ForeignUS House grudgingly approves arms for Syrian rebels
Top Republican and Democratic leaders backed Obama’s plan seven weeks before midterm elections, while dozens of rank-and-file lawmakers in both parties opposed it The Republican-controlled House voted grudgingly to give the administration<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/09/18/us-house-grudgingly-approves-arms-for-syrian-rebels/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Sep 18, 2014
ForeignAustralia foils Islamic State ‘demonstration killings’ plot
Australia’s largest ever counter-terrorism raids on Thursday detained 15 people and foiled an alleged plot by Islamic State jihadists to conduct “demonstration killings”, including beheading a random member of the public. A<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/09/18/australia-foils-islamic-state-demonstration-killings-plot/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Sep 18, 2014
ForeignChina joins nations eyeing India’s civil nuclear sector
China became the latest nation to line up for a stake in India’s civil nuclear energy drive on Thursday, agreeing to open talks on cooperation in a sector that New Delhi sees<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/09/18/china-joins-nations-eyeing-indias-civil-nuclear-sector/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Sep 18, 2014
NATIONALNo record of Aziz’s advice to Musharraf found
Prosecution witness in treason case says COS Gen Hamid Javed had taken away records thus no evidence could be found on November 3, 2007’s proceedingsMusharraf’s counsel asks court to hear hi
Sep 18, 2014
ForeignFar more displaced by disasters than conflict: study
UN report says 22m people were displaced in 2013 due to disasters brought on by natural hazards, nearly three times the number who were forced from their homes due to violenceDisasters last year d
Sep 17, 2014
UncategorizedRed Zone casualties: Sharif brothers, cabinet ministers, IGs booked for murder, terrorism
ISLAMABAD-On the orders of Islamabad District and Sessions court issued on Monday, a case has been registered on Wednesday against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sha
Sep 17, 2014
ForeignIndia rolls out red carpet as China’s Xi makes maiden visit
Xi will hold formal talks with Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday and sign a series of agreements expected to include nuclear cooperation and new Chinese-funded industrial parks Indian Prime Minister<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/09/17/india-rolls-out-red-carpet-as-chinas-xi-makes-maiden-visit/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Sep 17, 2014
LAHOREPunjab has a way of dealing with flood victims
CM wants flood victims’ complaints resolved immediately, orders sugar mills to pay farmers in 48 hours, promises to pay Rs 1.6m against each flood casualty Punjab ministers, PML-N MPAs to donate one-month<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/09/17/punjab-has-a-way-of-dealing-with-flood-victims/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Sep 17, 2014
ISLAMABADIHC orders to annul cases against 650 PTI, PAT workers
ISLAMABAD-Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday directed authorities to quash cases against 650 workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) arrested ov
Sep 17, 2014
BusinessCountry paying the price for fleeting SBP governors
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Sep 17, 2014
NATIONALRabbani’s questions are ‘hypothetical’, PAT tells SC
PAT denies allegations that its demands are unconstitutional Says govt has failed to uphold Articles 3, 4, 9 and 32 to 38 of Constitution In response to the questions raised by Pakistan<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/09/17/rabbanis-questions-are-hypothetical-pat-tells-sc/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Sep 17, 2014
ForeignHollande’s govt narrowly wins parliament confidence vote
French President Francois Hollande’s government scraped through a confidence vote in parliament today, with the narrow margin showing its uphill task ahead. Prime Minister Manuel Valls got 269 votes in the National<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/09/17/hollandes-govt-narrowly-wins-parliament-confidence-vote/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Sep 17, 2014