Federal Interior Minister, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has termed the decision of militants announcing one month cease-fire in the tribal area of North Waziristan a positive step.
A paramilitary soldier was injured on Tuesday in North Waziristan in a roadside land mine blast near a military convoy, reports said. The attack occurred near Miranshah, the headquarters of the North Waziristan when a military convoy was heading to Mirans
Around 500 canal watercourses would be cemented across Sindh during the next financial in a bid increase production and ensure judicious usage of water, Chief Minister Sindh, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim said on Tuesday. Talking to PTV he said a separate project
The government of Pakistan and the people of Japan have great fascination for the Buddhist Civilisation of Gandhara which originated in the NWFP and influenced all the Buddhist countries of the world, said the former Director of the Peshawar Museum, Profe
Balochistan Chief Secretary K B Rind has directed all the provincial departments to ensure smooth and timely implementation of devolution plan in the province. Presiding over a meeting to review progress on implementation of the devolution plan here on Tu
Housing Department Punjab has convened a meeting with Zila Nazim Gujranwala, DCO Gujranwala and Managing Director Wasa, Gujranwala to work out a solution for resolution of civic problems confronted to Gujranwala City.
Monsoon showers lashed the industrial city of Faisalabad on Tuesday and turned the weather pleasant. So far, 18mm of heavy and light rainfall, with 59-km winds have been recorded in the district. Some low-lying areas of the industrial city came under rain
NWFP Governor Lieutenant General Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai (retd) has underscored the need for creating mass awareness about the mineral potentials and its significance in the over all socio-economic uplift of the Fata people, saying the tribal area would
The Internal monitoring system of Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has recently been strengthened further aiming to ensure persistent supply of best quality products to masses.
A Dutch firm Menzing Industries will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Karachi based firm-Research and Development Engineering Company. The MoU will be inked in Islamabad on Wednesday, says the leader of a three-member business delegation fr
Punjab task force will soon conduct raids against manufacturers and distributors of adulterated pesticides. A spokesman for the Punjab agriculture department here on Tuesday warned those involved in this illegal practice to stop adulteration in pesticides
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Awareness among all segments of the society is imperative to end the gender-based violence from the country, besides addressing the dangerous issues of honour killing.
Nazim, Town-II City District Peshawar, Haji Mohammad Sharif on Tuesday presented an annual budget of Rs 100 million for financial year 2006-07. The total expenditure is Rs 99.236 million with a surplus amount of Rs 0.811 million.
Nazim, Town-II City District Peshawar, Haji Mohammad Sharif on Tuesday presented an annual budget of Rs 100 million for financial year 2006-07. The total expenditure is Rs 99.236 million with a surplus amount of Rs 0.811 million.
The City District Government Rawalpindi has presented Rs 4.583 billion budget with Rs 1.186 billion development and Rs 3.038 billion non-development expenditures.
The City District Government Rawalpindi has presented Rs 4.583 billion budget with Rs 1.186 billion development and Rs 3.038 billion non-development expenditures.
The incomplete road infrastructure is likely to cause at least three-month delay in launching Pak-Iran bus service. "We are having a number of problems...a proper road network does not exist at the moment to start regular bus service with Iran", the sourc
Pakistan Indus Basin Commissioner Syed Jammat Ali Shah has said that Pakistan has asked India not to start construction work at Ori-2 project on Jhelum River until Islamabad's objections on the project are not removed.
The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) will meet here on Thursday (June 29) with Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Dr Akram Sheikh in the chair to consider 24 development projects worth Rs 7.6 billion having foreign exchange component at Rs 571.71
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday directed the Engineering Development Board (EDB) to consult all stakeholders while taking decisions about development and diversification of the engineering sector.
Experts and parliamentarians here on Tuesday advocated for the return of genuine democracy to fight terrorism, social inequalities and to achieve sustainable economic growth, reducing the widening rich-poor cleavage.
The Government College University (GCU), Lahore, on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the WWF-Pakistan for exploring co-operation in joint educational programmes and applied research projects, especially in the field of environmental
Sindh Health Minister Shabbir Ahmed Qaimkhani here on Tuesday announced a raise by Rs 3,000 plus in the stipend of nursing students enrolled with different public sector schools across the province.
Under instructions from Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to reduce cost of production and business, to modernise and simplify the ports and shipping facilities and to remove unnecessary obstacles in trade, the second meeting of National Trade Corridor Committe
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday adjourned till July 05, the proceedings in election petition field by provincial minister Syed Ali Raza Gillani challenging the election of Iftikhar Hussain as MPA. The petitioner contended that the respondent used h
The rupee resisted further erosion versus the dollar in the open market, recovering 14 paisa for buying at 60.70 and managed to gain 19 paisa for selling at 60.75, dealers said.
Naib Ameer Jamaat-i-Islami Liaquat Baloch has demanded of the government to remove Governor and Chief Minister Sindh and also take immediate steps for restoration of law and order in Karachi which is going from bad to worse with every passing day.
