Traffic police has launched a special campaign to curb the menace of pressure horns and till date 1,653 pressure horns have been removed from vehicles.
The district development committee approved 17 projects costing Rs 150 million for the repair of existing roads and construction of new roads. The development committee that met here with DCO Iftikhar Babar in the chair also approved the purchase of moder
Widening and improvement work of Defence Road, Kahna Raiway Crossing to Bohpitian and Barki Gowindi Road would be completed by the end of current fiscal year at a cost of Rs 117.526 million.
Celebrations of 249th Urs of renowned Punjabi poet and saint Baba Bhulleh Shah would start from Saturday, August 26 at district Kasur. Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri would inaugurate the celebrations
The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore is establishing an Outreach Veterinary Centre to provide veterinary medical facilities to farmers on their doorsteps.
Sugarcane farmers have urged the government to impose import duty on sugar, as any further delay would make crushing unviable for the sugar industry, which would affect the payments to farmers and cane purchases by mills directly from farmers.
Managing Director Power Wapda Lahore, Engr Muhammad Anwar Khalid directed Tribal Electric Supply Company (Tesco) authorities to expedite recovery and meterisation in Fata so that the targets set for the purpose are achieved.
Five laboratories would be set-up to monitor pollution with a cost of Rs 70 million. According to Environment department sources, laboratories would be set up at Bahawalpur, Gujrat, Faisalabad, Sialkot and Rahim Yar Khan.
Children dropout before completing their primary, middle and Matric education has fallen down considerably in Punjab province since the Punjab government has taken some far-reaching steps like grant of monthly scholarships for all girls-students at the ra
In order to provide quality and affordable education nation-wide and world-wide, SZABIST launches the online university to offer its courses and degrees programmes on the Internet.
It is only in Karachi, that roads, underpasses and posh residential housing societies are built, without any water drainage system. The day after it rained, Karachi resembled a war-ravaged city, its roads inundated with two-foot water, cars submerged, yet
Quaid-i-Azam is our father of nation and founder of Pakistan. To replace his portrait with that of anyone is a severe offence in my opinion. There is no one who can take his position.
The shameful high-handed role of ICC umpire, Darrell Hair, at The Oval is a blotch on the game of cricket. Nobody, including an umpire, can conclude without evidence, that a team is involved in cheating.
After painful efforts, the nation's economic growth rate is comparable to India but some people have already embroiled themselves in derailing the financial express along with its engine.
The front door of the seaside Hotel Monroe is padlocked but a uniformed soldier greets visitors who enter through the back. "Do you want to rent a room?" he asks from behind his desk. Forget it.
The first argument which is generally heard against Islamic banking is that there is NO difference between the conventional banking and Islamic banking and this is merely a change of name. The second argument is that even in Islamic banking, the most comm
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz's speech at the groundbreaking ceremony of a five-star hotel in Islamabad on Monday was reflective both of the existing deficiencies and the promise of a better future when he observed that Pakistan requires a strong and world
In the first ever initiative of its kind, Nadra has made a proposal to CBR to consider affixing counterfeit-proof holographic excise duty stamps on cigarette packs and alcoholic beverages to control central excise duty and sales tax evasion on these items
Pir Intisam-ul-Haq, father of Pakistan cricket team captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, has thanked President General Pervez Musharraf, Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi and the nation as a whole for supporting his son on the on ball-tampering issue.
Federal Minister for Water and Power Liaquat Ali Jatoi told the National Assembly on Thursday that rupees three billion would be spent in Balochistan for provision of electricity to Dadu and Khuzdar.
Eleven candidates on Thursday filed their nominations for five vacant seats of the executive committee, Sarhad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) as rival group of Businessman Panel (BP) go on boycott of the annual polls of the apex trade boy of the pr
Clerics in Azad Kashmir have told aid agencies to fire all local women employees or face violent protests, officials and religious leaders said on Thursday.
Mercy Corps, an international NGO, kicks off training activities for locals during reconstruction in the earthquake-ravaged district of Mansehra. Commercial Trade Training Centres are being established, four of which will be in the Siran and Konch Valleys
With a view to help boost medical education in Pakistan, Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians (FRCP) of the United Kingdom has decided to hold ever first MRCP (UK) Part-I Examination in Pakistan in May 2007.
Main challenges to nationhood in Pakistan have been identified at a seminar on "Pakistan: Challenges of Nationhood," organised by the Punjab University's Pakistan Study Centre.
The first of 10 thematic workshops on molecular biology and biotechnology commenced at the Ministerial Committee for Science and Technology (Comstech) Secretariat, Islamabad for a period of two weeks with the mutual collaboration of Higher Education Commi
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) has been awarded grant by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement their Revitalising Innovating Strengthening Education (Rise) programme aimed at improving education in earthquake-affecte
Prime Minister's Adviser on finance Dr Salman Shah said on Thursday that Pakistan is rapidly moving towards a major expansion in the engineering sector and it has achieved considerable growth of automobile industry.
