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When Musharraf took over the country in a coup in 1999, he dethroned an elected government. He sent the democracy packing and the Sharif family into a mutually agreed upon exile in Saudi Arabia. He al

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Karachi: A 120-kilometer long fiber optic project for 36 cities of Northern Punjab has been won by Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). <br />The technical evaluation of fiber optic project for Balochistan has been concluded, part of the effort to bring the cutting edge of technology to what has been a traditionally a peripheral area, Pervaiz Iftikhar, acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) informed Pakistan Today.<br />Wateen and PTCL both have equal opportunity to

It is a fact, as strange as it may sound, that we have lost the appeal and respect for elders in our society. The youth is busy in their education, sports activities, internet, and mobile phones. They

Facebook has changed the way people live in the past five years. They have become addicted to Facebook. I dont think I can name any other site which has boasted this much success in such a short time.

In a statement yesterday, the PM announced that he had plans to reduce the size of the gargantuan cabinet that the executive arm of the state is labouring under. This upsized version of the cabinet co

The recent increase in the TV programmes that have started various dance compettiotons under the pretext of talent shows is not what Islam teaches us. Bringing to fore the young children of ripe age a

Dear Editor,It was a tremendous experience to read such a nice newspaper. It was like reading an international newspaper. I really appreciate your innovative approach towards Pakistani journalism. I w

I am writing this with regard to the Royal Palm scandal that has been surfacing in the news these days. It is has been said by the Parliamentary Committee investigating the matter that the club was bu

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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

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ISLAMABAD:Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will arrive in the country today (Tuesday) on a two-day visit to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues with the Pakistani leaderhip. "On t

The former Prime Minister and the President have gone the wrong way. Both of them are involved in a tirade that seems to be not ending any soon. If any of them is sincere to the country, they would st

LAHORE

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