NATIONALFour killed in Quetta shooting
At least four people including three policemen were killed in two different incidents on Monday morning. Director Public Relations Department Balochistan Khadim Hussain Noori was shot outside district court. According to the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/12/17/four-killed-in-quetta-shooting/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 17, 2012
ForeignJapan conservatives deliver crushing defeat to ruling liberals
The Liberal Democratic Power, which once dominated Japanese politics, will again hold power after three years of center-left rule. The LDP and its coalition partner New Komeito may secure enough seats
Dec 17, 2012
SportsArsenal have asked far too much of a great football man
Arsene Wenger discovered once again last week that there are no prizes for being rational in an irrational world. Yet even pure reason has its limitations when Gervinho is the front-of-house man<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/12/17/arsenal-have-asked-far-too-much-of-a-great-football-man/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 17, 2012
NATIONALSupreme Court suspends Qamar-uz-Zaman’s appointment
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday suspended appointment of Qamar-uz-Zaman Choudhry as Executive Director of the Higher Education Commission (HEC).According to a private TV channel, a three-mem
Dec 17, 2012
SportsHilfenhaus side injury exposes Australia again
Australia face the grim prospect of trying to win a Test with only three specialist bowlers for the second time in three matches after Ben Hilfenhaus shuffled off Bellerive Oval with a<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/12/17/hilfenhaus-side-injury-exposes-australia-again/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 17, 2012
KARACHIJournalists, civil society members hail implementation of new Pak-India visa regime
Journalists from the Indo-Pak region and members of the civil society are hailing the new Pak-India agreement on visa regime, terming the implementation of relaxed visa policy in both countries as a g
Dec 17, 2012
SportsSardar Singh, VR Raghunanth top draw at Hockey India League auction
India’s captain and star playmaker Sardar Singh became the highest paid player as he went for a whopping $78,000 to Delhi Wave Riders while Uttar Pradesh Wizards bought ace drag-flicker V.R. Raghunath<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/12/17/sardar-singh-vr-raghunanth-top-draw-at-hockey-india-league-auction/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 17, 2012
KARACHITerrorists trying to make hideouts in Karachi: Sindh IG
Sindh Inspector General (IG) Fayyaz Leghari on Sunday said the attacks on police were the result of the ongoing war against terrorists in the city. Speaking to reporters after attending the funeral pr
Dec 17, 2012
BusinessChina lets foreign sovereigns, central banks exceed $1b investment limit
The new regulations, published on the website of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), did not specify a new top limit, merely that the funds can apply to invest over $1<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/12/16/china-lets-foreign-sovereigns-central-banks-exceed-1b-investment-limit/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 16, 2012
Arts / EntertainmentAjay irks the Tiger by boarding SRK Express?
Ajay Devgn has always enjoyed exceptional support from Salman Khan in the industry and it was quite evident with the recent tussle at the box office between SRK's Jab Tak Hain Jaan and Ajay's Son Of S
Dec 16, 2012
NATIONALPM seeks another Rs.10 billion for development budget
Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has sought additional funds amounting to Rs.10 billion for his annual discretionary development budget to spend in selected constituencies.Prime Minister has alre
Dec 16, 2012
SportsA mixed bag
About ten seconds into Immigrant Song, Robert Plant unleashes a howl so spectacularly painful that it appears to be coming from a man trapped in the depths of hell. One expected a similar cry to emana
Dec 16, 2012