BusinessPTCL, 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
SportsLeghari 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
SportsEngland target unbeaten Australian tour after draw
MELBOURNE: Wicketkeeper Matt Prior said England were aiming to go through their Australian tour unbeaten after the tourists ground out a draw in their three-day match with Victoria on Sunday. Set 311
Dec 13, 2010
NATIONALNawaz 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
ForeignUK police search house in Stockholm blasts probe
LONDON: British police were searching a house in southern England as part of an investigation into bombings in a busy shopping district of the Swedish capital on Saturday. Police said on Monday they h
Dec 13, 2010
NATIONALIHC 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
LAHOREA 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
NATIONALHolbrooke 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
Arts / EntertainmentSeries 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
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
NATIONALDacoits 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
NATIONALEthnicity fissures Sindh lawyers ahead of PBC polls
KARACHI: Fissures have emerged among members of the Sindh Bar Council (SBC), with Sindhi-speaking lawyers forming a panel of their own ahead of the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) polls on December 22 in a
Dec 12, 2010