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NATIONAL

President Asif Ali Zardari has stopped PPP leaders from giving counter statements against MQM.PPP sources said that MQM following its separation from the ruling coalition, resignation of governor Si

LAHORE

The torture in state custody is on the rise in different shapes in Pakistan including extra-judicial killings and disappearances violating the local and internationally ratified laws, observed IA Rehm

The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) on Tuesday told the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Water and Power that it was impossible to end electricity load shedding before 2018. The<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/29/no-respite-from-power-cuts-in-sight-before-2018/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Foreign

A lightning strike has killed 18 children and their teacher in Uganda, police said. Uganda has one of the highest rates of lightning strike deaths in the world and its capital Kampala<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/29/lightning-kills-18-schoolchildren-teacher-in-uganda/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Banking Offence Special Judge (central) Malik Abdul Rasheed on Tuesday recorded statements of three prosecution witnesses in a case against Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Moonis Elahi, in

The heated political environment became an excuse for the long awaited slump, occurring mainly due to stagnation; however, a lack of volume strength in illiquid stocks provided a benchmark for reflecting the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/29/low-volumes-reflect-market-sentiment-2/" title="Read more" >...</a>

LAHORE

The Punjab Health Department has established provincial and regional surveillance and epidemic response cells to carry out necessary epidemiological measures and provide prompt technical advice to districts regarding prevention and control of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/29/health-dept-establishes-surveillance-response-cells/" title="Read more" >...</a>

LAHORE

The Lahore General Hospital (LGH) Administration on Tuesday selected 65 doctors against existing house officers’ vacancies. The recruitments have been made under the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) Rules, House Foundation<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/29/lgh-selects-65-house-officers/" title="Read more" >...</a>

NATIONAL

National Assembly (NA) standing committee on human rights has rejected Balochistan police briefing on Kharotabad incident and constituted a 4-member sub committee to ascertain the facts. NA Committee met here Wednesday under<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/29/na-committee-rejects-ig-balochistan-briefing-on-kharotabad-incident/" title="Read more" >...</a>

KARACHI

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) here on Wednesday indicated seven accused allegedly involved in Sarfraz Shah murder case. According to the details, on Wednesday morning, the accused included six rangers were presented before<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/29/indictment-of-six-troops-over-filmed-killing-of-civilian/" title="Read more" >...</a>

The Dutch defence minister warned on Wednesday against “mission creep” in Libya and forecast heated debate in NATO about the future of its military campaign there if it was not over by the end of