National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has initiated a plan to avoid the identity theft and to facilitate the masses to get computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) verification for tenancy and other business purposes by using their cell
Punjab Minister for Culture and Youth Affairs Dr Tanvir Ul Islam has directed the officers to ensure 100 percent utilisation of funds released for various on going development schemes. He also directed that during official visits officers should stay in P
The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) released consolidated statement of cotton arrivals in factories, as on 15th March that showed arrival of 12.683 million cotton bales, an increase of 12.20 percent over the same period last year.
The Lahore High Court on Thursday adjourned hearing of a petition filed by cricketer Shoaib Akhtar, challenging the ban on playing cricket for one and half years and a fine of Rs 7 million. The court during the hearing observed that a player did not deser
Chairman Senate Farooq H Naek on Thursday highlighted the achievements of the Upper House of the Parliament during the past parliamentary year. Addressing a press conference here at the Parliament House, the Chairman Senate said the Senate had held seven
The Punjab Government and Pakistan Muslim League-N on Thursday again came under serious attack in the National Assembly, which created rumpus in the house when some young and enthusiastic Pushtoon and Punjabi parliamentarians levelled charges against each
Chairman of the Senate Farooq H Naik has said that the Senate has passed as many as 16 bills during its Parliamentary year. He made these remarks while addressing the media at the completion of first parliamentary year of Senate after its renewal on March
The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Thursday released 77,133 cusecs water from various rim stations with total inflow of 77,012 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA here, the maximum water level in River Indus at Tarbela was 1378.00 feet
Senator and spokesperson of Awami National Party (ANP) Zahid Khan on Thursday said that constitutional reforms package would not be presented to the parliament until the matter of renaming North West Frontier Province (NWFP) is resolved.
Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal here on Thursday met a delegation of National Council for Inter Faith Dialogue (NCIFD) led by Father Nadeem and other minority members. Speaker on the occasion told to the delegation that Constitution of 1973 gu
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia lauds government of Pakistan's efforts in war against militancy and ensures Saudi Arabia's co-operation in this regard, said Vice Minister for Religious Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdulllah al-Hammar. In a meeti
The Speaker of Palestinian Parliament, Saleem Allzanoun will soon visit Pakistan on invitation of Chairman Senate Farooq H. Naek. The dates of visit will be decided according to the mutual convenience. This was transpired in a meeting of Palestinian Ambas
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Thursday said that people involved in abducting British citizen Sahil would be brought to Pakistan from France for trail in the Pakistani courts. Giving a policy statement in the National Assembly, the Interior Minister s
A five-year-old British boy arrived back home on Thursday after a 12-day kidnap ordeal in Pakistan which triggered an international police operation. Sahil Saeed flew into Manchester airport in northern England with his father, Raja Naqqash Saeed, with wh
Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Thursday informed the National Assembly that the USAID has agreed to provide financial assistance to the tune of $16.5 million to support the repair and maintenance through procurement of generator windi
The Punjab Labour and Human Resources Department has set up modern laboratories at Center for the Improvement of Working Conditions and Environment (CIWCE) and Industrial Relations Institute (IRI) to provide advisory services on working environment issues
All Parties Conference (APC) was held in the Punjab Assembly under the chairmanship of Senior Minister Raja Riaz here on Thursday which stressed the provinces to be united on water issue within the ambit of Indus Water Distribution Accord.
Time is pulling Awami National Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz apart as uproar was witnessed on Thursday in the National Assembly when harsh words were exchanged between the members of both the parties, who have yet to build consensus on the new na
INDUSTRY ANALYSISThe global recession affected all sectors of the world, including the agricultural sector. However, the affect on agriculture and fertilizer market over and it has started expanding again. During 2009, unfavourable weather conditio
A meeting was held at the premises of Engro Asahi & Chemical Limited, under the auspices of Port Qasim Association of Trade & Industry (PQATI) to discuss the various measures to be taken regarding security and law and order situation in Bin Qasim Area.
INDUSTRY ANALYSISThe global recession affected all sectors of the world, including the agricultural sector. However, the affect on agriculture and fertilizer market over and it has started expanding again. During 2009, unfavourable weather conditio
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, while making the provincial bureaucracy accountable for its behavior towards the government-backed programs, asked the officers to spend the development funds on time.
