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Torture, killings in state  custody unacceptableLAHORE

Torture, killings in state custody unacceptable

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

Jun 30, 2011
Business

SCB receives major award

Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) has won “Best International Trade Bank in Pakistan” award for excellence from Euromoney for its outstanding performance in Trade Finance for the year 2011. The Standard Chartered Trade<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/29/scb-receives-major-award-2/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 29, 2011
LAHORE

AIT police arrests four robbers

Allama Iqbal Town (AIT) Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a four-member inter-district gang involved in a number of bike-snatching and robbery incidents. AIT Police Superintendent (SP) Muntazir Mehdi said, on<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/29/ait-police-arrests-four-robbers/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 29, 2011
Power outages to continue till 2018: misleading statement, says WAPDANATIONAL

Power outages to continue till 2018: misleading statement, says WAPDA

A spokesman of Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has rejected a statement “Power outages to continue till 2018”, attributed to WAPDA Chairman Mr. Shakil Durrani, appeared in a section of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/29/power-outages-to-continue-till-2018-misleading-statement-says-wapda/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 29, 2011
NATIONAL

Taliban threaten to hit more installations in Pakistan

A top Taliban commander has threatened to carry out attacks on nine more key installations in Pakistan similar to the strike on Mehran Naval Base in Karachi to avenge the death of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/29/taliban-threaten-to-hit-more-installations-in-pakistan/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 29, 2011
NATIONAL

Bhuttos death warrant executed in haste: AG

Attorney General continued his arguments before the Supreme Court bench during hearing of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto reference on Wednesday.The Attorney General in his arguments said that the execution no

Jun 29, 2011
Pakistan tells US military to leave ‘drone’ attack baseNATIONAL

Pakistan tells US military to leave ‘drone’ attack base

Pakistan told the United States to leave a remote desert air base reportedly used as a hub for covert CIA drone attacks, Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar was quoted by state media as<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/29/pakistan-tells-us-military-to-leave-drone-attack-base/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 29, 2011
Shujaat vows not to leave PPP in lurchNATIONAL

Shujaat vows not to leave PPP in lurch

PML-Q President Ch Shujaat Hussain has made it clear that his party will not back out of its support to the PPP-led government both inside and outside the National Assembly. In the<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/29/shujaat-vows-not-to-leave-ppp-in-lurch/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Jun 29, 2011
Lightning kills 18 schoolchildren, teacher in UgandaForeign

Lightning kills 18 schoolchildren, teacher in Uganda

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>

Jun 29, 2011
Business

Low volumes reflect market sentiment

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>

Jun 29, 2011