NATIONALFaisalabad police put on high alert to foil terrorist activities
Responding to intelligence reports, the Faisalabad police have been put on high alert to combat any terrorist activity in the region. The new instructions to increase the police strength in sensitive
Apr 24, 2011
ForeignThousands flee clashes in south Sudan oil state
Thousands of civilians have fled heavy clashes between rebels and south Sudan’s army in key oil-producing Unity state, officials said on Saturday. “The fighting in recent days has been very fierce, and<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/04/24/thousands-flee-clashes-in-south-sudan-oil-state/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Apr 24, 2011
ForeignFour injured in Easter blast near Baghdad church
A roadside bomb exploded near the rear entrance of a Catholic church in Baghdad after Easter services on Sunday, wounding at least two police officers and two civilians.The bomb blew up outside Sac
Apr 24, 2011
SportsPakistan cruise past Windies in ODI opener
Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, and Mohammad Hafeez all coasted to half-centuries as Pakistan clinched a comfortable eight-wicket win over West Indies in the first one-day international on Saturday.Misb
Apr 24, 2011
NATIONALDr Naz rejects news item
Dr Ahsan Akhtar Naz, Director Institute of Communication Studies (ICS) University of the Punjab, has contradicted all allegations against him in the news item published in Pakistan Today on April 23.
Apr 24, 2011
NATIONALInter-city buses, vans overcharging commuters with immunity
The Faisalabad city government authorities have ordered the police to launch a crackdown on the buses and vans that are overcharging passengers without immunity on inter-city routes.A secret police
Apr 24, 2011
SportsInter down Lazio
Napoli's small Serie A title hopes all but mathematically died on Saturday as they lost 2-1 at Palermo. And it was worse news for Bari who were relegated to Serie B with four matches still to play fol
Apr 24, 2011
BusinessSPI registers slender increase
The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), for the week ended on April 21 for the lowest income group up to Rs.3,000 has registered a nominal increase of 0.11 percent over the previous week.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/04/24/spi-registers-slender-increase/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Apr 24, 2011
SportsIndian coach Houghton quits
India's national soccer team coach Bob Houghton has resigned after racism charges levelled against him were dropped, the country's soccer federation said on Saturday.Houghton, who took over in 2006
Apr 24, 2011
SportsNadal struggles into Barcelona final
Five-time champion Rafael Nadal produced a decidedly patchy effort Saturday in recording his 500th career win to reach Sunday's Barcelona Open final where he will meet fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. Na
Apr 24, 2011
ForeignThai-Cambodian border fighting leaves 10 dead
Fierce clashes on the Thai-Cambodia border have left 10 dead and forced thousands to flee the worst bloodshed since a UN ceasefire appeal in February, officials said Saturday. The two countries exchanged<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/04/24/thai-cambodian-border-fighting-leaves-10-dead/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Apr 24, 2011
NATIONALHave enough evidence to convict 26/11 mastermind: Malik
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that Pakistani investigators have collected enough evidence against the masterminds of the Mumbai 2008 terror attacks and was confident that the courts would co
Apr 24, 2011