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SBP Governor resigns

SBP Governor resigns

ISLAMABAD (APP) Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Syed Salim Raza has submitted his resignation effective from May 6, citing personal reasons. The President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, on the advice of the Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, has accepted the resignation of Syed Salim ...


National News
Iftikhar terms report conspiracy against ANP govt

Iftikhar terms report conspiracy against ANP govt

PESHAWAR While rejecting the survey report of Transparency International regarding national corruption perception, Spokesman of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and provincial Information minister, ...

'11 go missing from Adiala Jail'

'11 go missing from Adiala Jail'

Aslam Tareen appointed CCPO Lahore

Aslam Tareen appointed CCPO Lahore

International News
US backs India's role in Afghanistan

US backs India's role in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON - Affirming U.S. commitment to India's emergence as a global power, a senior American diplomat Wednesday lauded the growing Indian activities in Afghanistan to stabilize the war-torn ...

20 Taliban dead in Orakzai

20 Taliban dead in Orakzai

Sports News
Faisal Saleh Hayat to attend FIFA Congress

Faisal Saleh Hayat to attend FIFA Congress

LAHORE Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)s President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat will be among the 208 presidents of national soccer associations affiliated with Federation Internationale de ...

Tour will be won in key Pyreneean stages: Contador

Tour will be won in key Pyreneean stages: Contador

Wrestlers promise exciting bouts in Sher-e-Punjab dangal

Wrestlers promise exciting bouts in Sher-e-Punjab dangal

Business News
Wheat consumption falls because of poverty

Wheat consumption falls because of poverty

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Consumption of wheat in Pakistan fell 10 per cent last year, because people lost the purchasing power to buy even that most basic of food staples in the country, a top UN ...

Water supply from Chashma Link to S Punjab stopped

Water supply from Chashma Link to S Punjab stopped

Norwegian co keen to invest in oil, gas sector

Norwegian co keen to invest in oil, gas sector

Regional News

Ex-Pakistan leave granted to 200 doctors

LAHORE - Punjab Health Department has given approval of ex-Pakistan leave to 200 doctors who were selected for jobs in Saudi Arabia while certain others were refused saying that there was acute ...

Power shortfall touches 3266MW

LAHORE - With the substantial rise in temperature the electricity shortfall has reached to 3266 MW, officials said on Wednesday. The rise in mercury has enhanced the demand of power supply to 15567 ...

India can never annex Kashmir, says Nizami

LAHORE - Editor-in-Chief The Nation and Chairman Nazria Pakistan Trust Majid Nizami has said that we cannot defeat Israel nor can get Kashmir and the recent statement of Indian defence minister is ...

LHC throws out plea against 5 'N women MPAs

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking disqualification of five PML-N women MPAs with the allegation of possessing bogus BA degrees. The women MPAs whose ...

Wheeler hits elderly man to death

LAHORE - A 60-year-old man succumbed to injuries when one wheeler youth hit him hear Dolam Stop in Nishtar Colony Police precincts on Wednesday. The deceased was later identified as Mohammad Ashraf, ...

'Accused, not police kidnapped us'

LAHORE - The DPO Sialkot Wednesday produced in Lahore High Court Daewoo road hostess Raheela, rape victim, along with her mother and brother-in-law who were allegedly detained by police to cover up ...

PhD degree awarded

LAHORE - The GCU Wednesday produced a PhD in Psychology. The Controller Examinations notified Iram Fatima as Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology after the approval of her thesis on 'Belief in a just ...

'Sasti Roti Scheme' being made transparent: CM

LAHORE Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said the aim of Sasti Roti Scheme is to provide relief to the needy and the government will provide deserving persons their right under the ...

'Pakistan hurdle in Indian domination over South Asia'

LAHORE - The strategies adopted by the past and the present governments and the Indian aggression are the major reasons for water problems in the country, said speakers at a seminar on Water Dispute ...

Three girls among 12 merrymakers arrested

LAHORE - At least 12 people including three girls were arrested from two different local hotels in merrymaking condition from Railway Station in the wee hours on Wednesday, Naulakha police claimed. ...

Adjournment motion submitted in PA

LAHORE - Opposition members in provincial assembly, Seemal Kamran and Amir Sultan Cheema, have submitted an adjournment motion in the assembly secretariat regarding four million rupees robbery in the ...

PPP in dilemma over appointment

LAHORE-Following the resignation of Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan, the PPPs top leadership is in a dilemma over appointment of partys new Punjab President. Though there is no dearth of able politicians in ...

