Defending champion Rafael Nadal and women’s world number one Caroline Wozniacki were named top seeds for next week’s Wimbledon Championships here Wednesday. Tournament officials mirrored the current world rankings for their top…
Federal Shariat Cout Chief Justice Agha Rafiq has been appointed chairman of the commission to probe the murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad. While talking to journalists, Federal Information Minister Dr Firdos Ashiq…
Spokesman of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has said about 100 stick wielding workers of union have encircled gate of the company head office and night shift staff stands entrapped in the…
Over 6,000 employees of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) staged a sit-in outside the power utility’s head office in Gizri, Clifton on Thursday, Pakistan Today has learnt. Sources said that the…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) former chairman Kamran Lashari to withdraw his review petition against the court’s June 4, 2010 verdict against him for allowing illegal…
Supreme Court Justice Javed Iqbal on Friday said he had received the notification regarding the formation of a commission to probe into the Abbottabad incident and he would work as its head.…
The increasing number of events of lawlessness at the University of Karachi (KU) is a cause of concern for many, but the authorities concerned seem uninterested in taking action against the people…
A former Indian policeman with experience of tackling corruption is to be the new head of the International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU), it was announced Wednesday. Yogendra Pal Singh,…
Citing security concerns as the reason, the members of the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) has decided to shift the headquarters of Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) from Pakistan to…
Without a renewal of peace talks, the Palestinians will seek UN recognition, president Mahmud Abbas said on Wednesday a day after a major speech by Israel’s PM. “Our first choice is negotiations,…
Dr Rafia Taj, the chairwoman of the University of Karachi (KU) Mass Communication Department, has resigned in protest against the apathy showed by the KU administration following an attack on her daughter…
The KSE-100 index recovered initial losses today and closed down 27 points on account of rumored support of large government institutions in the second trading session. NBP stole the show, hitting its…
LAHORE – Aslam Masih, 26, a taxi driver and resident of the Francis Town Chung, who was kidnapped six days ago along with his taxi from Chung police limits, was found dead in Head Balloki on Sunday.
Police registered a case only after the victim was found dead though his father had submitted an application on the day of his son’s abduction. The victim’s father, Sharif Masih had reported to the police around six days back that his son had been kidnapped along with his taxi as he
KARACHI – The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday revealed that it had decided to send a team to the UK to arrest Amin Qasim Dada, the main accused in the National Insurance Corporation Ltd scam.
The announcement was made at a press conference in Karachi by FIA Sindh Director Moazzam Jah. “The decision to this effect was made after FIA issued a Red Warrant for Dada,” Jah said, referring to the international arrest warrant which a country’s government lodges with
ISLAMABAD – In a major development in the Afghan peace process, Pakistan’s top political and military leadership will hold an important meeting with President Hamid Karzai and other Afghan leaders in Kabul today (Saturday) to pave the way for a conclusive dialogue between the Karzai government and the Taliban, with Islamabad also playing the central role of facilitator.
In an unprecedented move, Pakistan’s top political and military leadership will be present in Kabul today with
KARACHI – In the last 24 hours, Sindh police have arrested over 150 suspects, including an alleged notorious bandit with head money of Rs 1 million, and recovered illegal weapons and drugs from their possession.
The New Faujdari police of Shikarpur district arrested alleged notorious bandit Azim alias Kazim Jatoi who had head money of Rs 1 million. The detainee was said to be involved in 94 heinous criminal cases.
In various actions, the law enforcers arrested 37 suspects
KARACHI – Thousands of employees of the Pakistan Railways would stage a sit-in at Garhi Khuda Bux on April 12 in order to demand a bailout package for the Railways so it could emerge from its current crises, sources have informed Pakistan Today.
The members of the Railways Mehnatkash Union (RMU) from across the country would gather at the Shahnawaz Railway Station in Sindh, from where the Railways employees would march towards Garhi Khuda Bux. After offering fateha at the grave