The rupee resisted further erosion versus the dollar in the open market, recovering 14 paisa for buying at 60.70 and managed to gain 19 paisa for selling at 60.75, dealers said.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) sold Rs 36,400 million of Treasury bills on Tuesday in a nine-day repo operation at 7.95 percent to mop up funds from the money market.
The company produced excellent EPS as it was the highest ever in its history. In the year ended December 31, 2004, the year under review, the company developed a state of the art Oracle based software.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) sold Rs 36,400 million of Treasury bills on Tuesday in a nine-day repo operation at 7.95 percent to mop up funds from the money market.
The company produced excellent EPS as it was the highest ever in its history. In the year ended December 31, 2004, the year under review, the company developed a state of the art Oracle based software.
The Steering Committee of Education and Literacy Department Sindh, on Tuesday upheld its previous decision of re-openiing of schools from August 16 The Steering Committee, which met here at the committee room of Education Department, under the Chairmanshi
A delegation of the textile sector led by Chairman Cost of Doing Business Committee Zubair Motiwala will meet Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz on June 29,2006 to discuss issues related to textile sector in Islamabad. The delegation will discuss tex
On farm warehousing capacity for food grains will be established under public-private partnership programme. This was stated by provincial Minister for Agricultural Marketing, Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon, while talking to a delegation of farmers at his offic
The major crops, accounting for 32.5 percent of agricultural value added, depicted a negative growth of 3.6 percent as against an impressive 17.8 percent growth of last year.
A delegation of the Karachi Press Club (KPC) office-bearers on Tuesday called on Sindh Chief Minister, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim in his Sindh Assembly chamber and apprised him of problems faced by the journalist community.
The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) has assigned a 5-Star fund rating to Al Meezan Mutual Fund (Category: Islamic Fund), which reflects a superior performance relative to its peers. The rating is a composite measure of two factors namely a) returns,
The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) has assigned a 5-Star fund rating to Al Meezan Mutual Fund (Category: Islamic Fund), which reflects a superior performance relative to its peers. The rating is a composite measure of two factors namely a) returns,
Hyderabad district nazim Kanwar Naveed on Tuesday presented tax-free budget with an outlay of Rs 2,397.963 million against projected expenditure of Rs 2,397.962 million having an Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2006-07 of Rs 386.473 million and Distric
Hyderabad district nazim Kanwar Naveed on Tuesday presented tax-free budget with an outlay of Rs 2,397.963 million against projected expenditure of Rs 2,397.962 million having an Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2006-07 of Rs 386.473 million and Distric
Export Promotion Bureau has received the following International Tenders from abroad. Interested Pakistani parties dealing in the under mentioned items can obtain further details of Tenders from the addresses given or from EPB Head Quarters and its Region
Export Promotion Bureau has received the following Trade Enquiries from abroad. Interested Pakistani parties dealing in the under mentioned items can obtain further details from the addresses given or from EPB Head Quarters and its Regional/Sub-Regional O
The 72 inch dia water main supplying water from Dhabeji to Karachi suddenly burst following suspension of power supply at 6 am Tuesday and as a result the city received 22 Mgd less water. A KWSB spokesman said that water Board staff reached the site of bu
Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock (Minfal) has failed to finalise National Policy Framework for fisheries and aquaculture development to increase contribution of the sector to the total GDP growth.
The World Bank (WB) has pinpointed 'deepening human capital' as a specific challenge to Pakistan's economy, and stressed policy makers to search avenues for addressing it to accelerate economic growth and reduce poverty.
The Supreme Court has ruled that employees of government-controlled corporations cannot get remedy from the Services Tribunals as their employment terms and conditions have not been determined under Article 240 of the Constitution.
Pakistan and US reiterated their desire to further strengthen defence relations so as to cope with the emerging challenges in mutually beneficial ways. This was discussed during a meeting between Ryan Henry, Principal Deputy for the US Under Secretary of
The prices of sugar continue to escalate in the retail market on the one hand, and on the other, some of the consumers are facing problems in buying the commodity from the utility stores.
The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (Pacra) has maintained the long-term and short-term entity ratings of Soneri Bank Limited at AA- (double A minus) and Al+ (A one plus), respectively.
Govt is expected in July to allow the private sector to export wheat as a first step towards lifting a two-year-long ban, paving the way for long-awaited sales to India, a government minister said on Tuesday.
The Sindh assembly on Tuesday gave assent to the provincial budget for 2006-07 and the finance bill in the absence of opposition MPAs, who boycotted the session after coming to know that a case had been registered against their four colleagues for thrashi
The Sindh assembly on Tuesday gave assent to the provincial budget for 2006-07 and the finance bill in the absence of opposition MPAs, who boycotted the session after coming to know that a case had been registered against their four colleagues for thrashi
Opposition in the city district council has demanded the allocation of discretionary fund of union councillors Rs 6.4 million in the fiscal budget 2006-07 for the development of union councils.
A central leader of PPP Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the Establishment is not going to relinquish the power even if the country is dismemberment. Speaking to a private TV channel, he said it is not an easy task to get rid of the present rulers as h
Introduction of 'Open Staff Policy' is a must for not only providing quality treatment facilities to people of the country but also bringing visible change in our healthcare delivery system.