Marginal changes were seen on the local currency market on Thursday in proccess of trading, experts said On the interbank market the rupee shed three paisa against dollar for buying at 84.28 and drifted lower by two paisa for selling at 84.32, they said.
At least 50,000 poor patients across the country with different organ failures would receive new organs transplants. Professor Dr Anwar Naqvi said while narrating struggle for getting the approval of parliament and president house at Dewan Farooque Audito
Marginal changes were seen on the local currency market on Thursday in proccess of trading, experts said On the interbank market the rupee shed three paisa against dollar for buying at 84.28 and drifted lower by two paisa for selling at 84.32, they said.
A man was killed and another injured in exchange of gunfire between two groups on a piece of land at Safora Goth on Thursday. According to police, the land grabber groups disputed over a piece of land situated at Baloch Khan Goth near Safora Chowrangi. Af
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif on Thursday returned home after about two-week foreign trip. Nawaz had gone abroad alongwith his spouse for her treatment facing some health problem. The PML-N Quaid was received at the airport
Warid Telecom (Pvt) Ltd, country's most popular and favourite cellular service offers range of innovative value-added services. After phenomenal success of Anonymous Chat and Zem Gup Lagao Service (777) now Warid brings 'IM over SMS'.
At least 27 Pakistani student teams will participate in the Shell Eco-marathon friendly challenge, to top young engineers to push the limits of fuel efficiency, being organised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from July 8 to 10.
The comments made by Punjab Chief Minister pleading Taliban not to attack Punjab is condemnable, leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Q said. Talking to his party workers here in Lahore on Thursday, Monnis Elahi said the people of Punjab consider people of ot
The formal trading of Safe Mix Concrete Products Limited (SMCPL) has started at the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) on Thursday. The trading session was started with ringing of traditional opening bell. Arif Habib, Chairman Arif Habib Group, rang the bell.
The Supreme Court was told here on Thursday that a judicial commission capable of quizzing any official having nexus with missing persons' case even if he was from military, would soon be set up to further the probe into the highly sensitive issue.
Ministry of Interior has issued directives to different public departments to arrange activities to mark Pakistan Day on March 23 both at federal and provincial level. The government has announced general public holiday on the day, said a notification iss
Prime Minis-ter Yousuf Raza Gilani has approved the nomination of Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri, Executive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute, on the Board of Management (BoM), Pakistan State Oil (PSO) with immediate effect and till further orders
Chairman, Schedule Castes Rights Movement, Ramesh Jai Pal here Thursday called for increasing the seats of scheduled caste Hindus in National Assembly and Senate through 18th amendment in the Constitution.
Islamabad Police on Thursday resorted to baton charge and tear shelling to disperse protestors mainly students who blocked Murree road at Athal Chowk in Bhara Kau police station jurisdiction, the police spokesman said. He said students had been blocking t
Measures being adopted to enhance power generation in the country as around 1000 MW electricity is expected to be added in the national grid by end of this month, said Director General Pepco Muhammad Khalid. Work on new power plants of 1000 MW is in progr
The Directorate of Registration/Inspection of Private Institutions Sindh (DRIPIS) has issued show-cause notices to the administration of 27 private schools for charging monthly fees up to July 2010. The directorate has also issued notices to the private s
Department of Microbiology, University of Sindh in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC) organised 2nd National Symposium on 'New Trends and Advancement in Microbiology' here on Thursday. A large number of microbiologists from various unive
To provide education and other basic facilities to the locals, government has completed the renovation of Government Primary school Rustam Kor, Ekka Ghund and construction of causeway at Shawa Farsh in Mohmand Agency. These developmental schemes would ben
Cricketer turned politician Imran Khan has warned that the Pakistani army's offensive in the tribal areas is pushing the country to the brink of "civil war", in comments published in a newspaper. He also blamed US-Pakistan military attacks in the areas bo
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The Daylight Saving Time (DST) has been described as a "jinx" by Sultan Ahmed Chawla, President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI). Talking to Business Recorder, he said it has proved a failure in the past and totally
Speakers at a conference on "Automation of Banking Industry of Pakistan" on Thursday said that the Pakistani banks need to embrace the latest state-of-the-art software solutions to ensure customer satisfaction. They said that special software for Islamic
The Government of Sindh with the assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB) is pursuing the policy reforms to improve the performance and efficiency of public sector enterprises. This initiative is aimed at enhancing private sector participation in the ma
Three men sustained injuries in a remote control bomb blast that took place at Achanak Chowk in Dera Bugti here on Thursday. According to police sources, unidentified men attached explosive device with a cycle and parked it at Achanak Chowk. Later, they d
Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that reconstruction of damaged and destroyed buildings of December 28, 2009 Ashura incident is a part of relief package. Speaking at relief pay order distributing ceremony among affected shopkeepers of Dec
Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Muhammad Yaseen, has said that the mobile banking regulatory framework would be introduced soon to facilitate the untraditional banking in the country.
