Jaranwala Police, on the orders of Lahore High Court, have registered a case against 10 persons, including a Police Inspector, an ASI, three constables and two women, on the charge of allegedly receiving Rs 135,000 as ransom for the release of a goldsmith
Americans watching Vice President Dick Cheney square off against Democratic Senator John Edwards in an October debate will see two politicians with starkly different styles: the sober Washington insider versus the silver-tongued freshman senator.The lone
Bacterial contamination was found to be the cause of water contamination in Rawal Lake, which is killing fish on a large scale, revealed test reports on Friday.
Cordial relations, mutual understanding and a spirit of co-operation among the labourers and industrialists would pave the way for an accelerated industrial development.
Government is fully backing and encouraging the private sector for the promotion of tourism and provision of different facilities to the tourists and various steps were being taken in this connection under the private-public partnership programme.
The Regional Head of UNHCR Ms Masti Notz called on the NWFP Governor Lieutenant General Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah (Retd) here at the Governor's House on Friday.
The government in the budget 2004-05 has abolished the turnover tax/enrolment scheme and rationalised the exemption threshold by raising the ceiling to Rs 5.0 million for both manufacturers and retailers which will benefit to over 40,000 taxpayers.
Pakistan is basically an agricultural country; this sector is contributing round about 25 percent to GDP, employing 50% of labour force, and earning a large share of foreign exchange earnings.
The real Prime Minister in the parliamentary system is the leader of the largest party in parliament, any others become ineffective as we have seen in the case of Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, having no loyalty to his political.
One of the principal factors behind Jamli's falling out with his party leadership was his handling of the wheat crisis and the plan earlier this year to import half a million tons of this commodity.
Righteous, indeed, will appear to be the indignation of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA) regarding the likelihood of withdrawal of the recently imposed 15 percent excise duty on edible oil in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
That consultation and constructive engagement is the key to the resolution of most political issues is quite obvious from the outcome of a briefing session on the Wana operation that Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain hosted for the MMA leadership at
Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (Kati) Chairman Zahid Hussain has urged Karachi City Nazim Naimatullah Khan to hold the inaugural meeting of the Korangi Industrial Area Development Board at the earliest so that it could start its work.
The final report on the study, being conducted by the Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) on "Karachi vitalisation scenario," will be available next month.
After the allocation of portfolios to the new ministers and appointment of four advisers there is little hope of expansion in the Sindh Cabinet despite indications from Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim to take a few more ministers and advisers.
Bridge at the international competition becomes an ecstatic experience demanding logical approach bordering on mathematical accuracy in bidding and play at every step of the game. A great many conventions have been invented with the object of communicatin
Countries in Asia and the Pacific regions have been advised to adopt comprehensive measures against human immunodefiency virus (HIV) to avert a catastrophic increase in infections and drastic economic consequences.
Decisions in Pakistan sports are made by an individual, who is usually "guided" by some hand-picked "experts". In their efforts to bring "revolutionary changes" in the games' controlling bodies and improvement in the standard of the games, they usually re
A delegation of Kazakhstan capital market comprising Ms Temirbekova Kulpash, Ms Serikbayeva Leila and Ms Turpakpayeva Assel, visited the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) on Friday and held meetings with KSE Managing Director Moin Fudda and General Manager Muh
Exotic efforts by Pakistani forwards were moments to relish in the second convincing victory over India on a sunny afternoon at the astroturf of Amstelveen.
Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday allowed bail to Rehman Akhtar, a former employee of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) who was charged with for withdrawing money on fake cheque.
The Pakistan cricket squad to play in the six-nation Asia Cup and confront the comparatively stronger outfits of India and Sri Lanka has been announced. There were surprises over the inclusion of Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar, Moin Khan, the wicket kee
Punjab Provincial Co-operative Bank Ltd (PPCBL) will send five of its employees namely Malik Muhammad Iqbal, Bilal Ahmed Lakha, Muhammad Ashraf, Asghar Ali Butt, Safdar Ali to perform Haj in the year 2005.
Somewhat unsure of which theme to pick up first, I propose to begin with something like the PTV licence fee collection system which has been introduced from this financial year, in a way that almost makes it compulsory for consumers of electricity in the
Recent Press reports have indicated that the Punjab government has divested City District Government, Lahore of the powers of taking legal cognizance of the out-of-script performances and vulgar dances, which has become a rule rather than an exception wit
Highlights of cultural activities in Lahore this past week were the much-hyped launching of a book on music and a Press briefing by Chairman Action Committee, Pakistan Film Exhibitors Association at which he demanded of the government to allow screening o
Leader of a three-member delegation of Asian Development Bank (ADB), Senior Economic Advisor and Deputy Country Director Naved Hamid, has said that he is prepared to support private sector industrial development in Pakistan.
The circus companies of Asia or of any other part of the world appoint only those who excel in their respective fields, including rope-walking and fighting with a tiger. Persons working in circus companies have to take training for a particular magic show
Pakistan is confronted with a horrendous problem of population explosion. The unabated rate of population growth is bursting asunder the entire economic planning and social uplift program. The current situation raises propounding disturbing questions on w
The Lahore High Court (LHC), while proceeding with a petition filed by a farmer Muhammad, suspended an inquiry before the district and sessions judge Sheikhupura and directed the Punjab Advocate General to appear before the court on next date of hearing.
Dr Rafiq Zikriya is one of the most well known and respected intellectuals, writers and specialists in Iqbaliyat in India. Author of a number of books on fiction, politics, sociology and Islamiyat, he has won the hearts of countless Indian millions, who l
After detailed hearing the Supreme Court here on Friday declined the plea for bail by Khalifa Abdul Qayyum the Central Board of Revenue in a case instituted by National Accountability Bureau against him.
