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Inclusion of the department of electronics in faculty of information technology (IT) at the University of Lahore (UoL) has sparked anger among students of...

The Pakistan Bodybuilding Federation on Saturday selected five musclemen for participation in the 8TH South Asian Bodybuilding Championship to be held at Bhutan on...

LAHORE - Former President, Rafiq Tarar filed petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC), seeking to remove Musharraf's name from official record.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) sought an answer from Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul Haq about the removal of former president General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf's name form the official record as the president of Pakistan.
Former president in his petition maintained that after the approval of 18th Amendment and the Supreme Court's

Have you ever imagined a society full of robots? Will it then be called a 'society'? What is so special about erring humans that lacks in robots which work with undoubted perfection? Among other things, robots lack the will to differ... the choice to be diverse... Diversity is the word for today.
In the heart of a country known (in good and bad ways both) to be 'exceedingly' multiethnic, Grass Root Organization for Human Development and Social Welfare united the assorted tastes of

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday sought replies from federal and provincial governments on an application to make the government a party in the case challenging removal of Raymond Davis's name from the Exit Control List (ECL) without obtaining consent of LHC that had earlier ordered it. The application was moved by the petitioner's counsel Barrister Iqbal Jaffree in a pending matter against Davis' release. Jaffree requested the court to seek explanation from Federal

LAHORE - Justice Ch Iftikhar Hussain of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday sought replies from federal and provincial governments on a petition praying to seek an explanation from Federal Law Minister Babar Awan, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, AD&SJ Muhammad
Yousaf Aujla and others as to why they facilitated the release of Raymond Davis on emergency basis ignoring LHC orders that had put his name on the Exit Control List (ECL). The petitioner, Barrister Jaffree, had prayed

ISLAMABAD - The PPP government's obsession to name and rename roads and buildings after Benazir Bhutto continues unabated, as the party leadership has decided to also name the New Islamabad International Airport (NIIA) after her.
While the federal capital already has Benazir Bhutto International Airport, a press release issued by the Presidency said President chaired a meeting on the progress of the New Benazir Bhutto International Airport project.
The meeting was informed

HAFIZABAD - A couple was murdered in the name of honour while their infant was injured in village Ghari Gondal in the jurisdiction of Pindi Bhattain Police Station.
Reportedly, Sikandar, a resident of Ghari Gondal, married a girl Rukhsana Shan, a resident of village Kot Sarwar, against the will of her parents two year ago and, both of them, left the area for the sake of their life. The couple returned to the village after Rukhsana gave birth to a baby. After their return, some

LAHORE - A full bench of the Lahore high Court (LHC) on Thursday ordered lawyer AK Dogar, who is challenging President Asif Ali Zardari for holding two offices simultaneously, to file a reply to an application challenging his practicing license over his firm Pakistan Lawyers Forum's alleged violations of Punjab Bar Council (PBC) rules. Dogar had filed a petition along with engineer Ghulam Jillani and lawyer Asif Mehmood Khan asking the court to censure Zardari for simultaneously

KARACHI - Disgraced Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif Wednesday vowed to clear his name in an attempt to revive his career after being banned for seven years on charges of corruption. The 28-year-old paceman, along with Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir, received lengthy bans on charges of corruption relating to last year's Lord's Test against England. Butt was banned for ten years and Amir for five years. Asif's ban includes a two-year suspended ban, meaning if he does not commit

LONDON - Ringo Starr has sparked speculation he's preparing to launch himself into the video games market by trade-marking his name for the industry. The 'Beatles' legend has filed an application to trademark the name 'Ringo' for video game software and downloadable computer games.
The paperwork was filed on 23 January and applies to "computer game software" and "downloadable computer games via the internet and wireless devices"; prompting speculation he is planning to launch his

LAHORE - Atta Hussain Butt was appointed the sports officer of Pakistan Railways Sports Board here on Monday. The Railways general manager took the decision in wake of the recent poor showing of the departments' athletes in the 31st National Games held at Peshawar.
Atta will replace Rashid Mahmood Butt, whose posting has been put on hold for further orders. Atta was working in the accounts department of Railways and has been organising one of the martial arts teams of Railways.

ISLAMABAD - Exposing indiscipline and chaos in the government, PPP leader Nabeel Gabol said on Monday his name was put on the Exit Control List (ECL) by a junior bureaucrat and the government had no role in the move. Speaking in the National Assembly on a point of personal explanation, Gabol said he had no differences with his party.
"I want to remove the impression that there is a rift between me and my party. The mischief of putting my name on the ECL at Karachi Airport was

ISLAMABAD - The name of Nabeel Gabol, who announced his resignation from the ministerial slot on Wednesday, has been put on the Exit Control List (ECL) on the directives of a top government functionary, a source within the Interior Ministry said.
Gabol tendered his resignation the other day over his self-proclaimed inability to address the problem of people from his constituency, Lyari, because of the federal government's lethargy.
Following his resignation, a police

PESHAWAR - Though PPP high command has finalised the name of Barrister Masud Kausar for the office of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa governor, but Awami National Party leadership is in favour of a non-controversial figure for the slot.
Pakistan Today learnt through highly reliable sources the PPP leadership had decided with consensus to post Barrister Masud Kausar as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa governor. Besides Barrister Masud Kausar, MPA from Lakki Marwat Anwar Saif Ullah Khan was also amongst the

SINGAPORE - An Indian film about a Muslim man's travails in the United States dominated Bollywood's first major awards of the year, picking up both best director and best actor titles. The Zee Cine Awards were held in Singapore, and most of the Indian Hindi film industry's top stars flew in for the event at the Marina Bay Sands resort, which dominates the city-state's skyline. 'My Name is Khan,' a sentimental movie about an autistic Muslim man who lives in the United States, won

LAHORE - Around 20 percent of Lahore will remain without electricity for six consecutive hours, as the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) would start repair works on different grid stations on Wednesday. Citizens are already facing eight to 10 hours of outages nowadays. A LESCO official said grid stations are being closed due to technical repairs from 9am to 2:30pm. Interestingly, in normal routine, these repairs are made during holidays especially on Sundays so that people are