Iraq attacks kill 61during Shia pilgrimage
A wave of apparently coordinated bombings and shootings rocked Iraq during a major Shia religious commemoration Wednesday, killing at least 61 people and wounding more than 200, many of them pilgrims.

A wave of apparently coordinated bombings and shootings rocked Iraq during a major Shia religious commemoration Wednesday, killing at least 61 people and wounding more than 200, many of them pilgrims.
Having figured in the semi finals of the last two European Nations Championships, Belgium is now recognised a major hockey power of the continent along with Germany, Holland, England and Spain. Tanvir<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/13/dar-ha-starts-european-tour-on-a-positive-note/" title="Read more" >...</a>
LAHOREIn a bid to promote the targeted study and scrutiny of the departmental budget by the standing committees, PILDAT held special briefings on Tuesday for the standing committees on Education and Health
ForeignYemen’s army seized the Al-Qaeda strongholds of Jaar and Zinjibar on Tuesday, officials said, more than a year after the jihadists captured most of Abyan province. In the first major victories of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/13/yemen-army-retakes-qaeda-bastions/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ForeignHeavy storms in the Philippines killed at least seven people and left more than a dozen others feared missing at sea, rescuers said Wednesday. Five of the confirmed fatalities occurred when a<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/13/7-dead-in-philippine-ferry-sinking-floods/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ForeignA new video featuring Al-Qaeda’s number two Abu Yahya al-Libi, who the United States said was killed last week after a drone strike in Pakistan, was posted online Tuesday, monitoring services said.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/13/al-qaeda-releases-new-libi-video-after-his-death/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALEven though deals with other neighbouring countries of Afghanistan have provided alternatives, NATO continues to hope that Pakistan will reopen its supply routes.Pakistani supply routes into Afghani
NATIONALThe opposition members in the Senate have described the proposed budget as jugglery of word, saying there is not any measurement to eradicate inflation, unemployment and unrest from the country.The
ForeignThe UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution threatening sanctions against groups seen undermining Yemen’s political transition and staging attacks in the country. The family and supporters of former president<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/13/un-security-council-threatens-yemen-sanctions/" title="Read more" >...</a>
BusinessThe S&P 500 is down 6.3 percent for the month on concerns about the ongoing financial crisis in Europe and signs of slowdown in the U.S. economy. Even after a $125 billion<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/13/wall-street-rebounds-spanish-yields-come-off-highs/" title="Read more" >...</a>
KARACHIPir Ilahi Bux (PIB) Colony, a multi-ethnic residential area in the heart of Karachi, has emerged another battle ground where show of power between various linguistic groups is on that had claimed live
Girl students and their parents have called upon the provincial government to introduce post-graduate classes in the already built post-graduate block near Women Degree College here.In 2006-07, the