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NATIONAL

Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh urged on Saturday transparency and accountability in the utilisation of defence allocations as, he said, the armed forces “being government institutions are also accountable for their<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/05/defence-spending-should-be-under-checks-sheikh/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Sports

Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan led from the front with an unbeaten century as the tourists fought back against England on the second day of the second Test at Lord’s here Saturday.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/05/dilshan-guides-as-sri-lanka-resist-england/" title="Read more" >...</a>

LAHORE

The elections for the Society of Surgeons Pakistan’s Lahore chapter for the session 2011-13 were held at Services Institute of Medical Sciences. Professor Amir Zaman was elected as the president, Dr Hasnain<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/04/society-of-surgeons-holds-annual-elections/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh announced on Friday a number of tax rationalisation measures including reduction in general sales tax from 17 to 16 per cent, abolition of special excise duty<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/04/govt-drags-gst-down-to-16/" title="Read more" >...</a>

Australia’s sports minister said Friday that no government should fund another World Cup bid until FIFA had been subject to external scrutiny. Senator Mark Arbib was also critical of FIFA’s bid pr

KARACHI

At least twenty-six people including three children sustained serious injuries in hand grenade attack here on Napiar road, Karachi on Saturday.According to police, some unknown miscreants hurled ha

Around 100 doctors of the Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) were declared successful by the University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Saturday in various subjects in examinations 2010-11. Congratulating the successful doctors,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/04/100-pgmi-doctors-pass-examinations/" title="Read more" >...</a>

NATIONAL

At least five people, including Pakistan Rangers personnel, were killed in a strike against the management of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) on Friday that turned violent, as the city witnesse

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The Supreme Court formally charged Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General (DG) Malik Muhammad Iqbal on Friday with contempt of court for transferring an investigation officer who was prob

NATIONAL

The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday ordered the indictment of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Malik Iqbal for transferring FIA additional DG Zafar Qureshi, who was the investigation o

Young cricketers who play and practice at Baba Ground staged a demonstration to draw the attention of the authorities towards the occupation of their ground. They also threatened to increase their protests<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/06/03/irked-cricketers-stage-demo-to-get-baba-ground-vacated/" title="Read more" >...</a>