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Build up to Eid: police ordered to remain extra vigilant
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bani Amin Khan has directed all patrolling officers and cops performing duties at pickets to remain `extra vigilant’ in...
Kalma Chowk Flyover gets thumbs up
Citizens are pleased over Kalma Chowk Flyover’s construction, a survey conducted by Pakistan Today has revealed.
“My life has become easier after the completion of...
Dissidents pull up socks to poach Chaudhrys’ men
After forging an alliance with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) the PML-Likeminded has geared up its efforts to lure former and incumbent PML-Q parliamentarians...
Experts take up new national healthcare system
Health experts at a seminar on Monday discussed the details of a proposed new healthcare system for the country. Participants of the seminar demanded...
West cranks up pressure on Syria after 22 killed
The US, French and German leaders pledged to consider new steps to punish Syria after security forces shot dead at least 22 people as...
Light it up, then put it out
“Let it catch fire first and then we will start discussing the reasons and hands behind the same while sitting atop the adjacent building”...
Power pylons blown up in Haripur
Two high intensity explosions occurred on the 500KV transmission line near Kalabhat town on Wednesday, damaging main towers and disrupting electricity supply in several...
Hugh Hefner and runaway bride patch things up
Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner and Playmate Crystal Harris, his former fiance, have patched things up in no time flat. Harris has apologized for...
Ex-colonel, son beat up musician’s family
North Cantonment Police on Friday registered a case against a retried colonel, his son, wife and their two unidentified accomplices for allegedly torturing and...
Gear up for sewage tax!
After delay of more than one year and defying DHA, the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has sprung in action to impose sewage charges...
Meat prices go up
Meat prices have increased in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad and butchers fear that it will further go up in Ramazan. Butchers...
No let up for passengers as trains move at a snail’s...
The miseries of the commuters selecting railway as a mood of traveling continue multiplying as delay in departure and arrival of almost all the...
Up to 18 hours of power outages stifle Lahore
Unscheduled electricity shutdown doubled, severely affecting routine life as the city experienced 14 to 18 hours of power outages on Wednesday. Power was shut...
40 new ginning factories set up
At least 40 new ginning factories have been added at an investment of more than three billion rupees during the year to enhance ginning...
PPP-MQM gearing up for showdown
The Sindh Assembly session that would commence on July 13 (tomorrow) would the first of its kind because a showdown between the Pakistan People’s...
CNG off: fares go up by 100%
As the CNG stations in Sindh closed down for two days on Monday, the transporters in Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad, Sanghar, Badin and other parts of...
MCB, Nokia team up to offer innovative banking solutions
MCB Bank and Nokia Finland have teamed up to revamp mobile banking in Pakistan. MCB has signed an agreement with mobile handset giant, Nokia,...