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Dutch warn of heated NATO debate as Libya drags on

The Dutch defence minister warned on Wednesday against “mission creep” in Libya and forecast heated debate in NATO about the future of its military...

NA body on minorities opposes devolution

National Assembly Standing Committee on Minority Affairs on Monday passed a resolution asking Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to review the decision to devolve...

Sharapova marches on

Maria Sharapova downed China's Peng Shuai 6-4, 6-2 in the Wimbledon fourth round on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since...

TCP to stock up on sugar

Trade Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has decided to buy buffer stocks of sugar at the wrong time, sources told Pakistan Today on Monday. They...

SAFMA cancels talk on Arab revolution

A talk on Arab revolution supposed to be held at the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) office on Sunday was cancelled because of...

Punjab government focusing on livestock

Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Board (PLDDB) is considering a total overhaul of the dairy and livestock sector to turn it into a...

China Bets on europe’s debt

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said that he is ‘still confident’ that Europe can overcome the debt crisis and said China would remain a...

Commission forwards recommendations on devolution

The Implementation Commission on the 18th Amendment has finalised its recommendations and sought approval from the federal government to complete the devolution process. A...

UK high commissioner calls on Hina Rabbani

British High Commissioner Adam Thomson Monday called on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar and discussed bilateral issues and regional security. According...

Omani Navy commander calls on Naval chief

Oman Royal Navy commander Rare Admiral Abdullah Bin Khamis Bin Abdullah Al Raisi called on Naval Chief Admiral Noman Bashir on Monday. The Omani commander,...

On NADRA’s merry-go-round, twins lose their identities and job offers from...

Thirty-one-year-olds Faisal Naseer and Raheel Naseer, twin brothers residing in Hassan Mujtaba Town, Malir Halt, had gotten lucrative job offers from Dubai-based firms in...

Refugees on the rise, poor countries bear the brunt

The number of people forced to flee from their homes to escape war or abuse has risen to its highest for 15 years, with...

APCA delegation calls on Elahi

A delegation of the All-Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) on Saturday met Senior Federal Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi under the leadership of APCA Punjab President...

Karzai gets assurance on Haqqanis

The Pakistani leadership assured Afghan President Hamid Karzai during his recent visit to Islamabad that it would try its best to persuade the Haqqani...

Khadam-i-Aala Dangal on 24th

The 8th Khadam-i-Aala Punjab Dangal will be held at Chichawatni on June 24 and will be participated by wrestlers from Lahore, Okara, Sahiwal, Faisalabad,...

Afghanistan upbeat after Pakistan talks on Taliban

Pakistan is more willing than before to play a role in Afghanistan’s tentative peace process with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s top officials...

Hepatitis – killer on the loose

May 19th was recently celebrated worldwide as World Hepatitis Day – although from next year the day has been shifted to July 28th. The...