ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Justice (r) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has decided to impose a ban on the use of air conditioners in all government departments and offices from May 15. The ban will continue until energy situation is improved in the country, the press release issued by prime ...

CHARSADDA/NOWSHERA/KARAK/MARDAN - Militants continued targeting election offices and campaigns in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday and killed at least two people and wounded over a dozen in attacks in different parts of the province.One person was killed and 12 wounded in an explosion outside the ...

Peshawar/Kohat/Swabi  -  Ten people were killed and over 45 others injured in three bomb blasts targeting election offices of different candidates and an ANP public meeting in Kohat, Peshawar and Swabi on Sunday.A joint election office of independent candidate Syed Noor Akbar and ANP's ...

lahore  - The Intellectual Property Organization Pakistan (IPO) has decided to open IPO offices in all parts of the country very soon to create awareness among the masses about the importance and benefits of safeguarding the Intellectual Property Rights. “The IPO was also working towards ...

LAHORE - Directorate of Electronic Media and Publications Director General Rao Tehsin Ali Khan on Saturday organised a dinner for senior journalists of both electronic as well as print media.The DG Rao Tehsin along with DG-II Naeem Khan welcomed the journalists at the dinner and said that his ...

KARACHI  - Some miscreants attacked the election office of Jamaat-e-Islami situated in Nazimabad area here on Saturday afternoon.As per police officials, some unidentified people attacked and burnt the office of JI in Nazimabad no-2 area, PS-104 constituency. According to JI leadership, at the ...

ISLAMABAD (PR) – Playing its part as Pakistan’s leading and national telecommunication carrier, PTCL has extended its full support for the preparation of upcoming elections in the country. In this regard, PTCL has successfully connected 535 Election offices of the Election Commission of ...

Two key pillars of state seem to have horns lock as Lahore High Court on Monday formed a full bench for implementation of verdict against President Zardari’s dual offices.According to details, the Lahore High Court has formed a full bench for the implementation of LHC verdict against ...

FAISALABAD - Regional Police Officer Aftab Ahmed Cheema Wednesday inaugurated Industrialists-Police Liaison Committee’s (IPLC) area offices at Batala Colony and Ghulam Muhammad Abad Police Stations. City Police Officer Bilal Siddique Kamyana, SP Iqbal Town, Shakir, SP Lyallpur Town, Zahid ...

NEW DELHI - New Delhi will be the new turf for Kashmiri leaders - and they predict that they would be attacked in the Capital, reported MSN India.Moderate Kashmiri leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said the Hurriyat was seriously considering opening offices in New Delhi and Islamabad.“We know ...

ISLAMABAD - Under the first phase, offices of the ICT Administration have been shifted to the new building of ICT Administration Complex in mauve area of Sector, G-11/4, from its old place at F-8 Markaz. The offices of chief commissioner, DC, Addl DC (general), ACs magistrates, secretary ITA and of ...

LAHORE- A group of 28 Information Group officers belonging to 38th batch of CSS probationers of Information Group visited offices of Nawa-i-Waqt group on Wednesday evening. The officers, presently undergoing specialised training programme at Information Service Academy were briefed about ...

BAHAWALPUR - District Emergency Officer Malik Asif Rahim Channar has said that precautionary measures were being taken for the safety of the offices of the Emergency Service, Rescue-1122 and its staff from any threat of terrorism as it has been directed by the Punjab Home Department.He said that ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed that all the Model Customs Collectorates shall remain open on every Saturday of this month (December 17, 24 and 31), as normal working days in order to facilitate the trade and industry in getting their cargo cleared for ...

CANNES, France OMD worldwide captured eight Media Lions, both as the submitting agency and as the credited media agency at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, making it the most medalled media network at the 2011 festival, says a press release. Manning Gottlieb OMD, London took ...

LAHORE - As many as 5,634 passports of Pakistanis and some other foreign nationals collected for Umra visas have been stolen from the Karachi offices of the Travel Agents Association of Pakistan (TAAP). The affectees include half a dozen relatives of the family of a cousin of PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz ...

LAHORE - A delegation of 94th National Management Course of National School of Public Policy/ National Management College visited Lahore Electric Supply Company headquarter here on Tuesday, says a press release. The delegation comprised of Senior Officers of Grade-20 level from public sector. ...

PESHAWAR Shifting of foreign consulates and offices of foreign NGOs to new location in University Town Peshawar for security reasons was halted after reservations from concerned foreign officials. The government of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa owing to security reasons had decided to shift all foreign ...

LAHORE - The ground-breaking of WAPDA offices and colonies to be constructed near Diamer-Basha Dam is expected the next month. The Federal government has already released an initial sum of Rs 700 million to WAPDA for acquisition of land for the construction of the project in Gilgit-Baltistan. ...

LAHORE - National and University of the Punjab flags hoisted side by side at the main gates of the PU, New Campus and its hostels are torn out, tattered and of faded colour, which amounts to desecration of the countrys flag. Not only the PU, but the national flags hoisted at numerous private and ...

LAHORE Different offices of the government departments have not yet followed the orders of the government to keep their air-conditioners off till 11am to overcome the problem of energy crisis being faced by the country. District Coordination Officer (DCO) Lahore Sajjad Ahmad Bhutta a couple of ...

LAHORE - Indian state-owned airline Air India has closed down its offices at Lahore and Karachi after wrapping up its operation from Pakistan in recent past. A CAA senior official, seeking anonymity, said the airline was facing financial crunch due to which its management also failed to pay the ...

ZAMIR SHEIKH and WAQAR HAMZA KARACHI The long abandoned offices of disbanded telegraph units of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited have been turned into residences, TheNation has learnt. It has been found that offices of telegraph department located in different parts of city have ...

LAHORE - Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Pervez Rathore seems to be adamant to go ahead with his plan of constructing a huge concrete security wall about his office in violation of all legal and civic rights, and thus, turning the busiest Shaarey Fatima Jinnah (Queens Road) into a jungle of ...

LAHORE - The bigwigs of the Police Department have sealed their offices by building fortifications for their own protection from the onslaught of anti-social elements instead of waking up to the call of the government to ensure security of the masses in possible disturbance during the holy month of ...

KARACHI- The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), as part of its recovery campaign in December, has embarked upon an aggressive plan to disconnect power supply to 278 government offices for non-payment of their outstanding bills while 22 such electricity connections have already been ...

ISLAMABAD (Online) - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has issued orders for closure of all air-conditioners in government offices from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. The orders have been issued to achieve maximum conservation of electricity, and the Ministry of Water and Power has directed strict ...

ISLAMABAD - The money mongering manoeuvres have become an order of the day in the government sector, with new innovative techniques being introduced by government officials to gobble hard-earned money of the public. Among several such tactics that actually aim at maximum exploitation of a common ...

LAHORE - The Punjab seemed to be like an open field for all during the Governor Rule when the officers were even allotted 'fancied offices at 8-Club Road, while 'stupendous tasks were carried out for de-notifying investigative tribunals besides large-scale administrative reshuffle of the civil ...

ISLAMABAD - Government offices on Friday gave a deserted look as majority of public servants left the offices early in morning to get to their hometowns to enjoy the long weekend at homes. Low attendance and leaving the offices early on Fridays can be termed as a routine matter in government ...