BusinessISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to devise a mechanism for minimising the gap between the number of NTN
LAHORELAHORE - Long time TV and stage actor Murtaza Hassan alias Mastana died on Monday, after a difficult three-week fight against Hepatitis C in Bahawalpur's Victoria Hospital. His funeral prayer was offe
ForeignPARIS - Paris police on Monday arrested two veiled women and several other people protesting in front of Notre Dame cathedral against France's new ban on wearing full-face veils in public. <br />An AFP journalist at the scene said the arrests came after police moved in to break up the protest which had not been authorised.<br />On Saturday police arrested 59 people, including 19 veiled women, who turned up for a banned protest in Paris against the draconian new law, the first of its
NATIONALISLAMABAD - With 'Total Suspended Particles' in the air in Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi exceeding the WHO standard by 4.4 to 7.5, the Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has failed
LAHORELAHORE - Malik Asghar Awan, 40, a resident of Awan town died while another, Naveed, received injuries when an air-filling cylinder exploded while unloading in EME Housing Society on Sunday.<br />Chuhang Police said the Al-Khidmat Group of traders from Hafeez Centre had arranged a cricket tournament in the EME Housing Society.ground. On Sunday Al-Khidmat Group Secretary Malik Asghar Awan was supervising arrangements when an air-filling cylinder was brought inside the ground.<br
Our nation has suffered US$ 35 billion in losses and more than five thousand people are dead since the war against terrorism started. Time demands for more actions such as the current strategic dialog
LAHORELAHORE - Civil Lines and Cantt Division Police carried out a thorough search operation in the surroundings of the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) and Civil Services Academy (CSA) af
SportsLAHORE - Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has turned down an offer from the PCB to take over as the batting coach of the national team. The PCB DG confirmed that he had informed the board t
NATIONALSWAT - Security forces on Sunday killed at least seven militants here, while security personnel lost his live during clash with militants in Mohmand Agency.According to a private TV, a group of milita
KARACHIKARACHI - The lawyers' fraternity of the city observed a black day on Saturday to condemn the attack on City Courts, Tahir Plaza and Malir Courts on April 9, 2008 in which lawyers' offices were set on
SportsLAHORE - Lahore clinched the overall trophy of the 71st Punjab Games, securing 3459 points after winning another 14 events contested on the final day on Saturday. Faisalabad, who were posing a severe
SportsCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka will not name a successor to head coach Trevor Bayliss until after the tour of England which starts next month. Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee chairman DS de Silva said becaus
