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South Sudan became the 54th member of the African Union (AU) after it received a majority vote from member states, including one from Sudan,...

An Afghan army soldier killed at least one NATO soldier on Saturday, near the southern Afghan city of Lashkar Gah, due this week to...

A junior faculty member’s appointment as acting principal of the National College of Arts University (NCAU) has raised a few eyebrows among academic circles...

A key member of Ilyas Kashmiri group was arrested from Millat Town locality here on Tuesday. According to the media reports, a team of...

PESHAWAR - Despite expiry of tenure as Bank of Khyber's (BoK) Board of Directors member Muhammad Asif, a nominee of successive Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), is still occupying his office. The high ups in the BoK when contacted by Pakistan Today confirmed the expiry of Muhammad Asif's tenure and said that a letter had already been addressed to the board for replacement. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Habib Bank former provincial head Muhammad Asif became the BoK Board of Directors member in

LAHORE - Prof Dr Altaf Ali G Shaikh has been promoted to BPS-22 and appointed as Member (Academics) of the Higher Education Commission (HEC).A PhD in Semi-Conductor Physics from Germany, Shaikh has over 38 years of experience of teaching, research and administration. He was a professor at University of Sindh, Jamshoro when he was appointed as the director general at erstwhile University Grants Commission (UGC). He headed different divisions of HEC as DG and adviser, including Research

KARACHI - An anti-corruption court sentenced a Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) member and two others to four years in prison on Saturday on corruption charges. Judge Rashida Asad of the special anti-corruption court sentenced SPSC member Ramesh Udeshi as well as Rehana Minaj and Shahid Ahmed Khan to two years imprisonment in two separate offences.
The court also directed all the accused to pay Rs 50,000 each as fine, and failing to pay the same would result in additional

GUJRANWALA - Gujranwala District Bar Association (DBA) senior member Altaf Rabbani was burnt alive owing to when sudden fire broke out in his room. Reportedly, due the gas leakage, the fire broke out in the room and the lawyer burnt alive. He was shifted to the Mayo hospital Lahore from the District Head Quarters (DHQ) Gujranwala where he could not survive.
ARMY AVIATION GRADUATION CEREMONY HELD: Army Aviation Basic Course's graduation ceremony was held at Army Aviation School

LAHORE - The Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) elected five member directors for the year 2011 here on Friday. All five members elected as directors belong to Panel A. They include Mirza Ejaz Baig and Jahanzeb Mirza, who bagged 71 and 70 votes respectively. In addition, Ammar ul Haq, Mazhar Rafiq and Naeem Anwar have also been elected to the Board of Directors, obtaining 69, 65 and 55 votes respectively.
Polling started in the LSE Auditorium at 11am and continued till 5pm, except for a

KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) is believed to have bowed to the longstanding demand of the members of Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) by selecting a former KSE member for the top slot at the apex regulator.
The SECP has been practically rudderless, without a chairman since November 29, after the tenure of Salman Ali Sheikh ended without any extension granted by the country's economic managers.
Additionally, the apex regulator is said to have

KARACHI: Authorities at the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) have appointed favoured individuals as chairmen and nominee directors at the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) at their sole discretion for the last several years.
The apex regulator is apparently installing its preferred candidates at the helm of KSE, who do not possess requisite knowledge about the country's largest equity market. Even inductions are said to have been 'unilateral' in nature as

LAHORE: This year once again, a zebra at the Lahore Zoo has given birth to a male foal making a total of nine zebras, with four males and five females. After a long gestation of 12 months, the foal born is now suckling on its mother and is healthy.
The Lahore Zoo has been trying to conserve the Burchell's zebra in-situ (in captivity, not in the wild) conservation since the last few years. "The zoo management has been very vigilant in the breeding and the conservation of this

TOKYO: Japan's annual export growth slowed for an eighth straight month in October due to a stronger yen, and a central banker said downside risks to the Japanese economy outweigh upside risks due to uncertainties abroad.
Slowing exports bode ill for an economy bracing for a possible contraction in the final quarter of this year as a temporary boost from stimulus-driven consumption tapers off.
Overseas demand for Japanese goods is likely to pick up again next year and help