Heavy pre-monsoon rain paralysed routine activities in the Punjab capital inundating different localities with rain water, which has exposed the tall claims of civic agencies of adopting foolproof arrangement for monsoon.
Punjab Chief Minister, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that necessary arrangements have been made to cope with any situation arising out of possible rains and flood in the province. While presiding over a high level meeting, here on Friday.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notices to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) in a petition filed by a member of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) challenging action of Pemra banning the live coverage of the processi
College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) has conducted a four-day workshop on 'Research Methodology, Biostatistics and Medical Writing' for supervisors at CPSP Regional Centre Lahore.
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In view of the prevailing weather situation, the government of Punjab has issued instructions to the DCOs of all the districts to recheck the action plan evolved by the agencies and departments in the districts to ensure full preparedness to face any even
Citizens Rights Association (CRA) has backed up the proposal of buffer stocks of sugar by the government, being put forward by the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) and termed it good for the consumers, growers and the industry.
The working conditions at GPO are bad due to frequent power breakdowns. Incidents of using fake currency notes are on rising trend at the General Post Office (GPO) Lahore while it is too difficult for the staff to differentiate between the fake and real c
A two-week Teacher Orientation Program arranged by the Institute of Continuing Education and Extension for the training of the university teachers concluded at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore on Friday.
Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has trained more than 1,300 principals and heads of private educational institutions and sensitised them for bringing change management in targeted schools in 92 workshops arranged under School Leadership Development Prog
Lahore District Council (LDC) has on Friday passed Rs 29.05 billion budget of the City District Government Lahore, LDA and its two subsidiaries Wasa and Tepa for the fiscal year 2007-08. City District Government Lahore (CDGL) Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood prese
Lahore District Council (LDC) has on Friday passed Rs 29.05 billion budget of the City District Government Lahore, LDA and its two subsidiaries Wasa and Tepa for the fiscal year 2007-08. City District Government Lahore (CDGL) Nazim Mian Amer Mahmood prese
Prices of candle has gone up by 150 percent in the local market due to higher demand and short supply, shopkeepers told Business Recorder. Shopkeepers said that demand of candles had registered sudden increase in the last two weeks owing to continu
Onion exports have almost come to a halt as the rains have cut off supply lines from Balochistan. Vegetable exporters told Business Recorder here on Friday that due to damaged transportation system, the country was facing supply problem as about 80
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan's (TDAP) Chief Executive Officer Tariq Ikram has said that the printing and publishing industry of Pakistan has a lot of export potential. He said that presently the printing and publishing exports of the country ac
Leader of Opposition in Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has condemned what he called the apathy shown by the federal and Balochistan governments in carrying out relief operation in the cyclone-hit areas.
Interest-free modern banking is flourishing throughout the world even in the Western countries, as it has become the need of the time. These views were expressed by Meezan Bank Limited Shariah Advisor Dr Mohammad Imran Ansari, while speaking at a seminar
All round gains were seen in the currency market on Friday as a result of modest rise in the rupee value against dollar and euro, dealers said. In the open market the rupee headed with strong gains of 25 paisa against dollar at Rs 60.90 for buying and pic
Dewan Muhammad Yousuf Farooqui, Group Managing Director of Dewan Mushtaq Group, has denied any dispute in the family, and said that the group is standing on strong footing. He was addressing a press conference here on Friday to highlight the group's past,
All round gains were seen in the currency market on Friday as a result of modest rise in the rupee value against dollar and euro, dealers said. In the open market the rupee headed with strong gains of 25 paisa against dollar at Rs 60.90 for buying and pic
Garment exporters have demanded of the Federal government to establish garment industrial parks in every industrial city of the country to augment export by 70 percent as compared to current export ratio.
It is a public limited company incorporated in Pakistan and is primarily engaged in the business of lease finance. It is listed on the stock exchange in Pakistan and at present its 10-rupee share is being quoted at Rs 8.30 at 17% discount. During the last
Vegetable and fruits are in scarce quantities in different parts of the city, according to a survey carried out on Thursday and Friday. Some buyers at a vegetable stall were trying to grab onion and potatoes due to very acute shortage, but the vendor did
It is a public limited company incorporated in Pakistan and is primarily engaged in the business of lease finance. It is listed on the stock exchange in Pakistan and at present its 10-rupee share is being quoted at Rs 8.30 at 17% discount. During the last
The Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that Pakistan Muslim League (Q) was strengthening day by day and was in a position to sweep over the forthcoming general elections in Sindh and other provinces as well.
The bank is mainly engaged in the business of leasing and investment banking and is a member of Lahore Stock Exchange. It is a public limited company, regulated by SECP and listed on all three stock exchanges of the country.
Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi will be the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of a two-day Indo-Pakistan Symposium on Local Government here on Monday (July 2). Punjab Governor, Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool (Retd) will be the chief gu
The bank is mainly engaged in the business of leasing and investment banking and is a member of Lahore Stock Exchange. It is a public limited company, regulated by SECP and listed on all three stock exchanges of the country.
