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SC cancels 54 babus' promotion

SC cancels 54 babus' promotion

ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled the promotion notification of 54 bureaucrats terming it null and void. These 54 bureaucrats are federal secretaries and were promoted to grade 22 by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on September 4, 2009. The SC directed the PM to again make ...


National News
Kashmir a matter of life and death for Pakistan: Fazl

Kashmir a matter of life and death for Pakistan: Fazl

KARACHI - Maulana Fazlur Rahman, head of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), has said that Kashmir dispute is a matter of life and death for Pakistan. It should be resolved according to the United Nations ...

School attacked with hand grenade

School attacked with hand grenade

MPs, others hail 19th Amend proposal

MPs, others hail 19th Amend proposal

International News
Congress not supporting Singh on talks: Pak

Congress not supporting Singh on talks: Pak

THIMPHU (Agencies) - Pakistan on Wednesday said that well-meaning Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was keen to normalise ties with it but elements in Congress did not support him. Foreign ...

Brown shows concern over lost Pak passports

Brown shows concern over lost Pak passports

'Govt suffering from Musharraf phobia'

'Govt suffering from Musharraf phobia'

Sports News
Wasim tips India, Pakistan for T20 title

Wasim tips India, Pakistan for T20 title

KARACHI (AFP) Famed Pakistani paceman Wasim Akram tipped India and Pakistan on Wednesday as joint favourites to win the World Twenty20, saying the sub-continental giants have the talent and passion ...

Asian Tour chief believes China could follow Korea

Asian Tour chief believes China could follow Korea

Zimbabwe shock Australia in Twenty20 warm-up

Zimbabwe shock Australia in Twenty20 warm-up

Business News
Turkish cos planning more investments

Turkish cos planning more investments

ISLAMABAD - Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan M. Babur Hizlan has said that his country was keen to enhance bilateral trade with Pakistan to $5 billion in next few years from just $782 million in 2009. ...

Turkey's help for water conservation

Turkey's help for water conservation

Iranian Commerce Minister to visit Pakistan next month

Iranian Commerce Minister to visit Pakistan next month

Regional News

PM praises Phool magazine

LAHORE - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has congratulated monthly Phool magazine of Nawa-I-Waqt Group on the completion of 20 years of its publication, saying it is a matter of satisfaction that ...

'N' body tightens noose around MPs holding bogus degrees

LAHORE - The political fate of several MNAs and MPAs of PML-N is likely to be sealed soon, as the partys committee probing the matter of fake degrees is narrowing down telescope around the suspected ...

Medics threaten strikes over cut in salaries

LAHORE - Punjab government has cut the salaries of about 5,000 medical officers and other senior doctors by Rs5000 to Rs20,000 who were regularised in the recent past, said an office-bearer of ...

LHC CJ takes suo moto notice

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court Chief Justice has taken a suo moto notice of non-provision of a flat to a 70-year-old man, which had been allotted him in 1986 by then chief minister Punjab Nawaz ...

Plea seeks disqualification of former PML-N MPA

LAHORE - PPP Punjab President Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan has filed an election petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) challenging degree of PML-N former MPA Muhammad Ajmal from PP-63, Faisalabad, whose ...

Shah Chiragh Chambers tenants not paying rent

LAHORE - The diluted national exchequer will have to bear loss of millions of rupees as the tenants of various apartments of Shah Chiragh Chambers and other Auqaf properties are not paying the rent. ...

LHC moved against Pepco for ignoring court orders

LAHORE - A new application has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against Pepco, Wapda and water and power minister for ignoring the court directions for strictly following a schedule for ...

LDA to issue SFPs to end file-tampering

LAHORE - In order to eliminate file-tampering tendency, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has decided to issue 'Security Feature Papers (SFPs) for the transfer of plots for all of its future ...

Govt urged to resolve working women issues

LAHORE - Govt should take steps to resolve the core issues of increasing poverty, unemployment and restlessness being faced by the women working in organisations. These views were expressed by ...

