‘Punjab govt is criminal in the dengue outbreak’

The Punjab government showed criminal negligence in implementing the Dengue & Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Control Programme 2009-2012 approved by the Punjab Health Department, which...

Farmers uncertain as govt fails to announce wheat support price

Uncertainty grips the farmer community, as the government has failed to announce wheat support price for the current Rabi crop, even though the prices...

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Low quality food

I want to discuss an important problem through your newspaper. This problem is related to the student health and inflation. In University of Karachi,...

Waqar backs Pakistan anti-corruption unit

Former Pakistan coach and captain Waqar Younis on Monday urged cricket world to rally around the anti-corruption unit in the wake of the spot-fixing...

Pakistan and India will have to address many issues even after MFN status

Even though Pakistan seems inclined to grant the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to arch rival India, which gave the status to Islamabad in...

Malaysia nabs Pakistani, Afghan asylum seekers

Malaysian marine police have intercepted a boatload of asylum seekers from Pakistan and Afghanistan who were attempting to travel to Australia via Indonesia, a...

PML-N losing cyberspace to Tehreek-e-Insaf

The social networking websites such as Facebook have become virtual forum for hot political debate between the supporters of Pakistan Muslim League-N and Pakistan...

Nayef named crown prince

Saudi Arabia's powerful interior minister, 78-year-old Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, was named the new heir to the throne in a royal decree read...

Gilani approves transfers in bureaucracy

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday approved the transfers of four federal secretaries and officers. According to details, Arif Azeem, secretary to Inter Provincial...

DFA meeting today

A meeting of the District Football Association (DFA) Lahore will be held here on October 28 at Model Town Football Club Ground. The meeting...

Defensive Misbah irks former greats

Pakistan’s former Test cricketer Salahuddin Ahmed said that it was the defensive approach of the interim coach Mohsin Khan and captain Misbah-ul-Haq which had...

PEPCO ‘hiding’demand, consumption figures

In order to keep the people and media in the dark and hide electricity demand, PEPCO has stopped disclosing its generation and consumption figures.The...

India appreciates Pakistan for returning helicopter

Signalling the spirit of the resumed peace process, an Indian Army helicopter that strayed into Pakistan in bad weather Sunday was returned with its...

Kallis, Morkel lead South Africa to victory

Jacques Kallis and Morne Morkel stood out as South Africa scored a convincing 80-run win in the second one-day international against Australia at St...

Anti-polio drive begins in Karak

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Ghulam Dastageer Khan began a 3-day anti-polio campaign in district Karak on Sunday, by administering polio vaccination to children. Addressing...

34 militants killed in clash near Afghan border

At least three soldiers and up to 34 militants were killed on Thursday in a gunbattle along the Afghan border in Khyber Agency. The...