lahore Incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his government is inheriting massive problems from the last government yet it is determined to complete in months the tasks that otherwise would require years. Without giving any specific deadline to overcome the energy crisis, the ...

In times when our country could not be more disunited, our educational systems are adding to this by having different set of educational systems and standards for our youth. Studying in O’ Level or A’ Level automatically spells money, privilege while children doing Matriculation are ...

lahore - Former Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that Muslims and Christians are brothers and any injustice against minorities of the country would not be tolerated.Addressing a huge election rally in Youhanabad on Friday, he said the PML-N would turn Youhanabad into a Model Village ...

KARACHI  - Karachi University has announced that enrolment forms of BL and LLM for the session 2012-13 can be submitted till April 16 with Rs2500 fees, including Rs1000 late fees. Meanwhile, KU has advised the students of Government SM Law College to submit their BA and LLB forms up to April ...

LAHORE - The returning officer of NA-119 has accepted the nomination papers of PML-N's Hamza Shahbaz Sharif and Ayesha Ahad Malik on Sunday. Hamza Shahbaz Sharif had raised a number of objections against Aysha Ahad Malik while the RO rejected his objections. Meanwhile, Aysha Ahad, talking to the ...

SARGODHA - Returning Officer Muhammad Azam Rana on Saturday accepted nomination papers of PML-N President Nawaz Sharif from NA-68. Advocates Bukhtiar Ali Sherazi and Muhammad Shahbaz Sherazi had filed objections to the RO that Nawaz Shairf had been involved in the Asghar Khan case. They said he had ...

SADIQABAD - Returning Officer Haji Muhammad Aslam scrutinised the nomination papers of all the political parties’ and independent candidates from NA-197 Sadiqabad constituency to contest the forthcoming general elections. Against these candidates, no other candidate or voter submitted ...

KARACHI - The scrutiny of nomination papers of election candidates continued here on Saturday while the nomination papers of various political and religious parties, including Naimatullah Khan, Merajul Huda, Ghinwa Bhutto were found correct and accepted by the returning officers.During the scrutiny ...

PESHAWAR - The scrutiny of nomination papers of candidates of different political parties and independents are continued here Thursday as returning officers accepted the papers of PPP stalwarts Zulfiqar Afghani and Ms Asma Alamgir today.The scrutiny of nomination papers continued in Judicial ...

KHAR – The nomination papers of Badam Zareen -- first woman to contest election from the tribal areas -- were accepted by the returning officer on Tuesday in Bajaur Agency.  She submitted nomination papers for NA-44 Bajaur Agency, completing the first phase successfully.Zareen told the ...

The Chief of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that postponement of general elections would not be accepted in any case.Nawaz criticized Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Muslim League-Q for supporting Tahirul Qadri’s long march.‘Electing their ...

ISLAMABAD - The federal government on Wednesday accepted resignation of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) chairman board of directors of Syed Ali Raza with immediate effect. Ali Ahmed Zaib Senior Manager of media section of National Bank of Pakistan has confirmed The Nation that government has ...

CHINIOT - College teachers observed strike for the 6th consecutive day to press the government accept their demands after the provincial government went back on its words. The Punjab Lecturers and Professors Association (PLPA) has vowed to continue their struggle until the government fulfill their ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE The resignation of Khawaja Haris, former Advocate General of Punjab, has accepted by the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday. Khawaja tendered his resignation some days back over the issue of appointments in the Advocate General office.

ISLAMABAD - Acting Chairman Senate Mir Jan Mohammad Jamali has accepted the resignation of Wasim Sajjad as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate that was submitted with the Chairman Senate office after the PML-Q joined the federal cabinet, sources informed The Nation on Monday. However, no ...

ISLAMABAD Late Mehmood Ali was a true follower of Quaid-i-Azam and modest politician who spent his whole life in promoting the Two-Nation Theory and serving Pakistan. Speakers stated this while addressing the 4th death anniversary of the great worker of Pakistan Movement, former president ...

LAHORE - In order to expedite disposal of public matters besides eliminating involvement of non-concerned elements into its affairs, Lahore Development Authority has decided to accept only those applications that would be personally filed by the legitimate property owners or the persons holding ...

LAHORE - The District and Session Judge Lahore has directed the jail authorities to provide immediate basic health facilities to a police encounter detainee Zohaib Athar at the Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. The court also ordered the authorities to report back to the court about the steps taken in this ...

KARACHI - 'I do not foresee the likelihood of emergence of any bad effect on the countrys economic scenario, no matter whether the Kerry Lugar Bill is accepted by both the governments in its current shape or not, said Dr Ashfaq Hasan Khan, the former Economic Advisor to Ministry of Finance, in an ...

ISLAMABAD- The Supreme Court (SC), taking another step towards supremacy of law and justice has dismissed review petitions of all PCO judges against 31st July judgement while accepting unconditional apology submitted by 42 judges of superior courts. A 14-member larger bench of the SC headed by ...

LAHORE - Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan, Kanwar Muhammad Dilshad has said that nomination papers for Senate election accepted by the returning officers could not be challenged in any court of law under the existing rules. Addressing a news conference here on Sunday, he said while no ...