NATIONAL‘One judge can’t serve contempt notice on another’
ISLAMABAD: All judges are equal and one judge cannot serve a contempt notice to another, SM Zafar, lawyer for Justice Sayed Zahid Hussain, argued before a four-member bench hearing contempt charges ag
Dec 15, 2010
SportsCoach Waqar wants to lead by example
LAHORE: Pakistan coach Waqar Younis on Tuesday said he wanted to earn respect and admiration of his fellows like he did as a player.A day before the close of the camp training of the team, Waqar said:
Dec 15, 2010
NATIONALSPARC launches campaign against child marriages
KARACHI: Child marriages in Pakistan are a common occurrence with almost 58 percent prevalence in rural and 27 percent in urban areas, Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has
Dec 15, 2010
NATIONALSenators call NHA ‘den of corruption’
ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Standing Committee of Senate on Communications on Monday witnessed great commotion when members of the parliamentary body termed the National Highway Authority (NHA) a de
Dec 14, 2010
NATIONALHaj scam – Swati accuses Kazmi in written statement to FIA
ISLAMABAD: Science and Technology Minister Mohammad Azam Khan Swati on Monday submitted a written statement to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in reference to the Haj corruption case, in which
Dec 14, 2010
NATIONALSC summons record of land sale to Hiraj
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday directed all parties to submit in court by the second week of January the relevant record of illegal sale of 26.5 kanals of land in the Diplomatic Enclave to Ham
Dec 14, 2010
NATIONALSC gives govt time to engage lawyer for NAB chairman
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed time until the second week of January to the government to engage a lawyer to defend the appointment of Justice (r) Syed Deedar Hussain Shah as the Natio
Dec 14, 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
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
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
SportsWarne confirms split with wife amid Liz Hurley ‘affair’
SYDNEY: Australian spin bowler Shane Warne Monday confirmed he had split from his ex-wife, amid reports of an alleged "affair" with British actress Liz Hurley.Warne and his former wife Simone Callahan
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