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PTCL, World Call lose subscribers in FY09-10Business

PTCL, World Call lose subscribers in FY09-10

KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and World Call have lost 109,853 and 2,360 subscribers, respectively, in basic telephony services during the fiscal year 2009-10. Annual repo

Dec 13, 2010
Leghari stuns rivals in Governor’s Cup GolfSports

Leghari stuns rivals in Governor’s Cup Golf

LAHORE: Muhammad Leghari of Royal Palm surprised everyone at the Lahore Gymkhana's golf course by winning the 27th Millat Governor's Cup Golf Tournament here on Sunday. The concluding moments of the f

Dec 13, 2010
Nawaz will go to Zardari’s dinnerNATIONAL

Nawaz will go to Zardari’s dinner

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif on Sunday accepted President Asif Ali Zardari's invitation to a dinner held in honour of the Chinese prime minister on December 18. Zardari

Dec 13, 2010
IHC starts  working without judges todayNATIONAL

IHC starts working without judges today

ISLAMABAD: The re-established Islamabad High Court (IHC) will start partial functioning today (Monday) by beginning admitting cases, a senior official of the Law Ministry told Pakistan Today on Sunday

Dec 13, 2010
A whistle blower – E-prostitution sprouts upLAHORE

A whistle blower – E-prostitution sprouts up

LAHORE: While Heera Mandi, the original red-light area of Lahore might look deserted today, finding a prostitute for pleasure is just a click away now, as various websites are offering sex workers on affordable rates to people, Pakistan Today has learnt.<br />According to an online investigation conducted by Pakistan Today, call girls could be booked from various websites and by text messaging as well. According to a research, there were dozens of Pakistani websites, forums and blogs

Dec 12, 2010
Holbrooke critically ill, FO perturbedNATIONAL

Holbrooke critically ill, FO perturbed

ISLAMABAD: Perturbed over the illness of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, the Foreign Ministry has directed the Pakistan Embassy in Washington to keep it posted about the US special envoy's "critical" he

Dec 12, 2010
Series Review – House of SaddamArts / Entertainment

Series Review – House of Saddam

When portraying tyrants and dictators to larger audiences, more often than not, historical accounts and present-day narratives tend to present only the monster behind mass murders, atrocities and huma

Dec 12, 2010
‘Child marriage is the bane of society’LAHORE

‘Child marriage is the bane of society’

LAHORE: Society for Protection of the Rights of Child (SPARC), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), launched a campaign against child marriage on Sunday by organising a press conference at the Lahor

Dec 12, 2010
Dacoits involved in hijacking oil tankers heldNATIONAL

Dacoits involved in hijacking oil tankers held

FAISALABAD: The Thikriwala police, in a leading case of robbery, arrested the four dacoits who hijacked an oil tanker, carrying furnace oil worth Rs 3 million, four months back.<br />Thikriwala SHO Haji Shaukat Ali and his team arrested a gang of four dacoits, Riaz and Abdul Majeed from Khanewal and Akhtar Khursheed and Muhammad Munir from Multan. The incident occurred near Sadhar bypass on Jhang Road.<br />During the investigation, the accused confessed to the robbery. On their

Dec 12, 2010