ISLAMABAD - The Chief Election Commissioner Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim has asked the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, for the provision of complete security from military during the re-polling at certain polling stations in Karachi, Khuzdar, Bannu and South Waziristan ...

BARCELONA - Formula One returns home this weekend for the first European race of the 2013 season with a familiar scenario unfolding amid hopes of an upset to match last year's unexpected dramas at the Spanish Grand Prix. Defending triple world champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, who was ...

Islamabad - President Zardari urged the federal government to consider providing sustained financial assistance to Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) for implementation of its "Open Schooling System" initiative that will ensure provision of Primary to Middle level basic education to the people ...

  DELAWARE   Power company NRG Energy Inc said on Friday a technology it developed with theUniversityofDelawarehas sold power from electric vehicles to the power grid for the first time. The University and NRG said in a statement that they began work on the so-called eV2g program in ...

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan has said that if voted to power‚ his party will introduce a system based on justice and equality besides controlling price hike and unemployment.Addressing a public meeting in Mandi Bahauddin on Sunday‚ he said youth can play a vital role in ...

QUETTA - Jammiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Secretary General Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidri has blamed that Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has failed to provide pledged fool proof security to candidates contesting the general elections.He stated this while addressing "Islam Zindabad Conference" ...

PML-N Leader Shahbaz Sharif has said that the government should provide security to political leaders receiving threats.According to Media Reports, he condemned terrorist incidents in Peshawar‚ Quetta‚ Karachi and other parts of the country.To a question‚ he said if his party ...

ISLAMABAD – Chocolate may be a sweet remedy for the common cough, according to new research, which found that a compound in cocoa reduces symptoms of both acute and chronic coughs.About 300 people with a persistent cough are taking part in a clinical trial at 13 National Health Service ...

The Punjab Association of Subject Specialist (Pass) on Sunday urged the government to provide missing facilities in schools for provision of best educational environment to the students. PASS President Rana Ata Mohammad said despite lack of proper facilities and labs, the students of public sector ...

WASHINGTON  - The World Bank will extend an assistance of upto $5.5 billion from FY 12-14 to support Pakistan’s poverty reduction and development agenda.According to Bank’s Country Partnership Strategy Progress Report, a mid-term review and implementation assessment, the bank has ...

The World Bank will extend an assistance of upto $ 5.5 billion over FY 12-14 to support Pakistan’s poverty reduction and development agenda.According to Bank’s Country Partnership Strategy Progress Report, a mid term review and implementation assessment, the Bank has responded flexibly ...

MIRPUR (AJK) - The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has decided to provide temporary housing facilities to the families whose land has been acquired in Thore Valley for the construction of the Diamer Basha Dam.According to the official statement issued here on Tuesday, temporary ...

FAISALABAD - Salim Parekh from Karachi has been elected as chairman of the All-Pakistan Textile Processing Mills’ Association (APTPMA) for the remaining period of 2011-12, announced APTPMA Election Commissioner M Iqbal Arbi at a meeting on Monday. The seat fell vacant after Muhammad Nisar ...

MULTAN - Punjab Auqaf Minister Haji Ehsan Uddin Qureshi has said that the provincial government is determined to provide healthcare facilities to the masses at their doorsteps and construction of new 100-bed Shahbaz Sharif Hospital is part of this vision.Talking to the journalists here on Friday, ...

KARACHI PIA MD Nadeem Khan Yousufzai has impressed upon PIA employees to work with full zeal and dedication and provide maximum facilitation to Hajjis here on Tuesday while briefing the employees posted on duties for carrying out Haj operation at PIA Head Office. PIA Haj passengers may be served ...

KARACHI - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) will facilitate National Savings Organisation (NSO) in transforming into an automated and dynamic corporation by providing country-wide connectivity services. NSO is a key player in domestic debt management arena which manifested by its ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $97 million to fund a new private sector hydroelectricity plant to ease power shortages as well as creating new jobs opportunities in the country. A statement issued by the bank here on Tuesday said that approval of $97 million loan ...

The Ambassador of Republic of Iraq to Pakistan, Dr Rushdi Al-Ani, on Wednesday said Iraq considers Pakistan a super power and his country is ready to provide oil to Pakistan unconditionally so that this great country can cope with energy crisis. He said that Baghdad was eager to import technology, ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Italian government would provide 57.75 million euros as soft loan to Pakistan for the second phase of Citizen Damage Compensation Programme (CDCP) for the rehabilitation of flood affected people in the country. In this regard, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed ...

KARACHI (APP) - Textile City being established in the eastern area of Port Qasim will provide jobs to about 80,000 people, said Federal Minister for Finance Hafeez Sheikh here on Saturday. "It is one of the mega projects of the country which is being set up with public-private collaboration and ...

KARACHI (APP) - The restoration of commissionerate system would provide immediate relief to the people. This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, here on Sunday. He was talking to the provincial chief of the Awami National Party (ANP), Shahi Syed, who called on him at the CM ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE Punjab Agriculture Department will provide 170,000 packets of quality seed to the vegetable growers during Rabi season 2011-12 under Chief Ministers Kitchen Gardening Programme. According to an official handout issued here on Tuesday, this was revealed during a Training ...

Our Staff Reporter KARACHI - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) begins joint development of information and communication technology infrastructure in Military Lands and Cantonment (ML&C) offices across the country. PTCL and ML&C department has taken this joint initiative to automate ...

ISLAMABAD - In an apparent move to hush up the matter pertaining to actual poverty figures, the government has been avoiding conducting poverty survey in the country for the last six years, as it has only entangled the nation in figure fudging. It is testimony of the fact that even this year in its ...

Our Staff reporter SIALKOT - Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Monday inaugurated the sub-office of Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority PEMRA here. Addressing the inaugural ceremony, she said that the basic concept of setting up PEMRA office was ...

RAWALPINDI - On the directions of Inspector General (IG) National Highway and Motorway Police (NH&MP) Dr Wasim Kauser, NH&MP N-5 North will provide uninterrupted and free flow to the participants of the 16th Tour-de-Pakistan Cycle Race. In this regard, DIG NH&MP N-5 North Zone Abbas Hussain Malick ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Saudi Development Fund would provide US $ 100 million to the country for the import of Urea from Saudi Arabia. Saudi Development Fund singed a Finance Agreement to Export Urea for the production of Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) to Pakistan. The agreement ...

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 ...

President Asif Ali Zardari said on Thursday that Pakistan was well positioned to provide trade and communication corridors through its territory and ports to its friends and partners. We are ready to provide energy as a bridge and develop win-win scenarios, the President said while addressing 11th ...

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Online) - US would provide Pakistan Army with 12 RQ-7 Shadow 200 spy drones for monitoring of Pakistan-Afghan border and tribal areas and intelligence gathering. These shadow drones would be provided from next year and in this regard US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has ...