NATIONALDriver of governor’s convoy sent on judicial remand
DASKA - Sambrial Special Judicial Magistrate Shehzad Qaisar has sent the accused driver, Khizar Hayyat, to Sialkot District Jail on a 14-day judicial remand for killing a Sambrial-based old woman Sugh
Feb 9, 2011
ForeignUS warns Mideast nations on popular ‘discontent’
WASHINGTON - The United States called on Middle East leaders to heed popular unrest in the region, as key regional ally Israel on Wednesday sent Defense Minister Ehud Barak to Washington for top-level
Feb 9, 2011
NATIONALMoonis is a wanted man
LAHORE - Judicial Magistrate Irfan Basra on Tuesday issued a proclamation for the arrest of Chaudhry Moonis Elahi for his alleged involvement in the National Insurance Corporation Limited scam. The co
Feb 9, 2011
Editor's MailPolitical instability
Pakistan has failed to establish a political stability due to constitutional conflict, absence of stable democratic government, economic problems and lack of social growth. Even after 63 years, the country could not rid itself from feudal, tribal system and sectarian segregation. <br />In this grim situation the public has been left untutored in the kind of vigilance usually needed to hold political leaders accountable.<br />The territorial issues and border conflicts with India, the
Feb 9, 2011
ForeignEgypt revolt takes toll on economy
CAIRO - Egypt's popular revolt has opened up new political perspectives for the biggest country in the Middle East but dealt the economy a serious blow, scaring off tourists and foreign investors. "Th
Feb 9, 2011
Arts / EntertainmentFirst lady poet from Chitral hopes to change life of women
LAHORE - The first female poet of Chitral Rahima Naz, who stepped in the field of poetry despite living in a conservative society, is optimistic to bring revolution in the district eradicating all frustration from the lives of women. <br />Rahima Naz was born in the paradise-like but backward area of upper Chitral Khot village (Tehsil Torkoh). Her father Haji Khan served in Pakistan Air Force (PAF). She passed her matriculation examination from Federal Government Public Girls High
Feb 8, 2011
ForeignAssange faces ‘denial of justice’: lawyer
LONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would be tried behind closed doors in a flagrant denial of justice if extradited to Sweden over sex crime allegations, his lawyer told a British court on Mond
Feb 8, 2011
BusinessNew method to assess sugar needs on cards
ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Industries will present a new calculation methodology for assessing domestic annual sugar consumption and demand at the Ministerial Committee meeting on sugar here today. A
Feb 8, 2011
ForeignProtesters keep Egypt’s bureaucratic heart paralysed
CAIRO - Dozens of employees and clients waited anxiously on Monday outside Egypt's central administrative complex, Mugamma el-Tahrir, as opposition protesters occupying Tahrir Square blocked all entra
Feb 8, 2011
NATIONALDozens of ‘dubious diplomats’ roaming the country
ISLAMABAD - The ongoing investigation into the killing of two Pakistanis by American Raymond Davis has led to a startling disclosure that there is no consolidated list of dozens of other such "dubious
Feb 7, 2011
NATIONALMan kills infant daughter in Okara
OKARA - A man allegedly killed his newborn daughter here the other day. The tragic incident took place in the Chokhak Police jurisdiction. Police said the infant, Komal, died when her father dashed he
Feb 7, 2011
NATIONALWorld Social Forum starts as turmoil strikes Arab world
DAKAR - Some 10,000 people marched through Dakar on Sunday at the start of the annual World Social Forum, an annual leftist gathering taking place as anti-government protests sweep the Arab world. The
Feb 7, 2011