NATIONALSHC orders MDA to provide reports for the alleged illegal occupation of land
EDO says MDA has illegally occupied 14,000 acres of landMDA has failed to pay the Rs 10 billion price for this landMDA allots six acres to MNA's son without permission KARACHIT
Oct 12, 2010
BusinessFresh strategy being developed to target EU markets
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has convened a meeting of important industrialists on Thursday to formulate a strategy on how to derive the greatest benefit from the European Union's (EU) waiver o
Oct 12, 2010
LAHOREGovt to convert public sector schools English medium by June
Question hour began yesterday with the Punjab Education Minister Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman put at the answering pedestal. The day was embarrassing for the minister as he was forced to apologise ove
Oct 12, 2010
BusinessCommerce Ministers to sign APTTA
ISLAMABAD: Commerce Ministers of Pakistan and Afghanistan are expected to sign a final draft of the Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) in Kabul in the next few days. Official sources
Oct 12, 2010
Editor's MailStability in government
It is a strange fact that we allow dictators to run our beloved country for almost a decade while we start protests and ask for a change when the democratic government is in power. The democracy canno
Oct 12, 2010
Editor's MailCongratulations
Dear Editor,Congratulations on bringing out a well-edited newspaper from Lahore. The contents are high quality, enjoyable and worth reading. All the best to you and your team on this venture.ABDUL RAH
Oct 12, 2010
NATIONALSC rejects govt’s plea for more time, change of counsel in NRO case
ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the government's plea seeking replacement of its counsel and more time to plead the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) review petition, already set
Oct 11, 2010
Editor's MailMusharraf’s popularity
After seeing the popularity of Gen Pervez Musharraf during his address in UK, all the political parties in Pakistan are flabbergasted. It is an eye opener for all the critics of Musharraf. He even managed to collect a huge amount of money for flood relief efforts in little time. The PML-N leaders are feeling bitter about the salvo of Musharraf's language but they have forgotten their own language that they have been using against Musharraf for the last three years. <br />The paid
Oct 11, 2010
Editor's MailPrison as ornament
The Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has stated that prison is an ornament of politicians. This statement can have dangerous repercussions. Generally, the prisoners are criminals of all sorts. Attrib
Oct 11, 2010
Editor's MailConspiracy theories
Something doesnt happen in Pakistan before the conspiracy theories start sprouting everywhere. This is with reference to many people calling the current lawyer shenanigans a conspiracy by certain peop
Oct 11, 2010
BusinessDelhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor could prove a disaster for Pakistan
KARACHI: India is working on a mega industrial project that could corner Pakistan in its regional trade and investment in the coming years. <br />The project called Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) requires $200 billion worth of investment, and where as India is investing $13.4 billion from its own pocket, the rest is funded from loans and investment worth $184 billion by 27 leading countries in the world. <br />Details gathered by Pakistan Today revealed that the Delhi-Mumbai
Oct 11, 2010
NATIONAL28 end up in hospitals after consuming bad water
-KWSB does not provide water supply connections in slum areas, prompting residents to make illegal connections-Contaminated water causes diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain-Losses of Rs 112 billion
Oct 11, 2010