KARACHIThe Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority (SBTA) has sealed 24 blood banks across the Sindh province in 2015, out of which four were seized in Karachi over violation of laws. Talking to PPI,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/31/24-blood-banks-seized-in-2015/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ForeignA Bahraini court Thursday sentenced a Shia citizen to death and jailed 22 others for life for forming a “terrorist group” that killed two people, including a police personnel.It is the second
LAHOREProvincial Minister for Agriculture Dr Farrukh Javed has inaugurated the balloting process of distribution of agriculture implements among farmers across the province. He was accompanied by Member Provincial Assembly Chaudhry Gulzar, Director<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/31/distribution-of-agri-implements-among-farmers-inaugurated/" title="Read more" >...</a>
LAHOREA debriefing session was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding his recent visit to Britain. The planning and development chairman gave a detailed briefing on the promotion of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/31/sharif-stresses-hard-work-for-peaceful-prosperous-punjab/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALPrime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Chaudhry Abdul Majeed on Thursday said that the federal government is intervening in Kashmir affairs, while the Minister for Kashmir Affairs Barjees Tahir has no knowledge<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/31/federal-govt-meddling-in-kashmir-affairs-says-ajk-pm-abdul-majeed/" title="Read more" >...</a>
KARACHIPolice on Thursday finalized security arrangements and sealed all routes heading towards sea view to avoid any untoward incident in Karachi. According to police spokesman, as many as 3400 police personnel will<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/31/new-year-festivities-karachi-police-finalizes-security-arrangements/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ForeignPresident Francois Hollande’s call for convicted terrorists to lose their French citizenship if they have a second nationality has triggered uproar among those who see him adopting right-wing ideas that recall dark<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/30/hollande-under-fire-over-call-to-strip-citizenship-from-terror-convicts/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALPakistan and Afghanistan have established a hotline between their respective military commanders and made first contact Wednesday, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Director General ISPR Lieutenant General Asim Bajwa<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/30/hotline-contact-between-pakistan-afghanistan-established-ispr/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ForeignIndia successfully test-fired on Wednesday a new long range surface-to-air missile capable of countering aerial threats at extended ranges, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushes to enhance the country’s military capabilities. India,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/30/india-test-fires-long-range-surface-to-air-missile-developed-with-israel/" title="Read more" >...</a>
BusinessGlobal economic growth will be “disappointing” next year, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a guest article for German newspaper Handelsblatt published on Wednesday. “In many countries the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/30/global-growth-will-be-disappointing-in-2016-says-imf-chief-christine-lagarde/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ForeignUS Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said that Islamic State (IS) violence against Christians, Iraqi Yazidis and other religious minorities in the Middle East was genocide. “I think I was<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/30/islamic-state-persecution-of-christians-yazidis-a-genocide-clinton-2/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Arts / EntertainmentThe Obama administration wants NASA to speed up work on sending humans on deep space exploration missions, including Mars, and has instructed the US space agency to spend at least $55 million<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/12/30/nasa-gets-55-million-funding-to-send-humans-to-mars/" title="Read more" >...</a>
