A petition was filed in the Supreme Court’s Lahore registry on Saturday for the recovery of Rs 518 billion loans allegedly sanctioned to various politicians during former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf…
“It’s a fraud,” condemns Dr Pervez Hoodboy, referring to the nuclear programme that Pakistan has always upheld as a symbol of strength in front of other countries. “Thirteen years ago, we were…
The Lahore Bar Association (LBA) has expressed solidarity with the district judiciary clamouring for security in sessions courts. In a joint meeting of the district judiciary and LBA, it has been decided…
An identified assailant killed two brothers accused of murder in an Additional District and Sessions judge’s courtroom in the Islampura police precincts early on Saturday. Residents of Karim Park Imran Iqbal Butt,…
The Punjab government does not intend to impose new taxes on private schools in the upcoming budget as part of its efforts to generate additional revenue, sources told Pakistan Today on Saturday.…
National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) N-Central on Saturday launched a three-week special campaign to brief and educate motorists about the hazards of using cellular phones while driving and check lane violations,…
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday asked the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led federal government to quit and demanded fresh general elections under revised electoral rules and a new election commission…
Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khosa praised King Edward Medical University (KEMU) for providing the world with physicians who have brought laurels to the country. He was addressing the KEMU graduates on the…
Over the years, art has gained more and more focus among a more diverse cross section of society. Now it is not just limited to the upper classes of society to whom…
court awarded the capital punishment to three men in a case of murder and robbery on Friday. Additional District and Sessions Judge convicted three accused Ilyas, Sagheer Ahmed and Yousif alias Dadu…
With severe financial constraints, experts in the Sindh Finance Department have suggested that the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the fiscal year 2011-12 should not exceed Rs 90 billion, Pakistan Today has…
A Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, which was purchased for the Sindh Elementary Teacher Training Project (SETTP), is being used by Senior Education and Literacy Minister Pir Mazharul Haq for his personal use.…
Industries cannot sustain any further increase in load shedding timings as the country’s economy is on the verge of collapse, Sindh Industries and Commerce Minister Rauf Siddiqui said on Friday. “There is…
At least four people, including Awami National Party (ANP) Lyari Ward president and two cops, were gunned down in the metropolis on Friday. Docks police said the president of ANP’s Lyari Ward,…
The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) appreciates the efforts of its “fearless and dutiful” employees, who have been performing their responsibilities despite the subversive campaign hatched by miscreants. According to a press…
With the terror threat looming in Karachi nowadays, the security of Sindh Secretariat has been beefed up. Sources told Pakistan Today on Friday that after the deadly attack on the PNS Mehran,…
A controversy erupted between the faculty members and acting Vice Chancellor of Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) on Friday over the appointment of controversial Kinnarid College (KC) registrar Dr Naima Khurshid…
