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Sindh High Court refers case transfer plea to chief justiceKARACHI

Sindh High Court refers case transfer plea to chief justice

The application in Sindh High Court (SHC) for transferring the Sarfaraz Shah murder case from an anti-terrorism court (ATC) to a sessions court was on Monday referred to the SHC Chief Justice<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/07/14/sindh-high-court-refers-case-transfer-plea-to-chief-justice/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 14, 2011
Amir not out of the woods yetSports

Amir not out of the woods yet

Pakistan’s banned pacer, Muhammad Amir, is still not out of the woods after breaching his ban by playing a cricket match for a domestic side in England. Talking on the investigation in<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/07/14/amir-not-out-of-the-woods-yet/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 14, 2011
Saudis seeking arms amid growing fearsForeign

Saudis seeking arms amid growing fears

Saudi Arabia's hunger for weapons, initially aimed at staving off the threat of Iran, has grown with the upcoming US withdrawal from Iraq and instability in Yemen and Bahrain, analysts say. "Saudi Ara

Jul 14, 2011
KESC claims 1,000 workers have accepted VSSKARACHI

KESC claims 1,000 workers have accepted VSS

As the tussle between the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) management and protesting workers continues, the power company on Wednesday claimed that over 1,000 of its workers have accepted the Vo

Jul 14, 2011
NATIONAL

Blast at Chaman Bypass: two dead, 12 injured

A blast rocked a house situated at Chaman Bypass Road early on Thursday killing at least two and injuring 12 people including women and children. According to a private television channel, a<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/07/14/balst-at-chaman-bypass-2-dead-12-injured/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 14, 2011
NATIONAL

Keep a lid on secrets, govt tells officials

Annoyed with the surfacing of corruption scandals against the government in independent media, the federal government has barred its officials from sharing premature information with any news or media agency. According to<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/07/14/keep-a-lid-on-secrets-govt-tells-officials/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 14, 2011
National security: no holds barredNATIONAL

National security: no holds barred

To give “blanket immunity” to violators of human rights, Pakistan’s new FATA law, euphemistically called “Patriot Act” and which is virtually applicable to whole of the country, validates all actions, even violations<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/07/14/national-security-no-holds-barred/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 14, 2011
PTT report a display of eruditionSports

PTT report a display of erudition

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in reply to the ICC’s Pakistan Task Team (PTT) recommendations has identified a number of factual errors in their observations and pointed out that the set up<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/07/14/ptt-report-a-display-of-erudition/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 14, 2011
Influentials rule the roost in Sindh forestsKARACHI

Influentials rule the roost in Sindh forests

Despite tall claims by the Sindh government, particularly senior minister Zulfiqar Mirza, the authorities seem reluctant to clear forest lands in katcha areas from the clutches of influential landlords, who have encroached<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/07/14/influentials-rule-the-roost-in-sindh-forests/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 14, 2011
NICL case pits govt against SCNATIONAL

NICL case pits govt against SC

The government and the Supreme Court appear to have reached a point of confrontation on Wednesday as the apex court suspended a recent show-cause notice issued to FIA Additional Director General Zafar<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/07/14/nicl-case-pits-govt-against-sc/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 14, 2011
Violence kills 14 in KarachiKARACHI

Violence kills 14 in Karachi

Extra paramilitary policemen were ordered onto the streets of Karachi on Thursday after politicalviolence killed 14 people. “We have dispatched 500 FC (Frontier Constabulary) troops in Karachi,” Interior Minister Rehman Malik told<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/07/14/violence-kills-14-in-karachi/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jul 14, 2011