Ishtiaq Ahmed Mirza, MPA and senior leader of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian has demanded of the government to compensate Naz Cinema gas blast victims. Eight people lost their lives and dozens were injured in this blast, two years ago.
The issue of missing Na'alain-e-Mubarak (shoes) of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) again echoed in the National Assembly on Thursday, as the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) flayed the government for its failure to recover them or fix responsibility in
A central leader of PPP and former law minister Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan has said that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz should immediately resign after were found responsible for his misdeeds in the privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills.
Akhuwat, a social organisation, will launch its Qarz-e-Hasna programme in Rawalpindi from August 25 by opening its branches in various areas of the city to help the needy. According to Akhuwat sources, the launching ceremony of Akhuwat will be held
A three-day exhibition of a model of world's biggest Holy Quran weighing 9,000-kg consisting 202 pages has been started here at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) here on Wednesday.
Secretary, Ministry of Religious Affairs, Vakil Ahmed Khan on Thursday said that the ministry had received about 95,000 applications from people to perform Haj against 75,000 seats till now.
A luxury ferry service between Karachi and Dubai has been approved. It would take off on November 2, Captain Anwar Shah (Retd), Director General of Pakistan Ports and Shipping said. The initial fare for the Karachi-Dubai ferry service would be $549 (Dh2,0
Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Thursday allowed National University of Modern Languages (NUML) to start admission in PhD programmes in all the relevant fields apart from the current MPhil programmes.
The newly-elected President of Azad Jammu Kashmir state Raja Zulqarnain Khan will take oath of his office on Friday August 25. Chief Justice of Azad Jammu Kashmir will administer oath to the newly-elected President Raja Zulqarnain Khan at a special ceremo
A two-member delegation of counter terrorism branch of Australian Federal Police called on the IGP NWFP Muhammad Raffat Pasha at CPO Peshawar on Thursday. They discussed professional matters with special reference to crimes and counter terrorism and polic
Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) will participate in the "Intertextile Shanghai Home Textile," being held between August 28 and 30 in China. A high profile delegation of Pakistani exporters, dealing in textile products, will showcase their products at this e
Various teams of Mepco sub-divisions in Multan conducted surprise raids in Hasanabad, Bosan Road, Hassan Parwana, Nawan Shehr, Industrial Estate and New Multan sub-divisions and other areas of Multan city and caught 165 consumers red-handed while stealing
Minister for social welfare Zubaida Jalal has disclosed that 264,000 school-going children are engaged in labour in selected five areas of the country. She was addressing the launching ceremony of the 'Communication Strategy Against Child Domestic Labour'
Federal Minister for Political Affairs Engineer Amir Muqam on Wednesday strongly condemned the MMA parliamentarians for tearing off copies of draft of Women Protection Bill, which contained words of Holy Quran, Sunnah and Hadith.
Federal Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani has said the courts of London and Switzerland are sufficient to prove that PPP leadership has been involved in massive corruption and bungling and possessed undeclared assets worth billions of dollars.
District Nazim Manshera Sardar Mohammad Yousaf has said that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz would visit Mansahra on Saturday August 26. During his visit prime minister would review the progress of reconstruction activities in the district.
Rickshaw drivers have rejected the City District Government Multan's (CDGM) decision to ban two-stroke rickshaws and rendering more than 2000 people jobless in Multan city in a bid to introduce four stroke /CNG rickshaws.
The Sialkot district government has allocated Rs 2.254 million in the current fiscal year for the welfare of special children, who would get free textbooks, uniform, wheel chairs and hearing aid instruments besides 'pick and drop' facility and Rs 200 per
Like other parts of the province, the Punjab government will also establish 250 literacy centers in ten union councils of Attock district and 100 non-formal educational centers under Education Sector Reforms Programme of the government.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations said on Wednesday that they were deeply disturbed after receiving reports that that US authorities were racially profiling passengers at New York's Kennedy airport.
Pakistan and Cuba have a vast scope of improving their bilateral, trade, economic and cultural relations and are heading in that direction, Cuban Ambassador to Pakistan Gustavo Machin Gomez said.
Director General National Accountability Bureau (NAB) NWFP, Air Vice Marshall Tahir Rafique will distribute an amount of over Rs 100 million among the Forex scam affected persons of Punjab in a ceremony to be here on Friday. Information received from NAB
Punjab Mines and Minerals Minister Muhammad Sibtain Khan has directed to speed up exploration work for new coal reserves in the province and identify the areas, which are rich in coal.
Motorcycle industry should concentrate on increasing motorcycle export by penetrating in African, South African, Bangladeshi and Nepalese markets. Engineering Development Board (EDB) Chief Executive Officer Imtiaz Rastgar stated this while addressing seni
The Provincial Committee on Drug Addiction has finalised and submitted its final report to the health department, containing a comprehensive plan to curb this menace besides suggesting measures for rehabilitation of such persons.