Labourers demand Rs6,000 pay to each worker

LAHORE - Like other parts of the country World Safety and Health Day was also observed in the City on Wednesday. The trade unions, NGOs and the government labor departments organised seminars, ...

PEF plans to expand operation in remote areas

LAHORE - The Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) is going to expand its operations in all the 36 districts of the province, serving as much as 950,000 deserving students in collaboration with 2,436 ...

FIA smashes 2 illegal foreign exchange Cos

LAHORE - The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday raided two illegal foreign exchange firms at Circular Road, Gujrat and recovered foreign and local currency notes, FIA spokesman said. He ...

Punjab on the verge of financial bankruptcy: 'Q'

LAHORE - The unholy alliance between PML-N and PPP has brought nothing but misery for the people of Pakistan especially the Punjab, remarks Ch. Moonis Elahi, senior leader of PML-Q. He expressed ...

Video documentary on Gojra riots developed

LAHORE - The Interactive Resource Centre (IRC) has developed a video documentary on the situation of Gojra, where Christian community houses were put on fire and half a dozen people were killed ...

Revenue dept wreaks havoc

LAHORE - The officials of Punjab Revenue department are playing havoc with the people at Thokar Niaz Beg Area by hoodwinking and keeping their issued pending for years. Due to corrupt practices, the ...

Nine officers warned for turning on ACs

LAHORE - City District Government (CDG) Administrator Sajjad Ahmed Bhutta on Wednesday issued warnings to nine officers from Health, Education and Revenue departments for switching on ...

Govt asked to provide security to academic staff

LAHORE - The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Wednesday condemned the target killing of Balochistan University teacher Nazima Talib, and called upon the government to provide adequate ...

Disqualify fake degree holders for 20 years: JI

LAHORE- The Jamaat e Islami chief Syed Munawar Hasan has demanded twenty years disqualification for politicians holding fake degrees along with recovery of all the benefits drawn by them from the ...

MPs to submit reports on wheat procurement

LAHORE - The Punjab government on Wednesday dished out responsibilities to provincial ministers, two MNA and MPAs for the smooth running of the wheat procurement process. According to a notification ...

Four cops suspended over corruption charges

LAHORE - Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Tariq Saleem Dogar has ordered immediate suspension of four police officials as well as holding departmental inquiries against them. He issued these ...

7 officers transferred, posted

LAHORE The Punjab government on Wednesday transferred and posted seven officers. Secretary Punjab Cooperatives Board for Liquidation (PCBL) Humayun Mazhar has been transferred and posted as ...

Ex-governor urges civil society, rich to help poor

LAHORE - Former Punjab Governor and Jazba Foundation Chairman Lt-Gen (r) Khalid Maqbool on Wednesday said that the government was doing much for the betterment of the masses yet the civil society and ...

Powers of principals increased to raise education standard

LAHORE Provincial Minister for Education Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has said that the government has appointed principals to as many as 150 colleges and has increased their administrative powers ...

Pak, Lanka agree to boost defence, trade ties

THIMPHU (Bhutan) (APP) - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse in a meeting here Wednesday agreed to promote the relations in all the fields especially in ...

'Expedite work on satellite imaging'

ISLAMABAD (APP) - President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday advised the government to expedite work on the satellite imaging and monitoring of major development and strategic projects for effective ...

Indian online visa process hits snags

ISLAMABAD (APP) - A Pakistani national could go to the website of Indias Ministry of Home Affairs, fill the online visa form, click submit, show the relevant documents to the local mission and get ...

First medical book by Pakistani doctor launched in UK

ISLAMABAD (APP) - A book by Professor doctor Lt Gen (r) M Arshad Mirza has been launched in the United Kingdom, becoming the first ever manual on medical subject by a Pakistani selected for ...

CM meets commissioner of London Police

LAHQRE (PR) - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif met former Commissioner of London Metropolitan Police Tariq Ghaffur and the members of his consultant team in London the other day. Matters ...

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