ISLAMABADExcise and taxation reforms should be replicated: Banuri
The efforts at introducing reforms in the Islamabad Excise and Taxation Department have taught lessons that have the potential to be replicated to improve the governance crisis in the country. This was<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/18/excise-and-taxation-reforms-should-be-replicated-banuri/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 18, 2012
ISLAMABADAIOU employees push for regularisation
Muhammad Zuhrain, an Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) employee, approached the capital’s courts with a case he registered against the university officials for not regularising him. The Gujjar Khan resident was disappointed<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/18/aiou-employees-push-for-regularisation/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 18, 2012
NATIONALAttorneys try to save 9/11 Pakistani detainee from death penalty
The nephew of the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks does not deserve the death penalty, his attorneys argue in court documents filed on Friday. Pakistani Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, 34,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/18/attorneys-try-to-save-911-pakistani-detainee-from-death-penalty/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 18, 2012
NATIONALUN chief makes new call for nuclear test ban implementation
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon made a new call on Friday for the last countries that have not yet ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) to let it enter<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/18/un-chief-makes-new-call-for-nuclear-test-ban-implementation/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 18, 2012
LAHOREIqbal Academy director transferred
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Feb 18, 2012
ForeignPlane carrying marijuana strays into Obama LA airspace
A small plane with more than 20 pounds of marijuana strayed into restricted airspace around President Barack Obama’s helicopter in Los Angeles, prompting US F-16 fighters to rush to intercept it, officials<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/18/plane-carrying-marijuana-strays-into-obama-la-airspace/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 18, 2012
NATIONALUS lawmaker urges Baluchistan self-determination
A US lawmaker on Friday introduced a resolution calling for self-determination in Baluchistan, triggering an angry response from Pakistan, although the measure looked unlikely to pass.Republican Rep
Feb 18, 2012
NATIONALNo more visa extensions for foreigners in Pakistan
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Feb 17, 2012
BusinessTextile ministry questions transparency of MFN to India
Ministry of Textile Industry (MoTI) has proved the government claim false which was about the rigorous consultations with different stakeholders on liberalising trade with India. Textile ministry, in its observations, indicates that<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/17/textile-ministry-questions-transparency-of-mfn-to-india/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 17, 2012
SportsKinnaird, Garrison in Senior Women Cricket final
Kinnaird Club had moved to the final of the Senior Inter-district Women Cricket Championship to take on Garrison Club today (Friday). In the last league match of the championship, Kinnaid Club thrashed<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/17/kinnaird-garrison-in-senior-women-cricket-final/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 17, 2012
NATIONAL26 Shias killed in Parachinar suicide bombing
At least 26 people were killed and more than 40 left injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Kurma Bazar of Parachinar, headquarters of Kurram Agency, on Friday. A strict<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/17/suicide-bomber-kills-21-in-parachinar/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Feb 17, 2012
NATIONALMalaysian clerics forbid forex trading
Malaysia’s highest Islamic body has issued an edict forbidding foreign exchange trading by Muslim individuals, saying such speculation violates Islamic law.The National Fatwa Council ruled forex t
Feb 17, 2012