News Desk

NATIONAL

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML –N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif said his party is credited with bringing National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) to a halt. Talking to media, he urged on Prime Minister Syed<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/08/nawaz-urges-pm-gilani-to-stand-by-his-stance/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Foreign

Turkey’s prime minister announced Tuesday a new initiative with regional players to halt the violence in Syria, saying the veto of a UN resolution had given President Bashar al-Assad a “licence to<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/08/turkey-to-launch-new-initiative-on-syria/" title="Read more" >...</a>

ISLAMABAD

Women in rural areas are vulnerable to oppression by family and society because of lack of education and awareness in the rural areas hence timely measures must be taken to improve the status of women

Arts / Entertainment

It’s going to be an interesting clash. Hrithik Roshan-Farhan Akhtar starrer, ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’, is competing in the Best Film category at the Asian Film Awards with Hollywood star Chris

Foreign

Shunned by the Catholic Church for decades after being violated by a priest when she was just 13 years old, Irish victim Marie Collins described her traumatic experience at a Vatican summit.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/08/abused-ignored-abuse-victim-speaks-out-in-rome/" title="Read more" >...</a>

KARACHI

The Sindh High Court, while hearing on Tuesday a petition filed by the director general of public relations Fazul Shah against his transfer from the Information Department to Services and General Administration,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/08/court-adjourns-proceedings-until-15th/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Arts / Entertainment

Celebrities from all walks of life have been logging on to their micro-blogging sites to wish cricketer Yuvraj Singh a speedy recovery. The dashing all-rounder was diagnosed with lung cancer last mont

Sports

Pakistan completed their first ever whitewash of England Monday as they won the third and final Test of the three-match rubber by 71 runs here at the Dubai International Stadium. England were<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/07/pakistan-complete-historic-whitewash-2/" title="Read more" >...</a>

LAHORE

A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Punjab government and Google on Monday to cement cooperation in the information technology sector. Under the agreement Google will provide technica

ISLAMABAD

National University of Science and Technology (NUST) have named one of its research centres after the prominent scientist Professor Dr Atta-ur-Rahman. The centre has been named as “Atta-ur-Rahman S

Business

The central bank Monday amended and relaxed the regulations requiringIslamic banks to obtain invoices in the name of respective bank in Murabaha transactions. Considering the practical difficulties in obtaining invoices, particularly, in<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/07/sbp-relaxes-murabaha-transactions-rules/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Auto manufacturers have hinted at increase in prices of locally manufactured cars owing to unprecedented depreciation in Pak rupee value against US dollar and Japanese yen and increase in petroleum and utility<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/02/07/car-prices-to-jump-up-risk-of-urea-price-fall/" title="Read more" >...</a>