Crackdown on power pilferage starts

LAHORE - Power distribution companies working under the shadow of PEPCO have launched crackdown against the power pilferers on the directives of the government. On the orders of Lesco chief ...

Workshop

LAHORE - The Alumni Society of the Government College University Lahore Clinical Psychology Department has organised a training workshop on Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). It is a ...

Now industrial activity during 'Emission Free Hour'

LAHORE - World Environment Day 2010 will be celebrated across the City like other parts of the country on 5th (Saturday). Conferences, seminars, workshops and walks will be held at both the ...

'PTI to resolve people's problems if comes in power'

LAHORE (APP) Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after coming into power will resolve peoples problems at their door steps and bring about revolution to purge the society of corruption. Addressing a ...

APCA protest continues

LAHORE All Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) hold a protest demonstration in front of the Governors House on Wednesday. On the call of APCA, hundreds of thousands employees of different ...

NOC of 26 security companies revoked

LAHORE - Home Department has cancelled the NOC of at least 26 private security companies, which have failed to get themselves registered within 30 days after the commencement of the Ordinance which ...

Present resolution in UN against Facebook: LHC

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly against the hosting of blasphemous material on American ...

WB mission calls on CM

LAHORE A delegation of World Bank mission, led by Edward Cook called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif at Chief Ministers Secretariat, here on Wednesday. The Land Record ...

Dy Speaker PA condemns Israeli attack

LAHORE Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan has said the Israeli attack on the caravan carrying relief goods for the Palestinian is an act of terrorism, and the international ...

Need for Muslims' unity stressed

LAHORE - Speakers laid stress on the unity of Muslims all over the world to counter eveil designs of the rivals at a seminar organised by Khana Farhange Iran to mark the 21st death anniversary of ...

Oath-taking

LAHORE (PR) - An oath taking ceremony of the Punjab Professors Lecturers Association Lahore Division, Bahawalpur and Rawalpindi Divisions, Sargodha, DG Khan and Sahiwal Division will be held today ...

Country heading towards revolution: JI

LAHORE - JI Chief, Syed Munawar Hasan has said that the country is heading for a revolution, as the constitution has become redundant and the institutions have collapsed. He expressed these views ...

'Energy sector projects to get priority in budget'

LAHORE Provincial Minister Finance and Planning Development Tanvir Ashraf Kaira has said that addressing the energy needs of the country the government in the next fiscal budget is going to allocate ...

Traders want to keep shops open till 9pm

LAHORE DCO Lahore Sajjad Bhutta has said the demand of the protesting traders to keep their shops open till 9pm has been conveyed to the Chief Minister Punjab. However he added, as many as 200 ...

Rescue 1122 to expand services

LAHORE - The Punjab Emergency Service (PES) (Rescue-1122) will launch its service in another 24 districts of the province. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, PES Director General Dr ...

Corruption cases re-open

LAHORE (PR) - Executive Director Pakistan Printing Corporation Pir Mukarramul Haq who is former husband of Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme Farzana Raja and younger brother of Sindh ...

Aghi Programme

LAHORE - The students of Dar-e-Arqam School, Garden Town visited the Aiwan-e-Karkunan Tehrik-e-Pakistan on a study tour on Wednesday. The students were informed about 550 unique pictures and scenes ...

NH&MP declared corruption-free

LAHORE - Transparency International has declared the National Highways and Motorways Police as a No.1 department at world level in transparency and corruption free organization. Transparency ...

Seminar

LAHORE President Al-Khidmat Foundation Kamonki, Dr Ehsanullah Usmani organised a health seminar at Kamonki Town the other day, which was presided over by Dr Abdullah Gohar. Dr Prof Ijaz Ahmad ...

HELP services appreciated

SHEIKHUPURA (PR) - A monthly meeting of Health Education and Literacy Programme (HELP) was held at Monga Nasheman, Sharakpur the other day which was presided over by its president Akhtar AU Monga and ...

'Anti-Islamic forces defaming Islam'

LAHORE - The Muslim Umma is passing through crucial phase of history. Anti-Islamic forces want to grab the resources of the Muslims. A few miscreants want to defame Islam with their terror activities ...

NPT sitting

LAHORE Nazria Pakistan Trust (NPT) in collaboration with Tehrik-e-Pakistan Workers Trust would organise a special session at Aiwan-e-Karkunan Tehrik-e-Pakistan today (Thursday) at 10:00am. The ...

Discussion

LAHORE In connection with June 3, 1947 announcement about establishment of Pakistan a discussion would be held on the subject Vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah for a strong Pakistan at 5pm ...

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