NATO’s head says to keep up Libyan operation
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday that it will continue its military operations in Libya while the threat to civilians persists, but did not see the alliance playing a…
Capital deserted as people head home for Eid
With Eidul Fitr knocking on the door, Islamabad slowly and gradually begins to look deserted as residents depart for their hometowns or other cities to celebrate Eid with their loved ones. Vehicles…
Chicken to head for Eid holidays as well?
Poultry farms have reduced chicken supplies and holding stocks to sell it after Eid and earn more profits, stakeholders associated with the business told Pakistan Today on Saturday. They said that chicken…
World Vision head calls for greater relief efforts
Flood-hit communities living in extreme poverty are not being given the time to recover from the last year’s devastating floods as the danger of more floods loom, World Vision Pakistanhead Alexander Davey…
Deoband head removed over praising Modi
Darul Uloom Deoband Vice-Chancellor Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi was sacked from the post on Sunday after he praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a Hindu nationalist politician loathed by many Muslims in India.…
Workers end siege of KESC head office
The on-strike workers of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) late Wednesday night ended the 16-hour-long siege of the power utility head office after Sindh Home Minister Manzoor Wasan told them that their…
Govt takes SC head on over Qureshi
Despite repeated orders of the Supreme Court (SC) for the reinstatement of FIA Additional Director General Zafar Qureshi, the government is not taking any clear stance over the matter, as the attorney…
Dr. Pechuho vists PIA Head Office, briefed about flight academy
Chairperson of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence and MNA, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho visited PIA Head Office where a briefing was given on the airline’s operations including financial matters of…
Rhinoceros head stolen from Brussels museum
A stuffed rhinoceros head was stolen from the Brussels Natural History Museum, the second such robbery in Belgium in less than a month. “At closing time, the head of a black ‘Diceros…
KU dept head ‘violates rules by rehiring her blue-eyed teachers’
University of Karachi (KU) Department of Islamic Learning Chairwoman Prof Dr Rehana Firdous Jamal has rehired her blue-eyed visiting faculty members for the second semester of academic year 2011 without prior approval…
Dr Shah new head of GCU Physics Department
Noted physicist Professor Dr Hassan A Shah has been appointed as the Chairperson of Government College University Lahore Physics Department with immediate effect while incumbent Chairperson Prof Dr Raiz Ahmed has been…
South Yemen tribal head seeks talks with militants
A powerful tribal leader in southern Yemen has called for talks between the army and suspected Islamist militants who have seized control of a provincial capital as a political crisis in Yemen…
Bahrain leftists head to talks, fear crisis
A leader of Bahrain’s second largest opposition group said the party would join a national dialogue next week but a sectarian crisis was inevitable unless talks led to genuine political reform. Four…
Messi, Neymar head Copa America talent show
For another stunning season at Barcelona even by his own exalted standards Lionel Messi undoubtedly deserves the epithet of best player in the world. But La Pulga (the flea) has yet to…
SC nominates 2 judges to head commissions
On the formal request of the government, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry nominated on Monday Justice Javed Iqbal and Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, both judges of the Supreme Court…
CJP requested for Supreme Court judge to head commission
The government has formally approached Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry with a request to nominate a Supreme Court judge to head the Abbottabad incident inquiry commission. According to…
Manchester United head to West Brom for EPL opener
Champions Manchester United will kick off the defence of their Premier League crown at West Brom before facing Tottenham and Arsenal at Old Trafford, fixtures for the upcoming season showed Friday. United…