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Despite spending almost nine months in jail in the United Kingdom, former Pakistani skipper of the national cricket team Salman Butt claimed himself innocent of spot-fixing. He made it clear that he had served a sentence for failure to report advances from a bookie, Mazhar Majeed. He noted, “I have never entertained any offer, nothing […]
Country wide protests against power outages A number of cities witnessed violent protests when power outages stretching up to 22 hours forced people to take to the street. In some cities, including Lahore, demonstrations were led by PML-N leaders and supporters. In Lahore, up to 18 hours of load shedding was reported in most parts […]
President Asif Ali Zardari while taking notice of the prolonged loadshedding and widespread protests in the country summoned Petroleum Minister Dr. Asim Hussain and directed him to take immediate measures to overcome the crisis. People across the country, particularly in Punjab, have been subjected to the worst form of power outage stretching up to 18 […]
Unfortunately, we will never again hear the unparalleled voice of ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan, as he is no more with us today. After the nation has mourned the death of a most talented ghazal singer of the subcontinent, it boils down to the relationships between the performer and the individual he is communicating to Undoubtedly, […]
In quite a tragic incident, at least seven newborn babies burnt to death and 19 others sustained serious injuries when fire erupted in the nursery of Services Hospital in Lahore. The hospital staff reportedly left infants at the mercy of circumstances as the fire engulfed the entire ward. In Pakistan, killing of people in different […]
Father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme and national hero Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan said ambiguity in the Supreme Court’s decisions has opened it to ridicule. Speaking to a ceremony hosted by Lahore Bar Association, the renowned scientist urged the apex court to decide all the cases on merit. Saying that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is […]
Lashing out against the provincial government on Wednesday, Adviser on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik vowed that he would file a huge corruption case against Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif. While speaking to the media, the advisor on Interior Minister blamed the Punjab government for massive corruption in the laptop project. Some people in the provincial […]
The illegal trade of human organs, particularly kidney, in Pakistan has reached such dimensions that its elimination is quite a difficult task. The cities of Lahore and Rawalpindi and Karachi have been a destination for medical tourism in the past decade, attracting people who hope to have a kidney transplant faster and more cheaply than […]
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) traded allegations against each other’s leaderships. The former accused PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif of tax evasion while the latter pointed out Imran Khan’s prosperity in the federal capital. Shafqat Mehmood, the PTI spokesman while speaking to the media said that Nawaz Sharif had paid no taxes […]
Lahore High Court: Plea against Yellow Cab scheme disposed at Lahore: (Monday, May 28, 2012) Lahore High Court here today disposed of a writ petition filed against non-provision of the yellow cab taxi under the government of Punjab’s scheme. The petitioner maintained that as he fulfilled all the requirements, it was his right to be […]
Good hygiene can help prevent dengue Principal Post Graduate Medical Institute Professor Dr Tariq Salahuddin has said that only hygienic lifestyle can help us get rid of dengue so government, media, NGOs and representatives of civil society must come up to sensitise public against dengue to eradicate this menace the earliest. He said this while […]
After successfully restoring deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, some elements in the lawyers have really started thinking themselves above the law. The recent attacks by lawyers on policemen, readers and judges are truly regrettable. There has been a string of incidents across Punjab Province in the past few months where the lawyers manhandled policemen, […]
