NATIONALECP issues guidelines for Senate polls
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued directions to the provincial assemblies for Senate elections to be held on March 2. According to the rules issued by ECP for Senate elections,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/28/ecp-issues-guidelines-for-senate-polls/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 28, 2012
NATIONALWB to provide $ 5.5b to Pakistan in 3 years
The World Bank will extend an assistance of upto $5.5 billion over FY 12-14 to support Pakistan’s poverty reduction and development agenda.According to Bank’s Country Partnership Strategy Progre
Feb 28, 2012
Arts / EntertainmentSharmeen Obaid-Chinoy launches anti-acid campaign
Pakistan's first Oscar winner launched a campaign, hoping that her documentary about survivors of acid attacks can help eliminate a crime that disfigures hundreds of women each year. ‘Saving Face’
Feb 28, 2012
NATIONALSharmeen Obaid-Chinoy launches anti-acid campaign
Pakistan’s first Oscar winner launched a campaign on Tuesday, hoping that her documentary about survivors of acid attacks can help eliminate a crime that disfigures hundreds of women each year.“
Feb 28, 2012
UncategorizedDrone makers cash in as generals seek less casualties
They are deadly, hard to detect and fast becoming one of the most sought-after weapons in the air defence industry. Global demand for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), better known as drones, is<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/27/drone-makers-cash-in-as-generals-seek-less-casualties/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 27, 2012
UncategorizedEfforts intensify to press Waheeda Shah issue
Efforts have been accelerated to knock down the disgraceful act of slapping a poling agent by PPP candidate Waheeda Shah during the polling in the constituency of Tando Mohammad Khan PS-53 on Saturday
Feb 27, 2012
UncategorizedUS-Taliban Qatar talks hit stalemate
The peace dialogue between the US and Taliban in Qatar has been stalled by the US’ failure to transfer five Taliban detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison to Qatar and the Obama administration is
Feb 27, 2012
KARACHICamel piss drinker v/s Jalebi Mullah
My first reaction to reading about the recent protest against the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people in Pakistan yet again was: What the duck! And then I heard a quack and thought: T
Feb 27, 2012
KARACHIFlood-hit village receives a miracle out of the blue
The breaches in the monsoon-swollen Left Bank Outfall Drain inundated a vast area in southern Sindh, including Badin district, and a large number of people lost everything, including standing crops, infrastructure and<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/27/flood-hit-village-receives-a-miracle-out-of-the-blue/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 27, 2012
NATIONALPM announces high Civil Award for Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has announced conferring a high Civil Award on Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on winning an Oscar Award for her documentary film 'Saving Face'.‘Saving Face’ chroni
Feb 27, 2012
NATIONALPOL prices may rise on March 1
As oil prices increased in the international market, prices of petroleum products are expected to increase in Pakistan from the first of March. The price of petrol is expected to increase by<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/27/pol-prices-may-rise-on-march-1/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 27, 2012
SportsClaye wins triple jump, hurdler Faulk shines
Will Claye improved on his 2012 world-leading triple jump Saturday with a leap of 17.63 meters, winning the US indoor athletics championships title and booking a world indoors berth. It was a<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/27/claye-wins-triple-jump-hurdler-faulk-shines/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 27, 2012