ForeignIsrael widens access to Little Western Wall
JERUSALEM - Israel has removed scaffolding which was limiting access to the Little Western Wall, a key Jewish site in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City, residents and officials said on Friday
Jan 14, 2011
BusinessForex reserves dip to $17.09b
KARACHI - The country's total liquid foreign reserves have slightly shrunk to $17.09 billion, after hitting a record high of $17.19 billion last week. Coalition Support Funding (CSF) to Pakistan, Wash
Jan 14, 2011
BusinessExports rise to record high in Dec
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's exports exhibited a massive 35 percent increase and exceeded $2.12 billion in December last year. This figure, a record achievement in the 63 years history of Pakistan, was disc
Jan 14, 2011
KARACHILawyers’ fraternity lauds amendment
KARACHI - The lawyers' fraternity, by and large, has welcomed the amendment in law granting civil courts the authority to hear property suits worth up to Rs 15 million."The previous bodies of the Sind
Jan 14, 2011
KARACHITWO AMENDMENTS APPROVED – Sindh Assembly showers blessing on fisherfolk and lawyers
KARACHI - The Sindh Assembly (SA) showered its blessings on fisherfolk and lawyers, with two bills being passed into law on Thursday that offer greater livelihood opportunities for both. The first Bil
Jan 14, 2011
NATIONALOffensive in north waziristan – Foreign pressure unacceptable: FO
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday said it would not accept any foreign pressure for launching a military offensive against the Al Qaeda and Taliban-linked militants in North Waziristan, which the Unite
Jan 14, 2011
NATIONALECC allows WAPDA to raise Rs 20b for Bhasha dam
ISLAMABAD - To expedite the construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam, the government on Thursday allowed the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) to raise Rs 20 billion from the market through Sukuk
Jan 14, 2011
LAHOREOn Ibn-e-Insha and Nazarul Islam’s death anniversaries
LAHORE - Ibn-e-Insha and Nazr-ul-Islam share a common date of death; January 11, although with an almost two-decade difference in their years of death. Their anniversaries were celebrated by their beloveds and followers across the globe.<br />OF INSHA ... Urdu literature has rarely produced a writer and poet who had the skills that Ibn-e-Insha had. Known for his sense of humour which varied from wit, to satire, Insha was the writer of books, letters and poems, all of which gained fame
Jan 13, 2011
NATIONALBaloch lawyers to boycott courts today
QUETTA - Balochistan lawyers' community strongly condemned the brutal killing of Supreme Court senior Judge Justice Javed Iqbal's parents in Lahore and announced a boycott of courts across the provinc
Jan 13, 2011
NATIONALGovt finalising LNG imports this month
ISLAMABAD - The government has decided to settle the issue of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imports within the current month, Pakistan Today has learnt. If the present proposal of awarding tender to the
Jan 13, 2011
LAHOREPunjab Seed council okays 18 wheat varieties
LAHORE - Punjab Seed Council has approved for general cultivation eighteen new varieties of various crops including one wheat variety ARRI-10, one sugarcane variety CPF-246 and one paddy variety Basma
Jan 13, 2011
LAHOREMet office predicts light rain, dense fog
Lahore - Met Office predicted rain of light to moderate intensity at scattered places of upper parts of the county on Thursday/Friday, resulting some relief in the prevailing cold / foggy weather cond
Jan 13, 2011