KARACHIEconomically troubled, Thatta’s flood survivors fear next floods
KARACHI - Despite the passage of over eight months, thousands of survivors of the unprecedented monsoon floods last year in Thatta district have not unable to start their routine life again.Though the
Apr 18, 2011
Business‘Pakistan trying to allay Indian concerns on EU concessions’
KARACHI - The Commerce secretary Zafar Mehmood has said that government was trying hard to alleviate concerns of India and other countries over concessions granted by European Union (EU) to Pakistan.
Apr 18, 2011
LAHORE‘Hotel Mohenjodaro’ play by Ajoka on Tuesday
LAHORE - Ajoka Theatre, in collaboration with Lahore Arts Council, will stage a play Hotel Mohenjodaro on April 19 (Tuesday) at Alhamra Arts Centre.Directed and adapted by Shahid Nadeem, Hotel Mohenjo
Apr 18, 2011
KARACHITerrorism linked to the absence of democratic institutions, norms
KARACHI - Speakers at the seminar linked Pakistan's existing problems, including terrorism, to the absence of democratic institutions and norms. They observed that the state itself is complicit in usu
Apr 18, 2011
LAHORE‘PPP will take coalition partners in confidence on financial crunch’
LAHORE - The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will take its coalition partners in confidence on the financial crunch facing the country, Advisor to the PM on Women Development Yasmin Rehman and said on M
Apr 18, 2011
LAHOREHizbut Tahrir activists arrested for trying to hold protest
LAHORE - Police thrashed activists of the outlawed Hizbut Tahrir and arrested around 16 of them in order stop them from holding a protest at Qartaba Chowk on Sunday. A deputy superintendent of police
Apr 18, 2011
LAHORESmuggled falcons released after case completion
LAHORE - The six falcons which were smuggled from the Rawalpindi airport in October 2010 were released on Monday after exactly six months, wild life sources said. The release of the rare Siberian falc
Apr 18, 2011
NATIONALPML-N launches graft inquiry against MNA
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has launched an internal inquiry against one of its National Assembly members Anjum Aqeel Khan for allegations of corruption in the real estate bus
Apr 18, 2011
LAHOREUHS approves MBBS exam schedule
LAHORE - The Board of Studies in Medicine of the University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Monday approved the schedule for MBBS professional examinations for session 2010-11. The 21st meeting of UHS Boa
Apr 18, 2011
LAHORELHC moved for action against judicial magistrate
LAHORE - An application was filed before the Lahore High Court (LHC) member inspection team (MIT) seeking disciplinary action against Judicial Magistrate Irfan Anjum for committing alleged irregularit
Apr 18, 2011
SportsKvitova gives Czechs 2-1 lead
PARIS - Petra Kvitova beat Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 Sunday to bring the Czech Republic within one match of reaching the final of the Fed Cup. In a battle of the team's top players, Kvi
Apr 18, 2011
LAHOREGCU holds fresh flower exhibition
LAHORE - Government College University (GCU) Horticulture Society held a fresh flower exhibition at the varsity's Abdus Salam Hall on Monday. The exhibition's theme was 'Flowers signify everything tha
Apr 18, 2011