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News for Monday, 6 Aug 2012

Obama aide accepted fee from company with Iran links

Senior White House adviser David Plouffe, who managed President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, accepted a $100,000 speaking fee from an affiliate of a company doing business with Iran, The...

Seven dead in ‘terror’ gun attack on US Sikh temple

Federal investigators probed a vicious attack on worshippers at a Sikh temple outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Monday in which a gunman killed at least six people before he was...

Afghan nomad clashes raise fears of ethnic strife

Bloody raids by nomads armed with machine guns and rocket launchers on villages near Kabul are raising fears about a return to ethnic conflict in Afghanistan 18 months before NATO...

Samosas for every plate & wallet

Your Lahore visit will cost just a bit more now. The city’s samosas, price shackled by a three-year-old government order, are now free to fly on the wings of demand...

CDA permits Eid stalls on footpaths

The Capital Development Authority has temporarily relaxed its anti-encroachment drive to facilitate residents of the federal capital during Eid shopping. Vendors, shopkeepers, and stall holders would display Eid-specific items outside...

LHC benches formed for vacation week

The Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial constituted one division bench and two single benches for LHC Rawalpindi bench. The move has come in the sixth week...

Improved water level brings no respite from outages

The current spell of rain has increased water level at the reservoirs in and around the twin cities but has failed to provide respite to the masses from load shedding. The...

Steps taken to ensure safe CNG usage

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has chalked out a plan to ensure safe usage of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the country. A source within the ministry revealed...

ANF foils bid to smuggle drugs to Beijing

The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) foiled a bid to smuggle heroin to Beijing and arrested a person from Benazir Bhutto International Airport on Sunday. The accused was identified as Maqsood Ahmed Jalal,...

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