LAHORE: Indian blockade of Chenab River water will hit 2.6 million acres of land, which is feared resulting in the 10 percent loss of the production of crops countywide.

Russia:  An Aeroflot  jet which crashed on Sunday near Perm in Russia's Ural mountains killing all 88 people on board was an accident, Russian transport minister Igor Levitin said.

DHARAMSHALA:  The office of  the Dalai Lama has decided to cancel his proposed visit to Europe in October, as doctors have advised him to "take good rest before resuming his schedule."

LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari turned down a call by the PML-N earlier this week to make Aitzaz Ahsan the new Punjab governor.