BusinessThe Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is expected to make a decision in its meeting on Friday that will save farmers Rs 34.2 billion annually and keep food inflation in check in the country.Offi
Two nuclear power plants, 340 MW each, are under construction at Chashma and are expected to be commissioned by 2016, with Chinese assistance.Construction of these power plants became possible after
Sindh Assembly Speaker Nisar Khuhro on Friday appointed Syed Sardar Ahmed as Leader of the Opposition in the house. A notification was issued by the Sindh Assembly Secretariat in this regard. MQM<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/02/22/sardar-ahmed-declared-opposition-leader-in-sindh-assembly/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALThe US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations met Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) President Mian Nawaz Sharif on Friday. According to the sources, two sides exchanged views on Pak-US ties. The US<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/02/22/us-senators-meet-nawaz-sharif-in-lahore/" title="Read more" >...</a>
SportsRory McIlroy and Tiger Woods both fell at the first hurdle as the snow-affected Accenture Match Play Championship finally got under way in earnest in Arizona.Woods, beaten 2&1 by fellow Americ
Police on Friday arrested a gang accused of making fake dollar currency and ATM cards.According to details, four members of a gang, including a software engineer and a woman, were arrested by the
NATIONALInformation Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Thursday said conspiracies against democracy were not something new, but the democratic forces would foil all such efforts to derail the system.Talking to
KARACHISindh government on Thursday withdrew Sindh Peoples Local Government Ordinance (SPLGO) 2012 bill and announced to restore local government act of 1979. This was announced by Sindh Law Minister Ayaz Soomro in<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/02/21/sindh-withdraws-splgo/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Afghan clerics have shown a mixed reaction to their Pakistani counterparts’ refusal to attend a joint summit, with some Afghan clerics blaming Pakistan Ulema Council for supporting the Afghan Taliban. The Pakistan<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/02/21/afghan-clerics-show-mixed-reaction-to-refusal-from-pakistani-counterparts/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALPakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) have decided to field joint candidates in the general elections. This was decided at a meeting between senior leaders of the two parties<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/02/20/ppp-pml-q-decide-to-field-joint-candidates-in-elections/" title="Read more" >...</a>
BusinessThe State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) has helped small enterprises and farmers to access Rs 2.83 billion in bank financing over the last 18 months.The Scheme (CGS
The government employees of various departments of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa went on strike on Wednesday against non implementation of the recommendations of pays and pension commission. The strike call was given by Employees<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/02/20/kpk-employees-on-strike-against-not-implementing-eccpk-recommendations/" title="Read more" >...</a>