Five persons of a family were killed and as many others sustained injuries in a road accident on Jhang-Toba road on Thursday. According to family sources, members of a family resident of Basti Abbaspur were going in a motorcycle rickshaw for offering cond
Member Customs Munir Qureshi during his last visit at Karachi chaired a high level meeting of customs department attended by Chief Collector of Customs South, Director General Valuation along with all Customs Collectors of Karachi region, Director Valuati
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed a ban on visitors in view of ongoing budget preparation exercise for 2010-2011. According to an FBR office order issued on Thursday, due to heavy engagements of FBR Chairman and Members, entry of the visitors
Federal Minister for Housing & Works, Rehmatullah Kakar held a meeting with the Chairman, House Building Finance Co-operation (HBFC) Azhar A. Jaffery and MD, Khalid Aftab in the Ministry and discussed prospects of co-operation in the housing projects unde
Disaster Risk Reduction Programme of Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) and DDMA, Mansehra arranged a ceremony at Circuit House, District Mansehra to hand over stockpile items for any future emergency situation.
Prominent labour leaders have demanded allocation of seats for working class to ensure their representation in the national and provincial assemblies and senate. In a joint statement, these labour leaders said that now the country is gradually and stably
Water shortage coupled with long hours of loadshedding would have a major adverse impact on agriculture output making the country's revised growth target of 3.4 percent for the ongoing financial year 2009-10 difficult to achieve.
Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Noman Bashir (Nishan-e-Imtiaz Military) was decorated on Thursday with US Legion of Merit award in recognition of his meritorious services, visionary leadership and enhancing regional maritime security. US Chief of Naval
Intelligence agencies have issued terror alert, saying that the militants have carved a plan to target under construction, sensitive and high profile government buildings along with residences of VVIPs.
Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, the man charged with steering Pakistan's economy, has wide financial and management experience and is likely to focus on tight fiscal discipline as inflation remains a threat. Shaikh, a former privatisation minister, will be put to th
Pakistan Customs is going to launch Pakistan Customs Valuation Gateway (PCVaG), a complete online solution by end of current month to eradicate issues of under-invoicing and mis-declaration. Amir Marwat, Director General Customs Valuation and his team inc
Another petition has been moved in the Lahore High Court seeking directions to the President Asif Ali Zardari to abandon the office of Co-Chairman of Pakistan People's Party and stop taking part in political activities. The petition is filed by Ghulam Jil
A division bench of Lahore High Court here on Wednesday asked the Punjab government to explain why Fatima Jinnah Medical College (FJMC) was not granted the status of university at the time when King Edward Medical College was given the same status.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) here on Thursday sought comments from Medical Superintendent (MS) Service Hospital and principal services institute of medical sciences in petition moved by 19 employees of the hospital seeking their regularisation. The petitio
Federal Adviser on Textile, Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig has suggested to exercise the rights of the consumers on utilities companies like KESC, Pepco, Water Board, PTCL etc on account of their poor product services, excessive/average billing with "no say" of a
The Punjab Labour and Human Resources Department has set up modern laboratories at Centre for Improvement of Working Conditions and Environment (CIWCE) and Industrial Relations Institute (IRI) to provide advisory services on working environment issues to
The Punjab government is making necessary arrangements to kick-off wheat procurement in the province from next month. Punjab Minister for Food Malik Nadeem Kamran said that 400 procurement centers have been established in different districts of the Punjab
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