Arts / EntertainmentLONDON: Freida Pinto may have become globally famous with her role in `Slumdog Millionaire` but she was surprised to find out that no one recognised her when she visited the slums of Mumbai recently.
ForeignLONDON: 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
NATIONALISLAMABAD: 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
Arts / EntertainmentWhen 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
NATIONALFAISALABAD: 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
NATIONALKARACHI: 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
LAHORELAHORE: 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
NATIONALLAHORE: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Saturday parliament would decide the fate of the Reformed General Sales Tax, adding that sometimes unpopular decisions need to be taken for the countr
LAHORELAHORE: 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
LAHORELAHORE: After teachers and students, farmers would be the next target of the Punjab government, former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said on Saturday.He made these remarks while chairin
NATIONALISLAMABAD: 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
SportsCHITTAGONG: The fourth one-day international between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to a wet outfield on Friday. The hosts lead the five-match series 2-1. The fi
