that occurred on Abul Hasan Ispahani Road, Geo News reported on Tuesday. The bomb was fixed in a motorcycle and according to SHO Mobina Town Yaqoob Sa...Read more »
LOS ANGELES: Pop star Lady Gaga opened the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday dressed in drag and singing her "You and I" while Britney Spears and Katy Perry took awards, but it may ...Read more »
KARACHI: Pakistan cricket authorities on Monday formed a committee to pick a new national team coach to replace Waqar Younis, who will step down next month.
Waqar is leaving his post for me...Read more »
NEW YORK: Emergency officials said at least 21 people across the United States have died as a result of Hurricane Irene: six in North Carolina; four each in Virginia and Pennsylvania; two in...Read more »
ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner in Islamabad Adam Thomson on Monday said there is no truth in reports regarding the attempt made by Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain to...Read more »
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief, Altaf Hussain is under treatment in a London hospital for the last one week, said a MQM handout issued here today.
Altaf Hussain who is being...Read more »
KARACHI: The Supreme Court’s Karachi registry began hearing the suo moto case regarding the security situation in Karachi, Geo News reported. The case is being heard by a five-member bench o...Read more »
ISLAMABAD: Dengue fever is gripping Punjab fast and total number of dengue patients has reached 945.
In Punjab, 100 new cases have been reported during the last 24 hours. Out of these, 99 wer...Read more »
MUMBAI: Actor Salman Khan is heading out to the US next week to treat a nerve disorder he was diagnosed with earlier this month.
Khan, 45, whose ‘Bodyguard’ opens in cinemas next week, will ...Read more »
BULAWAYO: The Pakistan cricket team will begin its tour of Zimbabwe on Sunday with a match against Zimbabwe XI, Geo News reported Saturday.
The cricket team led by Misbah-ul-Haq will practi...Read more »
ISLAMABAD: Asian Development Bank (ADB) is considering various options in a positive direction to finance multi-billion dollars Diamer Bhasha Dam project.
ADB Director General Jaun Miranda,...Read more »
NEW DELHI: Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare ended his 13-day hunger strike on Sunday, a day after parliament agreed to consider his demands over proposed legislation.
Hazare took...Read more »
KARACHI: Rangers launched search operation in various areas of Lyari, meanwhile unidentified men opened fire injuring two women in Aath Chowk, Geo News reported.
According to the sources, ...Read more »
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker, Fahmida Mirza has constituted a 17-member parliamentary committee for reviewing the prevalent situations in Karachi and Blaochistan, Geo News reported.
...Read more »
LOS ANGELES: It's the thing you don't see that's always the scariest part of a horror movie. And it's those places you can't see as a kid -- underneath the bed, inside the closet, up in the ...Read more »
DUBLIN: England avenged their World Cup defeat against Ireland with an 11-run victory over the hosts in Thursday's rain-affected one-day international at Clontarf.
The Irish were eyeing another fam...Read more »
KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued the notification relating to withdrawal of the 3.5 percent withholding tax levy on the sale and purchase of phutti, Geo News reported.
Pak...Read more »
NEW DELHI: India's parliament prepared on Friday to debate the anti-corruption proposals of a self-styled Gandhian activist in a move to end an 11-day hunger strike that has united millions ...Read more »
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple's legendary co-founder and top ideas man Steve Jobs resigned as chief executive Wednesday in a move long expected after he began a dramatic fight with cancer.
In a writ...Read more »
LAHORE: Geo News has received CCTV video footage of Shahbaz Taseer’s car moments before he was kidnapped in the Gulberg area of the city.
The video shows the white Mercedes of Shahbaz Taseer...Read more »
LAHORE: Shahbaz Taseer the son of former Punjab governor, Salman Taseer was kidnapped in the Gulberg area of the city, Geo News reported.
Four men riding on a motorcycle and a Land Cruiser...Read more »
TRIPOLI: Libyan rebels say they launched their first attack on the nation's capital in coordination with NATO, while rebel fighters in Tripoli late Saturday, in what they hope is a final pus...Read more »
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari held an important meeting with key Sindh ministers at the Presidency on Saturday night to discuss the law and order situation in Karachi and find a poli...Read more »
KARACHI: The bloodshed in the city continues unabated, as seven more persons were killed today, Geo News reported.