Lahore High Court on Thursday reserved its verdict in a petition filed by District Nazim Kasur Rana Muhammad Hayat, who prayed to the court to direct the respondents to release funds for implementation of the schemes approved by the district assembly in a
Pakistan High Commissioner to Brunei Major General Syed Haider Jawad (Retd) has presented on behalf of Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan, books of select judgements of the Federal Shariat Court and "sou moto examination of laws judgements" to the Chief Ju
Chief of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that the government is trying to divert public attention from the accusations in the charge-sheet. He said that the no-trust motion would shake the conscience of the treasury benches and they mi
Capital City Police have claimed the resolution of the mystery of the missing Deputy Chief Manager, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Mohammad Younas after confession of his son that he has killed his father, said a press release issued here on Thursday.
The Station Commander of Rawalpindi has approved Rs 1,180.905 million budget for two of its cantonments for the fiscal 2006-07. The budget for Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) would be Rs 668.700 million while for Chaklala Cantonment Board (CCB) it would
The Station Commander of Rawalpindi has approved Rs 1,180.905 million budget for two of its cantonments for the fiscal 2006-07. The budget for Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) would be Rs 668.700 million while for Chaklala Cantonment Board (CCB) it would
Sindh Minister for Planning and Development Shoaib Bukhari has instructed chiefs of sections to monitor reports relating to progress status and expenditure of ongoing development projects, it was learnt on Thursday.
Senate Chairman Muhammadmian Soomro on Thursday stressed upon Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) to provide research guidelines for practical solutions of issues regarding housing quality, health issues, transportation, agriculture mechani
A majority of taxpayers have stopped filing appeals against the department following introduction of universal self-assessment scheme (USAS), withdrawal of frivolous cases and provision of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism.
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman Mirwaiz Omer Farooq on Thursday said that Kashmir was disputed territory and not integral part of India.
A three-day international mountain bike race "Tour of the Karakurams" will be held in Kaghan from September 1-3, to revitalise tourism in the earthquake's affected areas.
NWFP Governor Lieutenant General Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai (Retd) and the Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani in a meeting held at Governor's House, here on Thursday reviewed the law and order situation in the province and discussed related various matters.
NWFP Senior Minister Siraj-ul-Haq has said the Frontier Province has become the most peaceful part of Pakistan due to realistic measures of the government of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) a congenial climate for development and investment including trade,
Federal Food, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Sikandar Hayat Bosin and Punjab Agriculture Minister Arshad Khan Lodhi would be the chief guest at two-day International Poultry Conference to be held on August 25 in Lahore. The conference would also be at
Lately some sections of the press and the electronic media have inadvertently joined in propagating an impression alleging DHA and CCB (Clifton Cantt Board) for their apathy and inaction in salvaging the rain affected areas of Bath Island from the unprece
National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) President and Pakistan Cricket Board's ad-hoc committee member, Syed Ali Raza, has expressed his heartfelt grief over the demise of former Test cricketer, coach and NBP team captain Wasim Hasan Raja.
Chairman Senate, Mohammedmian Soomro on Thursday expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Wasim Hassan Raja, Pakistan's all round cricketer, who died of heart attack in London yesterday.
An application filed by Iftikhar Shaffi in Sindh High Court for attachment of the properties of Arif Habib and several others came up for hearing on August 23 in Sindh High Court before Mr Justice Zia Pervez. The said application was filed in the suit fil
An application filed by Iftikhar Shaffi in Sindh High Court for attachment of the properties of Arif Habib and several others came up for hearing on August 23 in Sindh High Court before Mr Justice Zia Pervez. The said application was filed in the suit fil
Inspector General of Police Sindh, Jehangir Mirza has directed the CCPO Karachi, RPOs Hyderabad and Sukkur to take foolproof security measures regarding 'Yom-e-Hussain.'
Pakistan-Bangladesh Joint Business Council (PBJBC) meeting will be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 27 A 60-member Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) delegation will leave here on August 26 to attend the meeting, which wi
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).
The Vice President, Industries International Finance Corporation (IFC) Declan Duff visited facilities of TRG Pakistan Ltd (TRG) at the Finance and Trade Centre, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi. The IFC has been a prominent investor in TRG since inception and it
The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (Smeda and Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation on Thursday.
An Envisioning Conference is being organised by Sindh Ombudsman Secretariat on September 02 at a local hotel. Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed, Chief Justice, Sindh High Court will inaugurate the conference.
Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Dr Hamida Khuhro has directed the officials concerned to make sure speedy disbursement of free textbooks at secondary level and ensure that every child is provided with these books.
Increase in interest rates would not slow down the pace of economic growth, which is expected to remain same during the current fiscal due to the bold steps taken by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
Construction work on roads to repair broken pipes and provide for draining out water where standing is now well underway in Karachi. The storm water drainage system is being revamped now with a view to ensure that no flooding of any area takes place in fu
A sub-committee of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday sought a detailed report about the re-employment of two consultants in the communication ministry after their termination from the National Highway Authority (NHA) on charges of corruption
The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has extended the last date to September 10, 2006 for the employees of income tax commissionerates and collectorates, who are desirous of applying for the double pay package at the Regional Tax Offices (RTOs).
The federal and provincial agri experts have conceded that though present cotton crop situation is bleak, the flowering in the month of September will determine the exact size of the crop.