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ISLAMABAD

A multi storey commercial plaza was engulfed in flames on Sunday morning.The fire erupted in a quilt factory situated inside the premises.The Fire Brigade managed to put out the fire after a coupl

NATIONAL

Former OGRA chairman Tauqir Sadiq, who is facing investigation for his alleged involvement in 82 billion corruption scandal, Saturday filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court against the decision of accountability<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/07/21/sadiq-petitions-ihc-against-3-year-imprisonment/" title="Read more" >...</a>

ISLAMABAD

Renowned Analyst Dr Shahid Hassan Siddiqui has lauded the efforts of the current government to overcome the prevailing energy crisis. Highlighting the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s recent visit to China he said<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/07/21/china-will-help-pakistan-prosper-shahid-hassan/" title="Read more" >...</a>

President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to leave his office prior to the completion of his five-year term on September 08. According to well-placed sources, the president is expected to resign from<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/07/21/zardari-may-leave-office-before-his-tenure-ends/" title="Read more" >...</a>

ISLAMABAD

The Interior Ministry directed Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) to improve the traffic discipline in the city, but the prime focus of the police seems to be issuing tickets. Initially, the ITP launched<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/07/21/itp-ruthlessly-fining-motorists/" title="Read more" >...</a>

NATIONAL

The Khyber Pakthunkhwa (KP) government on Friday planned seven new projects to provide better social welfare and rehabilitation services to the under-privileged and neglected groups of the society. The government plans to<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/07/20/drug-addict-free-naya-pakistan-2/" title="Read more" >...</a>

ISLAMABAD

Jashan e Nazul e Quran organised by Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) and Khaana e Farhang Iran commenced on Friday. State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Aftab Ahmed Khan along with Iranian Ambassador Alireza<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/07/20/jashan-e-nazul-e-quran-commences-at-rac/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Business

Bulgaria, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan. An itinerary for a traveler with a flair for languages or a list of scenes for a spy thriller set during the Cold War? Neither.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/07/20/investors-turn-to-frontier-markets-in-africa-persian-gulf-as-brazil-and-china-cool-off/" title="Read more" >...</a>

The former head of the CIA and the National Security Agency in the US has said he is aware of hard evidence that Huawei Technologies has spied for the Chinese government, the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/07/20/were-not-the-only-ones-you-know/" title="Read more" >...</a>

NATIONAL

Four soldiers were killed while 15 militants were slain and scores injured in Operation Khyber – II which commenced on Friday and completed on Saturday as security forces cleared key militant transit<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/07/20/four-soldiers-15-militants-killed-in-khyber-operation/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Arts / Entertainment

The ‘will he, won’t he’ is finally over. Yo Yo Honey Singh has indeed composed and sung Lungi Dance, the promotional track for Chennai Express.This, after the film’s composer, Vishal Dadlani

NATIONAL

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged India to appoint an independent commission to promptly and transparently investigate the killing of protesters by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) troops in Ra