SportsDrogba makes instant impact for Shanghai Shenhua
Didier Drogba made an instant impact on his debut for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua on Sunday, setting up his new team's equaliser in a 1-1 draw away to Guangzhou R&F.The former Chelsea
Jul 23, 2012
SportsPCB needs to focus on financial benefit also: Rashid
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Rashid Latif has stressed that while the resumption of Indo-Pak ties is a welcome move, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also needs to focus on generating revenue and over
Jul 23, 2012
KARACHI70 percent clearing of rain nullas completed: KMC administrator
Administrator Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Muhammad Hussain Syed on Sunday said that about seventy percent clearance work had been completed on 13 major and 300 minor rain water nullas in th
Jul 23, 2012
NATIONALFree polls vital for Pakistan: Ebrahim
The new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim said it is the first and the last goal of his life to hold free and fair elections.Talking to media after taking oath a
Jul 23, 2012
NATIONAL27 SSG commandos injured in road accident
Twenty-seven commandos of Special Services Group (SSG) have sustained severe injuries in a road accident.The incident occurred at Nowshera GT Road when the SSG vehicle was travelling to Attock from
Jul 23, 2012
ISLAMABADNearly 200,000 girls attending schools in FATA
Over 194,637 girl students are enrolled in around 2349 educational institutions of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).This was conveyed to the Senate Standing Committee on States and Frontie
Jul 23, 2012
SportsMalaysia star Lee recovers on diet of porridge
Malaysia badminton star Lee Chong Wei, whose Olympic dream was threatened by a serious ankle injury, targetted a medal on Saturday in a campaign fuelled by porridge and hot soup. Lee, the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/07/23/malaysia-star-lee-recovers-on-diet-of-porridge/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Jul 23, 2012
BusinessEuro slumps to near 12-year low
The euro tumbled below 95 yen for the first time in almost 12 years on Monday as dealers rushed to the safe-haven Japanese unit owing to growing fears about Spain’s debt crisis.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/07/23/euro-slumps-to-near-12-year-low/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Jul 23, 2012
KARACHILight rain forecast
Local Met office on Sunday forecast a partly cloudy weather with chances of light rain/drizzle during next 24 hours in the city and coastal belt of Makran.The temperature was expected to remain betw
Jul 23, 2012
SportsIOC hand Nigeria relay gold in Pettigrew dope case
Nigeria were officially awarded the men’s 4x400m relay gold medal from the 2000 Olympics on Saturday following a meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board. The Nigerians took the gold<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/07/22/ioc-hand-nigeria-relay-gold-in-pettigrew-dope-case/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Jul 22, 2012
NATIONALGovt’s wrong policies increasing external intervention: Fazl
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday said wrong policies of the PPP-led coalition government had mounted external aggression and interference in the country. Talking to reporters, Fazl said the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/07/22/govts-wrong-policies-increasing-external-intervention-fazl/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Jul 22, 2012
NATIONALAfghan couple flee to Pakistan, fearing persecution
An Afghan couple who fled the war-torn country to marry in Pakistan are being held in protective custody amid fears the bride’s angry relatives will kill them, officials said on Sunday. Hewad,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/07/22/afghan-couple-flee-to-pakistan-fearing-persecution/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Jul 22, 2012