ForeignMADRID - Spain's government said Friday it had agreed to raise the retirement age to 67 from 65, a bitterly fought reform aimed at repairing public finances and soothing markets. Closely watched by ma
NATIONALISLAMABAD - Eminent experts on environment said on Thursday that the devolution of Environment Ministry and abolition of "Pakistan Environmental Protection Act 1997" would badly affect environment of the country.<br />Speaking at a seminar, they raised questions about the fate of Pakistan Environmental Protection Council (PEPC) headed by the prime minister after the abolition of environmental protection act. They said the devolution of ministry of environment would be a disaster for
LAHORELAHORE - Terrorism will have to be rooted-out in the national interest, as anti-nation forces are bent upon destroying peace and law and order and there is a need for unity to foil their nefarious des
ISLAMABAD - Masses should be educated in water resource management, the closing session of a three-day International Workshop on "Education for Managing Hydrological Extremes and Related Geo-Hazards"
LAHORELAHORE - The Punjab government is about to constitute a Building Control Authority (BCA) to approve buildings' maps, regulate construction of residential and commercial buildings, enforce building bylaws and check rampant building violations in 36 districts of the province.<br />The move came after the orders issued by a full bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan headed by Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday, which had summoned Punjab chief secretary, former district nazim Lahore and
NATIONALJEDDAH - Former president Pervez Musharraf has said that a national government should be formed in Pakistan in the country's best interest, adding that he will definitely return."I will definitely go
LAHORELAHORE - It is possible to save Rs 80 billion per annum in the Punjab government by curtailing expenditures and introducing revenue reforms, a proposal formulated by the PCS Officers Association read
LAHORELAHORE - The Pakistan Medical Association Punjab chapter provincial council meeting unanimously agreed on Wednesday that the Punjab government needs to announce a special salary package for doctors ur
Generations, despite any day and age, have their set mind and rules which invariably are difficult to mend. We all think of kids to be like soft clay, and by the time they grow up, the society in which they stay largely constitutes their upbringing. The rest is determined by the norms that they all live by.<br />Generation gap is the major reason today why parents and children are moving away from each other. As we all know, the environment has changed, so the life style and with that
NATIONALISLAMABD - The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team probing into Tawana Pakistan project scam has implicated famous actor Firdous Jamal in its investigation, Pakistan Today learnt on Tuesday.<br />"Tawana Pakistan project management had paid Rs 20 million for media campaign of the project to a private company owned by Firdous Jamal," a senior FIA official told Pakistan Today. He said that Firdous Jamal allegedly misappropriated public money in connivance with the Tawana Pakistan
LAHORELAHORE - Amid deep controversies, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has finalised arrangements to shift the Fruit and Vegetable Market, Kot Lakhpat, Model Town Extension Scheme, Ferozepure Road, Pakistan Today has learnt.<br />According to sources, Lahore District Coordination Officer (DCO) Ahad Cheema was architect of the proposed shifting, as he wants to please some of his friends. "Some close friends of the DCO, big shareholders in IT Tower located near the market complained
FAISALABAD - A woman, allegedly murdered by her husband and in-laws, was found hanging with a ceiling fan, in Mohalla Razaabad under trhe jurisdiction of Ghulam Muhammadabad Police Station. Fauzia's h
