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Osama is dead, confirms QaedaNATIONAL

Osama is dead, confirms Qaeda

Al Qaeda said it would soon release an audio tape from Osama bin Laden, made a week before he was killed by US forces, the group said in a statement, which also confirmed his death, released on Islami

May 7, 2011
LAHORE

Rain breaks heat spell

The city’s temperature dropped on Friday after Thursday night’s dust storm and rain and the temperature dropped to 36 degree Celsius from 43 degree Celsius. Six millimetres of rain brought temporary relief<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/05/07/rain-breaks-heat-spell/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 7, 2011
NATIONAL

CIA watched Osama from nearby safe house

Extensive surveillance of Osama bin Laden's hideout from a nearby CIA safe house in Abbottabad led to his killing on May 2. The US officials, quoted by the Washington Post, said the safe house was the

May 7, 2011
PALPA helps PIA save Rs 400 millionBusiness

PALPA helps PIA save Rs 400 million

Pakistan Airline Pilots’ Association (PALPA) has helped PIA administration in saving Rs 400 million, the biggest sum of money, ever saved through cost-cutting measures in the history of the airline and are<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/05/07/palpa-helps-pia-save-rs-400-million-2/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 7, 2011
NATIONAL

5 Shias killed, 9 injured in Quetta attack

Five Shias were killed and nine others injured when militants belonging to the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi fired two rockets followed by intense gunfire at a Shia prayer congregation here on Friday morni

May 7, 2011
US bypassed Pakistan: PMNATIONAL

US bypassed Pakistan: PM

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday said keeping in view Islamabad’s cooperation with the US in the war on terrorism, the US should not have bypassed Pakistan in conducting the operation a

May 7, 2011
PEPCO lobbying to delay reformsNATIONAL

PEPCO lobbying to delay reforms

The Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) is lobbying hard to delay implementation of the final draft of power sector reforms, which was recently finalised on the recommendations of technical audit reports of<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/05/07/pepco-lobbying-to-delay-reforms/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 7, 2011
No parallel between 9/11 and 26/11: USNATIONAL

No parallel between 9/11 and 26/11: US

The US on Friday refrained from drawing a parallel between 9/11 attacks and the Mumbai attacks and appeared to be unwilling to support any similar “hot pursuit” Indian effort as done by<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/05/07/no-parallel-between-911-and-2611-us/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 7, 2011
Experts stress on a consistent taxation policyBusiness

Experts 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
LAHORE

Paramedics threat to commit suicide

Punjab Paramedics Alliance (PPA) while protesting infront of the Lahore General Hospital, on Friday, threatened that a number of paramedics would commit suicide infront of the Chief Minister’s house on May 18,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/05/07/paramedics-threat-to-commit-suicide/" title="Read more" >...</a>

May 7, 2011
Business

SECP cracks down on unregistered members

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has ordered the central depositary company (CDC) to terminate and suspend the membership of a number of ‘unregistered’ brokers and ‘inva

May 7, 2011