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
NATIONALTeenage girl allegedly commits suicide
KARACHIA teenage girl allegedly committed suicide at her residence in Mehmoodabad, within the jurisdiction of the Baloch Colony police station on Monday.Rescue sources said the 14-year-old Shumaila sh
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
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
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 MailThe neutering of NAB
The self-preservation tendencies of corruption are reaching new heights. They are finding legal ways to shelter their illegal ones. This Amendment Ordinance has seriously curtailed the independence an
Oct 11, 2010
Editor's MailCSS age limit
CSS students are constantly pleading with the President and the Prime Minister of Pakistan and other authorities to raise the age limit of CSS students from 28 years to 30 years, its previous status i
Oct 11, 2010
Editor's MailHockey team in Commonwealth games
Though it is the national sports of our country, hockey is not given proper patronage and support, both financially and morally. The government has forsaken this game of great attraction. Pakistan ha
Oct 11, 2010
NATIONALHaqqanis looking for a Shia, Sunni truce in Kurram
Oct 10, 2010
KARACHISindh to take up PSDP funds’ blockade in CCI meeting
KARACHIThe Sindh government will take up the matter of financing the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) schemes worth Rs 277 billion in the upcoming meeting of the Council of Common Interest (
Oct 10, 2010
BusinessCommerce Minister to consult stakeholders on EU trade concessions
The government has convened a meeting of stakeholders to evaluate the implications of the trade concessions offered by the European Union (EU). The meeting will be held in Karachi on October 14.The Co
Oct 9, 2010
NATIONALECP summons 12 lawmakers in fake degree case
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed 12 parliamentarians accused of having either fake or invalid educational degrees to appear on Monday before the ECP's special committee hearing t
Oct 9, 2010