700 houses damaged in Chitral, says GOC Malakand
CHITRAL: Major Genera Nadir Khan, General Officer Commanding Malakand Division, has said as many as 700 houses were damaged by floods in the area. Speaking to the media here…
Pakistan to implement Urdu as official language, says minister
A government minister has confirmed Pakistan Today’s report a few days ago that the government was dropping English as its official language and switching to its mother tongue, Urdu. In…
Seven prisoners hanged in different jails
LAHORE: Seven death row prisoners including a son and father were hanged in different jails at Punjab this morning. As many as 11 death convicts have been hanged so far…
Govt advises President to reject Yakub Memon’s mercy plea
Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon is likely to be hanged on Thursday as the Supreme Court today rejected his plea against the death warrant. Home Minister Rajnath Singh tonight called…
Militia refuses to hand over Gaddafi
London - Three years and eight months after he was captured trying to flee the country in the chaotic aftermath of Libya's revolution, Muammar Gaddafi's son and heir apparent, Saif…
Pakistan and Afghanistan inseparably placed: COAS
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said Pakistan and Afghanistan are uniquely and inseparably placed, and that peace in one country is not possible without…
SBP allows free dollar import for two months
KARACHI: After 10 years, the State Bank has once again allowed the exchange companies to bring in US dollars directly in baggage or in their accounts against the sale of…
WHO calls for urgent action to curb hepatitis
The World Health Organisations (WHO) is to use the 2015 World Hepatitis Day, slated for July 28 to highlight the urgent need for countries to enhance action aimed at preventing…
WhatsApp to soon be available in Urdu
An Urdu version of Whatsapp will soon be available on the Android platform, Whatsapp Translation Administrator Ahsan Saeed announced on Monday. The translation process started three years ago, while the…
Strong 7.0 earthquake jolts east Indonesia, damages buildings
A powerful earthquake, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, has struck remote eastern Indonesia, damaging several buildings and leaving a teenage boy missing, after he fell into a river. A…