ForeignRIYADH - Saudi King Abdullah announced on Friday billions of dollars in handouts for his people and boosted his security apparatus in a renewed effort to shield the world's top oil exporter from unres
KARACHIKARACHI - Hindus would not be able to celebrate their religious festival Holi with traditional enthusiasm due to the recent floods, kidnappings for ransom of adults and children from Sindh and Balochi
BusinessLAHORE - The Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) remained bullish marked by a slender recovery in volume. The LSE 25-shares added 34.88 points to close at 3,597.01 against its opening at 3,562.13 levels. Out
NATIONALISLAMABAD - Despite Supreme Court orders barring contractual employment of retired officers in government departments, 10 officials who were appointed on a contractual basis after retirement in the Pl
BusinessLAHORE - British Deputy High Commissioner and UK Trade and Investment Director Robert W Gibson has said that the power crisis, corruption and security related problems are the biggest challenges faced
LAHORELAHORE - As many as 40 houses in the Zia Colony, Township are involved in gas theft and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) management has turned a blind eye to the situation, Pakistan Today learnt on
NATIONALISLAMABAD - Pre-Service Teacher Education Programme (Pre-STEP) funded by the USAID awarded 410 scholarships to talented Pakistani students training as elementary school teachers (EST) while completing
MANAMA - The leader of Bahrain's largest opposition group has urged Saudi Arabia to withdraw its forces and called for a UN inquiry into a crackdown on mainly Shia protesters that has raised tensions
BusinessLONDON - Oil prices rose by over $2.0, with Brent topping $111 a barrel and rebounding from three-week lows a day earlier as escalating violence in the Middle East renewed fears about oil supply in th
LAHORELAHORE - Three people involved in different scams were handed over to Punjab and Sindh chapters of the National Accountability Bureau on remand on Thursday. RS 311M DEFAULTER: An accountability court
LAHORE - Tetra Pak CEO Dennis J
NATIONALISLAMABAD - A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team has started recording statements of private tour operators to investigate the statement of Umer Sherazi, ambassador of Pakistan in Saudi Arabia, t
