LAHORECourt to frame charges against Sohail Zia Butt on 31st
LAHORE - An accountability court on Wednesday fixed January 31 for framing of charge on Suhail Zia Butt, involved in a reference of embezzlement two million rupees.Suhail Zia Butt is co-accused in a r
Jan 26, 2011
LAHORELDA finalises plan to shift fruit and vegetable market
LAHORE - 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
Jan 26, 2011
Arts / Entertainment83rd Annual Academy Award Nominations: ‘King’s Speech’ leads with 12; ‘True Grit’ 10, ‘Social Network’ and ‘Inception’ 8
BEST PICTURE127 HOURS (Fox Searchlight)An Hours Production Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, ProducersBLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight)A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production Mike Medavoy
Jan 26, 2011
NATIONALMilitants attack ANP senator’s house, kill 1
PESHAWAR - Unidentified militants attacked the house of Awami National Party's Senator Zahid Khan on Tuesday, killing one and wounding three others, including his brother. Police said Senator Zahid Kh
Jan 26, 2011
LAHORELHC adjourns hearing of petition by parliamentarians
LAHORE - A full bench of Lahore High Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing on dozens of writ petitions filed by 26 members of provincial and national assembly for dismissal of petition challenging thei
Jan 26, 2011
NATIONALKarachi suicide blast claims 2 lives
KARACHI - A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden motorbike into a police van at Malir in Karachi, killing at least two persons and wounding four others, private TV channels reported on Tuesday.Th
Jan 25, 2011
ForeignTriple attacks on Shia pilgrims in Iraq kill 12
KARBALA - Three car bombs ripped through crowds near Iraq's shrine city of Karbala on Monday, killing 12 people and wounding dozens in fresh attacks on pilgrims arriving for religious rituals. "There
Jan 25, 2011
NATIONALLawyers protest colleague’s kidnapping
PESHAWAR - Lawyers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa observed complete strike on Monday on the call of the Peshawar High Court Bar Association (PHCBA) that announced lawyers' strike on one day a week till the saf
Jan 25, 2011
LAHOREShaikh Zayed College clinches top positions in MBBS Part-I exams
LAHORE - University of the Punjab has notified the result of MBBS Part-I examination, in which Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical & Dental College, Lahore has secured top 14 positions.Nafeesah
Jan 25, 2011
NATIONALLeaks stir up Arab anger, show what peace deal needs
CAIRO - Leaked documents that show Palestinians had made major concessions to Israel on occupied East Jerusalem have infuriated many Arabs who fear their rights to the holy city are being sold too che
Jan 25, 2011
NATIONALIHC moved for quashing FIR against Qadri
ISLAMABAD - An intra-court application has been moved to Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the IHC single bench decision for not quashing FIR and suspending of jail trial of Mumtaz Qadri, the assassi
Jan 25, 2011
BusinessDraft constraints haunt FAP terminal at Port Qasim
KARACHI - The recently inaugurated advanced grain and storage terminal at Port Qasim is operating at almost half of its cargo and ship handling capacity due to insufficient dredging and therefore inadequate draft constraints at the 45-kilometer long navigational channel of the country's second largest seaport.<br />A joint venture completed on a Built-Operate-Transfer basis, the Fauji Akbar Portia Terminals Limited (FAP) at Port Qasim was constructed at a cost of $135 million and is
Jan 24, 2011