Lahore, Pakistan News

Noreen, 13, uses candlelight as she studies during a power outage in a slum in Islamabad April 29, 2013.

The YouTube was banned in Pakistan in September 2012 after a blasphemous video titled "Innocence of Muslims" was uploaded on it, and Muslims all over the world protested against it.

The Federal Board of Revenue is mulling for unfriendly taxation measures in the budget for the next financial year 2013-14 that included increase in general sales tax by one percent; increase GST on sugar and to impose federal excise duty on several commodities.

This screenshot from Coca-Cola's short film "Small World Machines" shows two men from India and Pakistan reaching out to each other through high-tech touchscreens in Lahore and New Delhi.

LAHORE On the invitation of Punjab University Academic Staff Association, Balochistan Caretaker Chief Minister Nawab Ghaus Bakhsh Barozai will address at Al-Raazi Hall today at 10am.

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LAHORE Civic Body of the Lahore Development Authority has given approval for the demolition of the 9th floor of the LDA Plaza from Tuesday on the recommendations of building engineers.

LAHORE Following the directives of Punjab IGP Aftab Sultan, the police department is all set to finalise a policy about the seniority of 3003 police officers to resolve the issue of their promotions, pending for the last 30 years.

In Pakistan, depending on your place of residing, there is no electricity from six to twenty hours a day.

Pakistan's presumptive prime minister called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government Monday, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army.

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Pakistan has taken a number of steps to prevent fertilizers made within its borders for agriculture from being used as explosives in roadside bombs that target American troops in Afghanistan, said a top U.S. military officer Monday.

Two Pakistani ministers in charge of water and power explained what can be done to end power cuts of up to 20 hours a day in parts of the country enduring temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and above - absolutely nothing, it seems, except raise prices.

In Kayani's view, the relationship between Pakistan and India "demands a comprehensive strategy for addressing the geopolitical challenges which have cropped up over the years" since Sharif's last tenure as premier.

Several independent candidates belonging to influential political families of Punjab and Sindh provinces are among those who have joined the PML-N, which emerged the single largest party in the May 11 general election by winning 124 seats.

Tehreek Minhajul-Quran chief Dr Tahirul Qadri said his organization is preparing 10 million workers to lead a revolution in the country.

A short course on 'Biostatand Data Analysis Methodologies' arranged by the Lahore University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences attracted faculty members and researchers from over a dozen of universities and other institutes from Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad and Gujrat.

Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan's PTI party, has blamed one of his political rivals for the killing of PTI vice-president Zahra Shahid Hussain.

Railway workers attempt to fix tracks in Lahore. In its heyday, train travel in Pakistan was an elegant, popular mode of travel for the wealthy and working classes alike.

A Pakistani judge investigating the murder of Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh has appealed to Indian nationals having information about the matter to file written submissions with relevant documents within seven days.