LAHOREPetition against sugar price hike – Judge says LHC may inspect sugar dealers’ bank accounts
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed on Friday issued notices to the federal and Punjab governments and sought a detailed report until November 22 on a petition challenging t
Nov 13, 2010
NATIONALSenators hold govt responsible for increasing terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Condemning the attack on the Crime Investigation Department (CID) building in Karachi, members of the Senate on Friday held the government responsible for growing terrorism in the country.A
Nov 13, 2010
BusinessDried fruit prices spike across Lahore
LAHORE: Dried fruit prices are three times higher than last year. It is now a commodity beyond the reach of the common man. Shopkeepers engaged in the business of dried fruit are worried over the alarming rise in prices; their profits have shrunk as the number of customers has dwindled.<br />A survey conducted by Pakistan Today revealed that all main dried fruit markets in Lahore are witnessing an unprecedented ramping up in prices as winter fast approaches in the provincial capital
Nov 13, 2010
NATIONALSamjhota train victims’ heirs not compensated yet
MIRPURKHAS: The survivors of the Samjhota Express incident are still deprived of the compensation of one million rupees announced by the Indian government and Rs 0.5 million by the federal government
Nov 13, 2010
Editor's MailPakistan under siege
The terrorist attack on Karachi is condemnable and we must protest against it vehemently. Our nation was very slow to wake up to the realisation that the tribal areas are not that far from what we con
Nov 13, 2010
Editor's MailThe sacrifice of sanitation
Eid-ul-Azha is coming and this means that every city in the country is going to turn into a slaughterhouse with animal parts gracing every corner of every street and the faithful literally painting th
Nov 13, 2010
KARACHISindh CM’s House and other buildings damaged
KARACHI: A powerful blast at the CID Civil Lines building on Thursday damaged the Sindh Chief Minister's House and other buildings including the city's major hotels situated in the area.According to t
Nov 12, 2010
Editor's MailWhat a disgrace
There is a long list of corruption and myriad scams related to the Indian Army. Even the former Army Chiefs right-hand man was involved in land grabbing scandal. The recent Adarsh Cooperation Housing
Nov 12, 2010
NATIONALSC rejects report on Adiala inmates
ISLAMABAD: A three-member Supreme Court bench on Wednesday rejected a report by the attorney general, stating that the 11 missing prisoners of the Adiala Jail of Rawalpindi were not handed over to the
Nov 11, 2010
KARACHICID arrests six, foils terror plot to target Muharram procession
KARACHI: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday arrested six alleged members of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), believed to be plotting an attack on a procession in the upcoming hol
Nov 11, 2010
NATIONALMilitary to raise India UNSC seat issue with Petreaus
ISLAMABAD: The military leadership, perturbed over the US's endorsement of India's bid for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council, will raise this issue with General David Petreaus, commander of
Nov 11, 2010
NATIONALOpp says ‘No’ to more taxes – House in turmoil
ISLAMABAD: As the government blocked a joint resolution by the Pakistan Muslim League-N and the PML-Q in the National Assembly against spiraling prices, Opposition Leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan vowed
Nov 11, 2010