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No Swat-like mly op, only targeted action planned

No Swat-like mly op, only targeted action planned

QUETTA Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday ruled out a Swat-like military operation in Balochistan, saying only targeted action will be taken against the miscreants. Malik announced that the federal and provincial governments had agreed to launch an intelligence-guided law-enforcement ...


National News
Political forces will be taken along for rebuilding: Zardari

Political forces will be taken along for rebuilding: Zardari

KARACHI (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari reiterated Wednesday that he will take along all political forces including MQM, ANP, PML (N) and Baloch leaders to rebuild Pakistan. He was speaking at an ...

Jolie moved by plight of flood-affected people

Jolie moved by plight of flood-affected people

No charges against Pakistan players: PCB chief

No charges against Pakistan players: PCB chief

International News
Unicef to shift focus on Pak disadvantaged children

Unicef to shift focus on Pak disadvantaged children

UNITED NATIONS - Investing in the worlds most disadvantaged children and communities can save millions of lives and help spur progress towards achieving internationally agreed development targets, ...

Pak keeps up fight on militants: US

Pak keeps up fight on militants: US

Betting probe clears Kaneria

Betting probe clears Kaneria

Sports News
Aisam in US Open mixed doubles final, men's doubles semis

Aisam in US Open mixed doubles final, men's doubles semis

LAHORE The Indo-Pak Express duo of Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan and Rohan Bopanna of India were on fire against Dick Norman of Belgium and Wessley Moodie of South Africa in the mens doubles ...

PCB stubborn over suspensions: Mani

PCB stubborn over suspensions: Mani

FA chief assures PFF full support on horrific flood

FA chief assures PFF full support on horrific flood

Business News
Dollar-rupee parity likely to touch 88 mark by year-end

Dollar-rupee parity likely to touch 88 mark by year-end

KARACHI - Owing to fragile prospect of macroeconomic fundamentals, especially bleak balance of payment position, the dollar-rupee exchange rate parity is anticipated to head towards Rs88 in next few ...

Stock market roars ahead; 100-index adds 143 points

Stock market roars ahead; 100-index adds 143 points

Flood reduces oil sale in Aug

Flood reduces oil sale in Aug

Regional News

Go to ATM before it is too late

LAHORE As Eid nears, this year again there would be a great ATM scramble when cash-strapped people flock to automated teller machines (ATMs) and drain them quickly during the holidays that for most ...

CM doing 'flood politics': 'Q'

LAHORE - Senior central leader of PML-Q Ch Pervaiz Elahi while terming Shahbaz Sharifs efforts for the flood affectees as flood politics claimed that Shahbazs administration has backed out of its ...

Countrywide protests on Friday

LAHORE - An alliance of religious parties declared here on Wednesday they would hold demonstrations across the country on Friday to protest against a Florida churchs pastors plan to burn the Holy ...

CDG forcibly collected Rs200m as donations

LAHORE City District Government (CDG) on Wednesday forcibly collected over Rs 200 million as donations from traders, transporters and well off people for sending gifts and relief goods to ...

He is a mad man, enemy of Christianity

LAHORE- All Christian Churches in Pakistan have disowned the Florida Pastor, Terry Jones, who has hurt sentiments of Muslims across the globe by announcing to set ablaze copies of Holy Quran, holing ...

Nawaz to celebrate Eid with affectees

LAHORE - PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif has said on Wednesday that he will celebrate Eidul Fitr with the flood affectees. He said this while talking to PML-N delegation led by president PML-N Saudi Arabia ...

PMA pledges support to affectees till rehab

LAHORE - Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Punjab has shown its commitment in helping the flood affectees until their rehabilitation process completed. Addressing a Press conference here at PMA ...

Petition filed against women reserved seats

LAHORE - A constitutional petition has been moved in the Supreme Court against the reserved seats for women in the National and the four provincial assemblies in Pakistan. The petition has been ...

Shabeena concludes

LAHORE - The three-day 'Shabeena organised by the Punjab Auqaf Department which commenced on Monday last concluded on Wednesday. Eminent 'Qaris recited holy Quran during 'Taraveeh prayers at the ...

Edhi workers to remain alert on Eid

LAHORE - All the workers of Edhi Foundation will remain on high alert during Eidul Fitr holidays. The Foundation spokesman on Wednesday said that holidays of all the workers during Eid days had been ...

Lesco CEO takes notice of out-of-merit appointments

LAHORE Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) Chief Executive Saleem Akh-tar has taken serious notice of the irregularities in grid stations made under the nose of General System Operation (GSO) ...

NDMA giving support to flood affectees, court told

LAHORE - The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Wednesday told the Lahore High Court that it effectively providing all support to the flood victims throughout the country and there is ...

Cops asked to ensure complete security on Eid

LAHORE - Inspector General of Police Punjab Tariq Saleem Dogar has directed the City police officials to ensure comprehensive security on the occasion of Eidul Fitr and asked them to utilise their ...

JI, Dawa ask govt to take issue to OIC, UN

LAHORE - JI Chief, Syed Munawar Hasan and Ameer Jamaat-ul-Dawa, Hafiz Muha-mmad Saeed have asked the Government to take serious notice of the US pastors plan to burn the Holy Quran and while ...

2 teenage friends crushed to death

LAHORE Two teenage friends were crushed to death, shortly after their motorcycle bumped into a speedy truck here in New Anarkali area on early Wednesday, police and rescue workers said. ...

Measures taken for provision of clean water, court told

LAHORE Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) on Wednesday told the Lahore High Court that measures had been taken to ensure round the clock provision of clean water to the citizens. The LHC had taken ...

Need for consensus on KBD

LAHORE Secretary General Jamaat-e-Islami Liaquat Baloch has stressed upon the need to develop national consensus on construction of reservoirs including Kalabagh dam to overcome energy crises and ...

Samina new PPP Lahore President

LAHORE - The PPP Co-chairman Asif Zardari has nominated Federal Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education, Samina Khalid Ghurki as partys Lahore President, who has vowed to bridge the gap ...

'Govt cronies saving their lands not people'

LAHORE - Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly Ch Zaheer-ud-Din has claimed that the cronies of the Punjab government have saved their lands and people are left to drown in flash floods. He ...

100-bed hospital to be set up

LAHORE - Islamic Help United Kingdom is establishing a temporary Hospital comprising of 100 beds in Kot Addu for providing medical treatment to the flood affectees. Health Department Punjab will ...

Eid gifts distributed

LAHORE Anjuman Hamayat-e-Islam at a ceremony held here on Wednesday distributed gifts among its adopted children. Over 170 children of different age groups were awarded Eid gifts comprising of ...

Nawa-i-Waqt Relief Fund

LAHORE A sum of Rs 4,26,750 was donated to Nawa-i-Waqt Flood Relief Fund on Wednesday. The detail is as under:- In Lahore, Master Muham-mad Ali Rai from Raiwind donated Rs 10,200, Dr Ijazur Rehman ...

Hafiz Rafique joins Punjab Varsity

LAHORE - Dr Hafiz M Rafique has recently joined the Punjab University Dept of Physics after completing his PhD from the University of Manchester, UK. His field of specialization is Surface Science. ...

Gujrat varsity dispatches relief items

LAHORE-In the second phase of its flood relief campaign, the University of Gujrat (UoG) has dispatched relief item to the affected areas worth Rs 10.15 million. According to a press release, the UoG ...

Quran Khawani

LAHORE Nazria Pakistan Trust and Tehrik-e-Pakistan Workers Trust will jointly organize Quran Khawani in connection of marking 62 death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah at ...

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