No Indian political leader would be more remembered in Pakistan than Atal Behari Vajpayee. We are convinced that he was always sincere in improving relations with Pakistan. He alone could not have single handily reversed the age-old antagonism that prevai
A National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) will be established in Karachi. This was decided at a meeting of the Board of Governors of the National Fund for Cultural Heritage.
It is pouring in Isloo these days that keeps the temperature down but along with it comes the humidity, which is suffocating. There is a lull in the cultural scene of Isloo as most of the people are either vacationing in the cool environs of the North or
From birth, one of the greatest needs of all children is to be talked to, touched, cuddled, hugged, to see familiar faces and expressions and to hear familiar voices, and that others respond to them.
National Assembly Standing Committee on Water and Power has constituted a task force comprising City Nazim Naimatullah Khan, MNA Dr Farooq Sattar, Secretary Local Government, and representatives of KESC to look into the affairs of the Corporation and redr
Farheen Chaudhry is new writer. She has now come up with a 13-episode serial Pani Peh Naam for PTV. For a long time she has worked on her writing skills and has been attempting plays, short stories and skits.
Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday called evidences for recording their statements in an election petition filed by Maulana Muhammad Younas challenging the election of Provincial Minister, Saeed Akbar Khan.
Now that emotional outbursts against and ballyhoo of acclaims in favour have subsided, it is time to look at the 2004-2005 Budget dispassionately. People expect the finance ministers to be magicians to waive an abracadabra wand and solve complex financial
Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Mian Anjum Nisar has urged the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) to make payment of freight subsidy claims immediately.
The art of adaptation is becoming popular on the support of commercial theatre and private television networks in Pakistan. In some cases the name of the writer sells and in some it is the work itself that brings name, fame and money to the production com
Atlas Income Fund (AIF), managed by the Atlas Asset Management Company limited (AAMCL), has announced a dividend of Rs 18.75 per unit of the par value of Rs 500 each for the period September 15, 2003 to June 30, 2004.
Right from the inception of Pakistan and in the early reformatory years, education system suffered a series of setbacks. In the initial years quality of education in Catholic run schools was better off than in government schools. These schools started wit
Atlas Income Fund (AIF), managed by the Atlas Asset Management Company limited (AAMCL), has announced a dividend of Rs 18.75 per unit of the par value of Rs 500 each for the period September 15, 2003 to June 30, 2004.
High population growth rate and serious reproductive health concerns posing manifold challenges not only to meet food requirements but to cater other basic amenities for rapidly increasing population. Though fertility is declining, there is a huge unmet n
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has applauded Pakistan's return to its rightful place in the Commonwealth and called it a "most welcome development" which would provide even closer relations between Islamabad and London.
The mobile phone companies across the country will have to reduce charges by 30 to 40 percent to survive in the market after issuance of licences to two more companies.
The latest close of key indices on major world stock exchanges and the London closing values of the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and gold bullion (previous day's closes in brackets).
All time high increase in the Indian defence budget and its indulgence in race in conventional and nuclear weapons production reflect that it would continue as an occupational force and would not give concession to Pakistan towards solution of Indian occu
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) will carryout maintenance and development work on its main optical fibre cable on Saturday (July 10) between Rawalpindi-Kharian section from 0200 hours to 0600 hours and on July 18 between Peshawar-Nowsher
Federal Minister for Information Technology Awais Leghari on Friday called on Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim at the Chief Minister House here.
Punjab Population Welfare Department (PWD) has recommended cash incentive for couples who decide to limit their family size to two or maximum three children only.
President Pervez Musharraf on Friday praised the services of late Azerbaijan President Heydar Aliyev and said he belonged to a unique group of leaders, who came to fore at a decisive moment in the history of their country and led their nations to the path
Speaker National Assembly Chaudhry Amir Hussain has said that Pakistan is committed to its unequivocal stand on Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) and wants peaceful solution of this long-standing dispute through dialogues and according to wishes of people of
Ambassador of France to Pakistan Pierre Charasse called on Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain here at the Prime Minister's House on Friday and extended to him warm felicitations on behalf of the people and government of France on his assumption of th
Juvenile Justice Network (JJN), NWFP, organised a consultation in District Bar Hall, Chitral, on Friday on 'Enforcement and implementation of Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2000 (JJSO)'. As many as 50 bar members participated in the consultation.
Sindh chief secretary Aslam Sanjarani has said that Pakistan is rich with talent in every field and department, who can render best possible service to the country and the nation.
The Bank of Khyber (BoK) has launched internal accountability of the bank by sending two of its executive vice presidents (EVPs) on forcible leave to initiate an inquiry against them for alleged involvement in sanctioning of heavy loans without fulfilling
Chairman National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB), Danyal Aziz has said those opposing the Local Government system are the reminiscent of Britain colonial rule.
The Board of Administrators of Export Development Fund (EDF) on Friday approved in principle the establishment of cotton ginning research and training institute at Multan.
The rupee hit nearly one-and-a-half-year low versus dollar in interbank market on Friday, losing six paisa at Rs 58.26 and Rs 58.28 for buying and selling, respectively, experts said.
Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that Pakistan is committed to realising the objectives of the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (Saarc).
The rupee hit nearly one-and-a-half-year low versus dollar in interbank market on Friday, losing six paisa at Rs 58.26 and Rs 58.28 for buying and selling, respectively, experts said.
A joint 14-member delegation of young legislators from India and Pakistan is in the US for a fortnight-long "orientation programme" to get a first-hand look at foreign policy issues and political processes in the country.
The profitability and productivity of this cement manufacturing company of Hub Chowki, Balochistan has substantially improved. The financial backbone of the enterprise has remained robust as evidenced by its solvency, liquidity and profitability ratios.