Arts / EntertainmentBob Marley: The legacy wanes but the cult lives on
Bob Marley's musical legacy may be waning 30 years after his death as Jamaica's youth prefers dancehall to reggae, but the singer remains a cult, if highly commercialized, figure. Marley has become a
May 9, 2011
NATIONALHeads will roll after Osama probe: Haqqani
Pakistan’s Ambassador to US Husain Haqqani on Sunday promised that ‘heads will roll’ following an investigation into how Osama bin Laden was able to hide out for years in Abbottabad. In an<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/05/09/heads-will-roll-after-osama-probe-haqqani/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 9, 2011
NATIONALEmbattled Chaudhrys turn to Gilani for help
Struggling hard to deal with differences within their party, the Chaudhrys sought Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s help on Sunday in addressing the challenges to their party’s unity in the wake of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/05/09/embattled-chaudhrys-turn-to-gilani-for-help/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 9, 2011
SportsKvitova pulls off upset against Azarenka to take Madrid title
Petra Kvitova defeated Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 on Sunday to won the ATP-WTA Madrid Masters women’s title and earn herself a place in the top 10 in the world rankings. The upset victory in o
May 9, 2011
NATIONALNo evidence Pakistan knew of Osama: US
A week after the killing of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, the United States said there was no proof Islamabad knew of his hideout, with US President Barack Obama saying bin<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/05/09/no-evidence-pakistan-knew-of-osama-us/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 9, 2011
NATIONALECP to hear application against Sindh CM tomorrow
Chief Election Commissioner Justice (r) Hamid Ali Mirza will on Monday hear an important case filed by a PPP activist against Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah for his alleged incompetence to run the
May 8, 2011
NATIONALStrong bar must for independent judiciary: CJP
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that strong Bar is necessary for a strong and independent judiciary. Addressing a delegation of Human Rights Committee of Pu
May 8, 2011
SportsAzarenka to face Kvitova in final
Fourth seed Victoria Azarenka moved to within one victory of a third title from her last four WTA events when she ended the hopes of Germany’s Julia Goerges 6-4, 6-2 in the semi-finals of the ATP-WT
May 8, 2011
NATIONALPM to take nation into confidence tomorrow
President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Chief of Army Staff Ashfaq Kayani decided in a meeting on Saturday that the prime minister will take the nation into confidence<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/05/08/pm-to-take-nation-into-confidence-tomorrow/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 8, 2011
ForeignCaptured US soldier’s father seeks Pakistan’s help for son’s release
The father of a US soldier captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan pleaded for his son's captors to release him, and asked Pakistan to "diligently help," in a video posted online Friday.Robert Bergda
May 7, 2011
BusinessExperts stress on a consistent taxation policy
Economic and business experts, at a seminar, stressed the need for consistency in taxation policies, besides broadening the tax-base, cutting expenditures and reducing the fiscal deficit. They were speaking at a pre-budget<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/05/07/experts-stress-on-a-consistent-taxation-policy/" title="Read more" >...</a>
May 7, 2011
NATIONALGovt imposes 2% surcharge on power tariff
Acting on diktats of international financial institutions, the federal government imposed on Friday an additional surcharge of two percent on the power tariff with immediate effect from May 6. An offi
May 7, 2011