LAHORE‘Independent judiciary possible if judges are appointed on merit’
LAHORE: Independence of the judiciary is possible if judges are appointed on merit, newly-elected Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jehangir said on Saturday. "Presently most of the
Oct 31, 2010
LAHORE‘Classical music returns, only to fade away’
LAHORE: On the last day of the All Pakistan Music Conference (APMC), the public mood was eager but slightly downcast; the four-day long musical journey was now coming to an end. The festival at the Al
Oct 31, 2010
LAHORELHC CJ orders judicial inquiry into LDA torture incident
LAHORE: Taking notice of the torture on a former Lahore Development Authority (LDA) school teacher and journalists from a private television channel, the Lahore High Court chief justice on Saturday or
Oct 31, 2010

Kayani, Shahbaz meet, discuss security matters
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Ashfaq Pervez Kayani on Saturday and discussed security-related issues.An official, seeking anonymity, said that th
Oct 31, 2010
LAHOREPrivate hospitals, labs making money off dengue
LAHORE: Private hospitals and laboratories continue to cash in on the dengue epidemic as the dengue fear grips the city, while an increasing number of patients pour in.A survey of major private hospit
Oct 31, 2010
NATIONALNationalising education was wrong, says prime minister
GUJRAT/ISLAMABADPrime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that nationalising educational institutions was a wrong decision by the previous PPP regime.He was addressing a public gathering on Saturday
Oct 31, 2010
KARACHIDrone attacks violate country’s sovereignty: Malik
KARACHI: Drone attacks are violating Pakistan's sovereignty and the government is negotiating with the United States on the issue, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday.<br />Talking to reporters at the airport, he said that a covert operation had been launched against the killers involved in the Karachi killings. Malik said every murder cannot be called target killing until police confirms it as a target killing.<br />He said that the security had been beefed up around Sher
Oct 31, 2010
LAHORECorruption mars Lahore Ring Road’s completion
LAHORE: The future of the Lahore Ring Road (LRR) project, brainchild of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif, is again looking dark, as three major packages of its northern loop pla
Oct 31, 2010
LAHOREUnprepared for dengue – 40% of dengue screening results false’
LAHORE: The rapid screening method being used in a majority of public sector hospitals to detect dengue virus is not recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), as 40 percent of the screening
Oct 30, 2010
NATIONAL14 lawmakers accused of having fake degrees
ISLAMABAD: As many as fourteen lawmakers were accused of possessing either fake or invalid degrees and have been summoned by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to appear on Monday, November 1 b
Oct 30, 2010
NATIONALPML-N rejects united PML move
ISLAMABAD: PML-N Senator Pervez Rashid on Friday rejected the formation of a united Muslim league, saying all leaders who had formed the alliance lacked principle."Our party has some principles and th
Oct 30, 2010

PU IMPP students barge in during Lord Nazir’s address
LAHORE: Students from the Institute of Mycology and Plant Pathology (IMPP) Punjab University Lahore not only forced their way in the Faisal Auditorium and protested, where Lord Nazir Ahmad from the Br
Oct 30, 2010