NATIONALSC moved to transform death penalty into life time imprisonment
A petition has been moved in Supreme Court (SC) Lahore registry to turn death penalty into life time imprisonment.The petitioner Barrister Zafarullah said on Monday that President of Pakistan has ag
Sep 17, 2012
ISLAMABADPakistani madrassas: What’s inside?
Madrassa is a religious school or seminary, where Islamic education is given to students. Madrassas in Pakistan have witnessed a mushroom growth in early 1980s. During the Afghan-Soviet war, thousands
Sep 17, 2012
ForeignYemen students hold anti-US rally, reject Marines
Hundreds of Yemeni students demonstrated Monday calling for the expulsion of the American ambassador and condemning the arrival of an extra 50 US Marines to protect his embassy, an AFP correspondent said.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/09/17/yemen-students-hold-anti-us-rally-reject-marines/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Sep 17, 2012
NATIONALBin Qasim trains collision kills 3, injures 100
Three people were killed and more than 100 people were injured on Wednesday when two passenger trains collided. Millat Express and Shalimar Express trains collided near Bin Qasim Town, 50 kilometers from<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/09/17/karachi-trains-collision-kills-three-injures-100/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Sep 17, 2012
LAHORE2,000 illegal factories in Lahore served notices: DCO
The provincial government has issued sealing orders to at least 2000 illegal factories operating in the capitalAll illegal factories have been warned to dutifully fulfill all legal requirements til
Sep 17, 2012
ISLAMABAD‘Low price of tobacco causing billions of rupees loss’
Every year the country has been facing a loss of billions of rupees due to the constant lowering of tobacco prices, sources said. As per details, the Secretary Tobacco Board while over exceeding his p
Sep 17, 2012
ForeignAnti-Japan protests again erupt across China
Thousands of anti-Japanese demonstrators mounted protests in cities across China on Sunday over disputed islands in the East China Sea, a day after an attempt to storm Tokyo’s embassy in the capital.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/09/17/anti-japan-protests-again-erupt-across-china/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Sep 17, 2012
ForeignPope calls for Mideast leaders to work for peace
Pope Benedict XVI prayed on Sunday that Middle East leaders work toward peace and reconciliation, stressing again the central theme of his visit to Lebanon, whose neighbour Syria is engulfed in a civi
Sep 17, 2012
NATIONAL15 dead in Lower Dir IED blast
At least 15 people were killed and 11 others injured when unidentified militants targeted a passenger van with a high-intensity improvised explosives devise (IED) in Lower Dir on Sunday morning.The
Sep 17, 2012
LAHORETHE LOST SEERS OF NILA GUMBAD
Last week it took me four trips to explore the area around the famous Nila Gumbad mausoleum to arrive at a picture of a few famous seers that Lahore has, that Lahore ignores, and those that Lahore has
Sep 16, 2012
ISLAMABAD60 foreigners held for carrying heroin
Islamabad Police on Saturday arrested 60 persons including 16 Afghans and 10 Nigerians from different areas of the city in the ongoing operation against anti-social elements, police sources said. According to details,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/09/16/60-foreigners-held-for-carrying-heroin/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Sep 16, 2012
NATIONALTwo dead as Taliban target Prince Harry’s Afghan base
Taliban armed with suicide vests, guns and rockets stormed a heavily fortified airfield in Afghanistan where Prince Harry is deployed, killing two US Marines and attacking aircraft in a major security breach.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/09/16/two-dead-as-taliban-target-prince-harrys-afghan-base/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Sep 16, 2012