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LAHORE

LAHORE: More than dozen businesses are in full boom because of weddings going on in the city, people associated with businesses told Pakistan Today on Monday. <br />The businesses include marriage halls, tailoring, catering, jewelers, decorators, cooking, rent-a-car, movie making, photography, flowers, generators, chicken, mutton, rice, naan and milk selling. People associated with these businesses said their sales and demand have increased at least three times.<br />The wedding

Business

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Hafeez Shaikh said the reformed General Sales Tax (GST) would not be a catalyst for further inflation in the country."The RGST will not trigger inflation; no go

LAHORE

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday directed federal government to raise at international forums the issue of hosting blasphemous material against prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Holy Quran on Faceboo

NATIONAL

ISLAMABAD: Distancing itself from Interior Minister Rehman Malik's recent statement in which he tacitly absolved India of involvement in terrorist acts on Pakistani soil, the Foreign Office on Monday

NATIONAL

ISLAMABAD: The 2009-10 audit report of Pakistan Railways clearly indicates that the present day severe financial crunch of the organisation was due to persistent pilferage, misappropriation of funds and habitual apathy of railways' high-ups to check wastage of public money.<br />Pakistan Railways (PR) is facing a financial deficit of around Rs 40 billion and has so far closed down thirteen passenger trains to address fiscal constraints, but the Auditor-General of Pakistan's 217-page

LAHORE

LAHORE: Shopkeepers and retailers have alleged Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers are distributing sugar to favourites and ignoring the majority of shops, Pakistan Today has learnt on Sunday

Sports

LAHORE: AB de Villiers lead South Africa's charge on day two as the dashing batsman played with panache to almost bat Pakistan out of the game. Pakistan needed early wickets on day two but that wasn't

KARACHI

KARACHI: A mucky mixture of blood and water fills the streets and the smell of raw meat permeates the air. People, including children, delightfully gather to witness the scenes which are enough to giv

KARACHI

KARACHI: Taking serious note of the deportation of 106 Pakistanis, 54 from Punjab and 52 from Balochistan, at the Taftan Check Post, Interior Minister Rehman Malik ordered the Federal Investigation Ag

Sports

LAHORE: Miracle, Oratier Technologies and PSS International grabbed comprehensive wins on the opening day of the Novices Polo Cup 2010 on Sunday. Miracle edged ahead of Sakuf by seven goals to six and

KARACHI

KARACHI: HE Khamis bin Mohammed bin Abdullah AI-Farsi Consul General in Karachi issued following message on the national day of the Sultanate of Oman.It reads: "Firstly I want to thank Almighty Allah

Sports

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board and the International Cricket Council feel that the tainted trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir is still understanding the legal status of their ca