NATIONALSenior al Qaeda leader killed in drone strike
A senior al Qaeda leader, Sheikh Khalid bin Abdul Rehman Al-Hasanain has reportedly been killed on Friday morning in a US Predator drone strike. Al-Hasanain, who was a potential successor to al<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/12/09/senior-al-qaeda-leader-killed-in-drone-strike-2/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 9, 2012
KARACHIIntra-party polls a milestone: PTI
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Central Secretary General Dr Arif Alvi pronounced the intra-party elections as a milestone and said the party was gathering strength and setting up a model of a genuine democr
Dec 9, 2012
LAHOREPPP Senator Salahuddin Dogar passes away
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Malik Salahuddin Dogar passed away in Shaikh Zayed Hospital on Saturday. He was 70.Senator Dogar was suffering from liver and abdominal diseases for the last
Dec 9, 2012
BusinessPakistan and US discuss energy sector reforms
The US Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Ambassador Carlos Pascual was in Islamabad on Friday as head of the US delegation at the fourth US-Pakistan Energy Working Group m
Dec 8, 2012
NATIONALSindh Assembly rejects LHC’s Kalabagh Dam ruling
The Sindh Assembly on Friday condemned the Lahore High Court’s verdict in favour of the construction of Kalabagh Dam (KBD), which the provincial lawmakers unanimously termed detrimental to the “very unity of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/12/08/sindh-assembly-rejects-lhcs-kalabagh-dam-ruling/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 8, 2012
NATIONALKalabagh Dam vital for economic stability: Dr AQ Khan
Father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme and chief of Tehrik-e-Tahafuz Pakistan Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan on Saturday said that construction of Kalabagh Dam is necessary for strengthening the economy of th
Dec 8, 2012
NATIONALShahbaz Sharif takes notice of over-charging parking fee
Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif, taking notice of charging inflated fee by the contractor of the parking plaza at Fawara Chowk, has called a detailed report in this regard.President of Anj
Dec 8, 2012
SportsSenden swoops early to take Australia Open lead
John Senden made the most of benign early conditions to shoot a six-under-par 66 and take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the $1.25 million Australian Open on Thursday.The Queenslander, g
Dec 7, 2012
NATIONALNo evidence of Afghan refugees’ involvement in militancy: UNHCR
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR on Thursday said it had no evidence to support the fact that the remaining 1.65 million registered Afghan refugees had been involved in any militancy or drug<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/12/07/no-evidence-of-afghan-refugees-involvement-in-militancy-unhcr/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Dec 7, 2012
NATIONALCNG prices issue to be solved by December 17: OGRA
Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Chairman Saeed Ahmed said the regulator has not received as yet the government’s policy guideline regarding the CNG prices; but, the issue involving the gas p
Dec 7, 2012
NATIONALUS drone kills four in NWA
At least four suspected foreign militants were killed and several others injured in a US drone attack in Mubarakshahi village near Mirali tehsils of North Waziristan on Thursday.Officials said a US
Dec 7, 2012
ISLAMABADDec 15 deadline set for strategy against illegal factories
The district government has been planning to shift illegal factories in residential colonies to industrial zones after it received a number of complaints regarding health-hazardous commercial activiti
Dec 7, 2012