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Defence Clubs crack down on freedom of speech and gathering

The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) has reinforced the ban on lectures, speeches and meetings in all three “Defence Clubs” governed by the DHA, preempting...

Shahbaz steps in to calm Opp down

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was on Wednesday forced into stepping in to handle the worsening situation in the wake of Rana Sanaullah’s remarks...

Hindu trader gunned down in Mastung

Unidentified armed men on Monday shot dead a Hindu trader in the main bazaar of Mastung town. The deceased, identified as Deewan, was shifted...

2 gunned down in Sibi

Two people have been killed in a firing incident occurred at the Tilli area of Sibi district, police said on Saturday. According to police, unknown...

Seven gunned down in separate incidents

Seven people were gunned down in separate parts of the metropolis on Thursday, Pakistan Today has learnt. The Sachal Goth police said that two...

Government to close down NCHD, NEC?

The government has decided to devolve the National Education Commission (NEC) and the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) to the provinces under the...

German growth slows down

Trade between eurozone powerhouses Germany and France and the rest of the world produced mixed results in April, official data showed Wednesday, underscoring forecasts...

PML–N’s lady activist, bodyguard gunned down

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) UC 13 Women’s Wing coordinator Mehmoona Jabeen Mali alias Moona Malik, 35, and her bodyguard were gunned downed by unidentified...

Govt drags GST down to 16%

Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh announced on Friday a number of tax rationalisation measures including reduction in general sales tax from 17 to...

Aisam, Bopanna go down fighting

Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna squandered a one-set lead as they went down fighting to top-ranked American pair of Bob and...

Lyari tense as four more gunned down

Lyari continued to be tense for yet another day on Wednesday, as at least four more people were gunned down. The violence on Wednesday...

POL prices may go down a little

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has sent two proposals to the government for a revision in petroleum prices, recommending retaining the prices...

ANP leader among three gunned down in Swat

Awami National Party Tehsil Matta President Muzaffar Ali Khan and two of his colleagues were gunned down at his residence in Shakkar Dheri on...

Pakistan shuts down US ‘intelligence fusion’ cells

In a clear sign of Pakistan's deepening mistrust of the United States, Islamabad has told the Obama administration to reduce the number of US...

‘200 Iranian-trained Sipah-e-Muhammad activists hunting down ASWJ workers’

More than 200 activists of Sipah-e-Muhammad, trained from Iran and heavily armed, are hunting down workers of their rival sect, confessed Ali Muntazir, an...

SIC turns down Punjab Assembly speaker’s dinner invitation

Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) refused the dinner invitation by Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Rana Mashhood on Wednesday. PA speaker had arranged the dinner...

Tough choice for jury as Cannes curtain comes down

The Cannes film festival jury led by Robert De Niro faces a tough choice on Sunday as it picks the winner of the Palme...