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Easter to be celebrated on 8thISLAMABAD

Easter to be celebrated on 8th

Like other parts of the country, the Christian community living in the twin cities will celebrate their festival of Easter on April 8 with religious fervor and zeal. Easter sunrise will start<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/04/06/easter-to-be-celebrated-on-8th/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Apr 6, 2012
Foreign

Taliban kill eight Afghan police at remote post

Taliban gunmen killed eight local policemen in an attack on a remote post in western Afghanistan, a provincial official said Thursday. The attack happened late on Wednesday, said Naqibullah Farahi, spokesman for<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/04/05/taliban-kill-eight-afghan-police-at-remote-post/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Apr 5, 2012
Foreign

Mali slips into chaos as world gropes for response

Hundreds fled lawless northern Mali overnight and the country’s neighbours weighed a military intervention on Thursday amid fears Al Qaeda-linked Islamists are turning the country into a rogue state. Alarmed by the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/04/05/mali-slips-into-chaos-as-world-gropes-for-response/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Apr 5, 2012
Business

Déjà vu

The French Ambassador to Pakistan Philippe Thiebaud today visited WAPDA House and attended a briefing about various projects being implemented by WAPDA in water and hydropower sectors. He was also accompanied by<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/04/05/deja-vu-4/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Apr 5, 2012
Foreign

Saudi rules out sending women athletes to London

The head of the Saudi Olympic Committee has ruled out sending women athletes from the ultra-conservative kingdom to the London Olympics this summer, local dailies reported on Thursday. Prince Nawaf bin Faisal<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/04/05/saudi-rules-out-sending-women-athletes-to-london/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Apr 5, 2012
NATIONAL

Two more Hazara Shias killed in Quetta

Two more members of the Hazara Shia community fell prey to sectarian killing in Quetta on Tuesday night. The banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the killing. According to police officials, unidentified armed<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/04/04/two-more-hazara-shias-killed-in-quetta/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Apr 4, 2012
Hafiz Saeed demands proof after US bounty`NATIONAL

Hafiz Saeed demands proof after US bounty`

Hafiz Saeed, leader of Laskhar-e-Tayyaba group blamed for the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, has demanded proof after the US announced a $10 million bounty on his head. In an interview to Al<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/04/04/hafiz-saeed-demands-proof-after-us-bounty/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Apr 4, 2012
NATIONAL

One soldier killed, 2 injured in Miranshah

One soldier was killed and two injured in a roadside bombing near Amin checkpost here on Tuesday. Official sources said that a security convoy was travelling to Dattakhel tehsil in North Waziristan Ag

Apr 4, 2012
ISLAMABAD

32,957 emergency victims rescued in March: 1122 DG

The Director General, Punjab Emergency Service 1122 Dr. Rizwan Naseer said on Monday that the emergency service has rescued around 32957 victims in the 36 cities of Punjab in the month of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/04/03/32957-emergency-victims-rescued-in-march-1122-dg/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Apr 3, 2012
Flying car cleared for takeoffArts / Entertainment

Flying car cleared for takeoff

Drivers hoping to slip the surly -- and traffic congested -- bonds of Earth moved a step closer to realizing their dream Monday, as a US firm said it had successfully tested a street-legal plane.Mas

Apr 3, 2012