1965 war hero Muhammad Mahmood Alam popularly known as MM Alam passed away in Karachi. Pakistan Air Force (PAF) spokesman said that Air commodore (retd) Muhammad Mahmud Alam passed away in Karachi on Monday morning after a long illness. He was 78. MM Alam emerged as a hero in 1965 Pak-India war when as a fighter pilot he downed five Indian aircraft in less than a minute — the first four within 30 seconds. [ ...

By Faheem Belharvi Despite bitter opposition from the US and warnings of economic sanctions, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinijad on 11 March 2013 officially inaugurated construction work of a delayed $7.5 billion gas pipeline. The ceremony, which the President's office described as a 'big event', was held in the Iranian border city of Chabahar. Both Presidents were ...

  By Rosey No, not the delicious, warm out of the oven kind—the mathematical number 3.14159…well, you know the rest. At least, if you're celebrating today, you probably do. In honor of this brainy holiday, here's a shout-out to five math-lovin' celebs who are probably adding up ways to enjoy themselves. Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage 1. Natalie Portman: This embodiment of brains and beauty wants everyone to ...

By Rida Zaheer Pakistan and  Malaysia  gone for drawn in  a do-or-die game in Ipoh, Malaysia on Thursday, March 14, 2013 Malaysia scored a goal in the 6th minute and lead 1-0. Pakistan leveled as Imran scores goal in the 15th minute via penalty corner. At half-time, the score has been leveled by 1-1. Malaysia scored in the 52nd minute to take 2-1 lead. Pakistan draw level in the 62nd minute through Shafqat ...

Posted by Faheem Belharvi What's next for China's foreign policy? STORY HIGHLIGHTS •    NEW: Xi Jinping formally takes role of Chinese president •    China's National People's Congress draws to a close •    New leaders were named last November but have been waiting for congress •    NPC discussed major issues facing country, including economic aims Beijing (CNN) -- Xi Jinping was named China's president Thu ...

By Zaheerul Hassan Jorge Mario Bergoglio 76-year-old Archbishop of Buenos Aires has been choosen Poper and to be called Pope Francis. He became a cardinal in 2001. He was reportedly one of the front runners in 2005 and now appears to have been elected as the first pope from outside of Europe. The election procedutre took  3 days . It's the first time the name has ever been chosen and perhaps there is a symb ...

By Zaheerul Hassan There was an uproar in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Tuesday after the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demanded that the mortal remains of Afzal Guru be brought back to the state and some angry members almost came to blows. Parliament attack convict Guru was hanged and buried in Delhi's Tihar Jail Feb 9. Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Monday ruled out handing over his b ...

By Chaudhry Nasimullah There was a women’s seminar. Topic – “How to live in a loving relationship with your husband?”  Loving relationsh​ip with your husband The women were asked, “‘How many of you love your husband’s?’” All responded positive. Then they were asked, '‘ When was the last time you told husband you loved him?’'  Some women answered today, some yesterday, some didn’t remember. The women were th ...