Pakistan Medical Society (PMS) has urged the Islamic countries to ban the import of medicines, surgical instruments and other equipment from Britain if the British government does not withdraw the award of knighthood conferred upon controversial writer Sa
The number of HIV/AIDS in Asia is increasing at an alarming speed and, according to a latest report its rate has increased to 7.6 percent in 2006. HIV/AIDS is not a single disease while it is the condition of the human body in which the immune system of a
Punjab University (PU) is signing MoUs with foreign universities to aware its students from academic developments in these universities and to promote educational collaboration with them. Punjab University is sending its students delegations to internatio
Non-government organisations collecting charity need a certificate to achieve public trust. Chairperson, Pakistan Centre of Philanthropy Shahnaz Wazir Ali brought up the subject during a round table discussion arranged by the Pakistan Council for Social S
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has temporarily suspended the voluntary repatriation of Afghans throughout NWFP after heavy rains and floods damaged several bridges between Peshawar and Torkhum border.
Dr Manzur Ahmad, Rector of the Islamic International University, has urged the government to give top priority to women development. Giving his concluding remarks after the lecture on Women Development by distinguished scholar Dr Shabana Mir at the IIU he
The US acting ambassador and Charge d'Affaires, Peter W Bodde, has said that the US government is committed to address Pakistan's energy needs and it will extend all possible support for power generation.
Highway police Khanewal arrested a bootlegger and seized 510-litre liquor from his oil agency near here on Thursday. DSP highway patrolling police Mahr Noor Muhammad told newsmen that on a secret information his team raided the oil agency in jurisdiction
The fire inside the parliament building early this week did not damage any record of Public Accounts Committee (PAC), official sources said. PAC Chairman Allah Yar Khan has contradicted media reports which suggested that some crucial documents of the comm
Pakistan plans to build its first floating liquefied natural gas terminal by end-2008, Energy Secretary Ahmad Waqar said on Friday while on a trip to India. The 2.5 million-tonnes-a-year floating terminal would be built by local investors, Waqar said, add
Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) and Texas Trade Council (TTC) of USA signed a MoU here on Thursday, which is a USA based program that aims at investing $500 million in Pakistan. Yousif Hussain of PSEB and Faisal Amin on behalf of TTC have signed the
Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) will host three-day the Asia-Pacific Regional Microcredit Summit in partnership with Microcredit Summit Campaign in Islamabad from March 4-6, 2008. Microcredit empowers the poor and builds financially self-sufficie
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has reportedly launched a probe against the Chairman of ATV Abdul Jabbar for defaulting on payment that he allegedly owed to PTV. According to South Asian News Agency (SANA), Benazir Bhutto est
India will hand over 33 civilian prisoners and 10 fishermen to Pakistan on Saturday (today) at Wagah border, an official of Pakistan High Commission told APP here on Friday. The officials of Pakistan High Commission will also be present at the border on t
Sindh Governor, Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan has expressed grief on the devastation caused by stormy rains and flooding in Balochistan. He said the Government of Sindh and its people are with the people of Balochistan at this time of difficulty, according to an
High flood in Bolan River restrained the team of Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) from start of repair work on the ruptured main pipeline supply natural gas to Quetta, Pishin and Ziarat.
PIA has been notified by the Air Safety Committee of the European Union that the restriction imposed by them on a segment of the Airline's fleet is expected to be partially lifted from July 6, 2007, says a press release on Friday.
High Court of Sindh Friday disposed of a petition filed by Geo Television against Sales Tax Department directing the respondents to issue a fresh notice for reconciliation of their (Geo TV) sales tax liabilities.
The National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH), to encourage the public, private and corporate sectors of Pakistan, has instituted the Environment Excellence Awards for such organisations whose performance in pollution control and environment up-gra
Middle Eastern shipping company has lauded the timely rescue of two of its distressed vessels in south coast amid tropical cyclone 'Yamyin' by the Karachi Port Trust (KPT), which saved lives of 73 crewmembers in Pakistani territorial waters on Thursday.
Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that 83 persons lost their lives in the June 23 rainstorm in Karachi and their number being quoted by some quarters in hundreds is incorrect.
The flood situation became worse on Friday due to the continuous rain as Kabul, Gambila, Swat and Naguman rivers remained in extreme floods whereas flash floods have been reported in ravines and nallahs of district Peshawar, Nowshera, Bannu, Hazara and Ma
Chandi Ghar, put up by Gul Bahao at Ibrahim Hyderi a couple of months ago, has stood up to the devastating cyclone hitting the coast and is as good as it was made first. While several of these pre-fabricated structures were sent to Mansehra at the time of
Karachi Sheraton Hotel & Towers, while continuing to upgrade its facilities, has expanded its team with the addition of Samina Roohi, a seasoned professional, as public relations manager, said a press release here on Friday.
City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has condoled the deaths of victims of June 23 cyclone, which hit the coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan. Addressing a press conference held at his secretariat said "I extend my heartiest condolences to the families of tho
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday said in order to consolidate the banking sector, the government was encouraging mergers and acquisitions so that a few but stronger banks provide a full range of services. He was talking to Madam Ho Ching, Executive D
The Lahore High Court (LHC) called report from Traffic Engineering Planning Authority (Tepa) in a petition filed by different non-governmental organisations (NGOs) praying to the court to restrain the respondent from cutting trees from the sides of Lahore
Appreciating that over 100,000 people trained by Navtec have got jobs within the country or abroad, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Friday asked Navtec to expand the scope and coverage of their training programmes to meet the high demand and bridge the existi
Pakistan People's Party Friday lambasted the government over what it said the failure of state machinery to provide relief in the cyclone-hit province of Balochistan where dozens of people are reportedly dead or missing after a week-long rainy spell.