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Our Staff Reporter OKARA - The campaign against quacks and non-registered clinics and medical stores is in full swing here in the district and Drug Inspector Rana Abdus Sattar raided and recovered government medicines and intoxicants that are prohibited under the Drug Act. As per detail, during a ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE- Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that condition of uniform in educational institutions had been lifted so that parents could send their children to school in such a dress which could provide them complete protection against dengue virus. Presiding over a meeting ...

LONDON (AFP) - Sir Alex Ferguson will have an embarrassment of attacking riches at his disposal as Manchester United aim to cement their lead at the top of the Premier League against Stoke on Saturday. United travel to the Britannia Stadium having made a blistering start to their title defence, ...

UNITED NATIONS Friday was the day of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who went ahead with formally requesting the Security Council to grant full UN membership as a path toward Palestinian statehood, despite fierce opposition from Israel and her few supporters, and a clearly stated US threat of ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER SADIQABAB - The Founders Groups central leader and the chairman have said that those who create hurdles in the development of the Rahim Yar Khan Chamber of Commerce and Industries have been facing nothing but defeat for the last four years. Talking to the media, Haji Muhammad ...

NEW YORK (AFP) - Recordings of the full exchanges between ground control, pilots and military authorities during the terrifying chaos of the 9/11 hijackings were made public for the first time Thursday. While portions of the audio recordings have circulated before, the document published by the ...

KARACHI - Tom Phillips, Chief Executive Nick Faldo Asia Junior Golf Series, watched 39 Pakistani juniors playing in the Pakistani series here on Saturday at Karachi Golf Club. He met the youngsters and informed them about the aims, objective and importance of the inaugural Nick Faldo Asia series. ...

Its a property which may just be slightly too 'cluttered for most house-hunters, and would need more than a little bit of a clean-out. The three-bedroom semi-detached property which has just gone on the market in Kew, West London, is filled to bursting point with hanging bicycles, books and ...

The Federal budget for the next financial year was presented in the National Assembly by the Finance Minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh. He looked untroubled by the vociferous slogans raised by members of the opposition. The budget speech could have been briefer by omitting some portions relating to ...

LAHORE Two more matches were decided in the 13th National Seniors Cricket Cup when Mubarak Seniors Sialkot, Sialkot Seniors Stallion earned full points in Group-A of North Punjab. Gujrats Zahoor Ellahi Stadium saw Mubark Srs made 175 with Gulzar Ahmed 23, Iddriss 23, Wasim Akhter 23, Naseem 18*, ...

CHANDIGARH (Agencies) It is already housefull in and around Chandigarh for March 30 when the semifinal of the Cricket World Cup take place. Hotels are completely packed ahead of the clash between India and Pakistan. Amid the euphoria over the match at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium ...

The water wastage is in full swing in posh sectors of federal capital while the concerned authorities are playing role of silent spectator. The residents of federal capital expressed concerns over water wastage in posh sectors. Water is being wasted in sector F-6, F-7 and F-8. The water remained ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - NAB Chairman Justice (r) Syed Deedar Hussain Shah has assured that the bureau would provide full support to Transparency Internationals efforts in fighting the menace of corruption in the public and private sectors. He gave this assurance to Syed Adil Gilani, Chairman ...

ISLAMABAD - The politically motivated pulls and pushes have ignited already charged political fronts in AJK, and politics of manoeuvring stands in full swing. So far, the PML-Ns paving way into the AJKs political corridors has received success. Ten incumbent members of AJK Legislative Assembly (LA) ...

Tree chopping is in full swing in federal capital and adjacent areas while precious wood is being used as fuel while on the other side timber mafia has also become active. Talking to this with Online news agency here on Monday the residents said that CDA is continuing to remove woods in federal ...

Drug smuggling is in full swing in Tench Bhatta and putting the lives of youngsters on stake while the police is playing role of silence spectator. Talking to Online news agency here on Tuesday the residents of Tench Bhatta complained that drug, Chars and Heroin smuggling is in full swing in the ...

LAHORE Roger Burden, Acting Chairman of The Football Association, expressed commensurations and condolences on massive loss of lives and colossal damage to properties and infrastructure caused in flood-ravaged Pakistan and assured humanitarian aid to help deal with the disaster which has killed ...

The shop keepers are fleecing the innocent residents of federal capital as inflation is in full swing in Sasta bazaars while the fruits being sold at sasta bazaars are sub-standard. Talking to Online news agency here on Saturday, the visitors at sasta bazaar in sector G-7 complained that as third ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The United Kingdoms Conservative Party Chairperson Baroness Sayeeda Warsi Sunday telephoned Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani to express solidarity over the devastation caused by floods in Pakistan. She assured the prime minister of her countrys commitment to extend all-out ...

The sale of sub-standard daily commodities is in full swing in different areas of Dina while the administration is playing role of silent spectator. As per details, sub-standard meat, yogurt, milk, spices and other food items are being sold freely due to negligence of administration. The residents ...

Drug smuggling with the liaison of city police station is in full swing in Jehlum while the residents have demanded to halt drug smuggling. Talking to this news agency here on Friday, the residents of muhalla Mchine, Islam Pura, Muhammadi Chowk and kala Gujran of the district complaint that drug ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan said on Wednesday that it attached great importance to its association with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and had a strong commitment to the SCOs principles and objectives, besides wishing to deepen partnership with an aim to get full accession to the Organisation. Foreign ...

Despite that federal capital is confronted with intense water crisis residents of various sectors are wasting water. According to details, on one side the government is running campaigns to save water due to dead level in all major dams but the residents of F-6, F-7 and F-8 are busy in wasting ...

ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court Wednesday referred the 18th Amendment case to Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary for constituting a full bench to hear this matter and issued notices to Attorney General and the Federation of Pakistan. A five-member bench headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk and ...

ISLAMABAD Federal Minister for Sports Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani ensured former Olympians that the ministry would look into the constitutions of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) before taking action against the office bearers of sports federations. He was ...

LAHORE Hard-hitting Saif Ullah put up attractive batting display to propel Lahore Muhammadan to seven-wicket win over Lahore Eagles in first SPM Lahore Veterans Cricket League here at the Race Course Ground, Jail Road. Eagles managed 228-8 with Salim Butt 45, Imtiaz Tarar 76, Faisal Pirzada 43 ...

SATURDAYs full moon called the wolf moon was the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. It offered anyone with clear skies an opportunity to identify easy-to-see features on the moon. This being the first full moon of 2010, it is also known as the wolf moon, a moniker dating back to Native ...

KARACHI - The political atmosphere, in the provincial metropolis has been simmering with rivalry between Sindh Taraqi Passan Party (STTP) and Awami National Party (ANP) while the STTP has claimed handing over tangible evidence to the police against the criminal elements exist in ranks of the rival ...

LAHORE (NNI) - Chairman Indus Water Basin Council and Chief Coordinator of International Water Assembly Hafiz Zahur-ul-Hasan Dahar has said that India will soon launch a big water attack on Pakistan. Addressing a news conference here on Saturday, he quoted the spokesman of International Financial ...