The carnage, which started on August 17, still remains beyond control for m...Read more »
LAHORE: Cases of Dengue fever are continuously increasing in Punjab including Lahore, Geo News reported Saturday.
Residents of Lahore have denied the government’s claim that fumigation drives...Read more »
CINCINNATI: Fifth seeded Indo-Pak pair of Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Rohan Bopanna lost in the doubles quarterfinal of the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati, USA Geo News reported Saturd...Read more »
NEW YORK: Wall Street ended a fourth week of losses on a down note on Friday as most buyers left the market before the weekend on growing fears of another U.S. recession and destabilization in...Read more »
NEW DELHI: Anna Hazare's fast demanding a strong Lokpal entered the fifth day on Saturday with his team saying they were ready to talk to the government but no such communication channels ha...Read more »
KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister, Manzoor Wasan said 100 target killers have been arrested so far, Geo News reported Saturday. He made this statement after attending the funeral prayers for three pol...Read more »
KARACHI: Five people were killed in the metropolis on Saturday as violence continued unabated, Geo News reported Saturday. In four days of violence at least 77 people lost their lives.
Viol...Read more »
LAHORE: 70 new cases of Dengue fever have been reported in Punjab, out of which 64 belong to Lahore, Geo News reported. The total number of Dengue fever patients in the province has risen to 1...Read more »
MUMBAI: Actor Salman Khan and his beloved bracelet are almost inseparable. It was his father, writer Salim Khan who had gifted the turquoise blue bracelet to Salman few years back and the ac...Read more »
KARACHI: Sindh cotton crop has been severely hit by the rains giving rise to the fears that the cotton production target for the current year would not be achieved.
Pakistan Cotton ginners ...Read more »
CINCINNATI: Roger Federer, playing in his final event before the US Open, surged into the third round of the ATP and WTA hardcourt tournament Tuesday by beating Juan Martin del Potro in stra...Read more »
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday slammed a hunger strike campaign by anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare as "totally misconceived" and deliberately con...Read more »
ISLAMABAD: Governor Sindh, Dr. Ishrat ul Ebad met with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and discussed the MQM's return to the government and the situation in Sindh, Geo News reported.
Foll...Read more »
HAMBANTOTA: Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan elected to bat after winning the toss against Australia in the second one-day international on Sunday.
Australia lead 1-0 in the five-match...Read more »
JAFFERABAD: A powerful blast that brought down the two-storey building of a hotel killed at least 11 people and hurt 21 others in Dera Allayar area of Jafferabad, Geo News reported.
The blast...Read more »
OHIO: A boy in Ohio had his leg backward after he had undergone an unusual leg surgery to beat cancer.
Dugan Smith, 13 year old boy from Ohio is now able to play football, thanks to a unique...Read more »
MUMBAI: Legendary Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor, whose acting and dancing style heavily influenced modern-day Indian film stars, died on Sunday aged 79.
"Shammi Kapoor ji passed away t...Read more »
ISLAMABAD: National junior hockey team returned home in the wee hours of Sunday after their successful tour to Egypt, Geo News reported.
Talking to media at Islamabad airport, team coach wh...Read more »
BIRMINGHAM: A man and a teenager were due in court Sunday, police said, charged with the murder of three men hit by a car while defending their neighbourhood against looters in Britain's sec...Read more »
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that they want long lasting solution of Karachi violence. He directed Speaker National Assembly to constitute a committee in this r...Read more »
ISLAMABAD: The nation is celebrating its 65th Independence Day with great fervour but simplicity. The day began with special prayers in mosques for the unity, solidarity and prosperity of th...Read more »
ISLAMABAD: US Senator John McCain on Saturday called on Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and demanded withdrawal of NOC requirement on the movement of US diplomats, Geo News reported.
US a...Read more »
BIRMINGHAM: England became the world's number one Test side as they beat India by an innings and 242 runs to win the third Test at Edgbaston here on Saturday.
England's victory gave them an...Read more »
HAVANA: Cuban revolutionary icon Fidel Castro turns 85 on Saturday amid celebrations in his honor that he so far failed to attend.
Cuba has been partying since Tuesday, with concerts, balle...Read more »