ISLAMABAD Chairman of Capital Development Authority (CDA), Syed Tahir Shahbaz, has said that results of "Clean and Green Islamabad" in six sectors were highly encouraging, adding the city could further be made neat and clean according to the expectations of residents of the federal ...

ISLAMABAD - The civic authority has launched an operation to clean the federal capital by removing all election banners, streamers and party flags fixed in different parts of the city."We will ensure the removal of every party flag, banner, streamer and graffiti within 24 hours to restore city's ...

SHEIKHUPURA – The Regional Transport Secretary Maryam Nawaz said that stern action will be taken against the transporters having plastic fuel cans and sub-standard gas cylinders in their vehicles.She stated this while talking to TheNation here on Wednesday. The RT secretary said that a ...

Federal minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan PPP Punjab President and Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo Monday said the decision by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to stage a sit-in is an interference in the provincial autonomy.Addressing a press conference herein Lahore, he said the party ...

QUETTA - Demanding Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani for paying an immediate visit of Balochistan to hear grievances and concerns of people about the killing of wife, daughter and driver of member of Balochistan Assembly Bakhtiyar Khan Domki in Karachi, the Balochistan Assembly once again ...

LAHORE - Indian Joint Secretary for Commerce Arvind Mehta has said that Indian government is working on three agreements to remove Non Tariff Barriers (NTBs) causing obstruction for Pakistani exports to India.“Indian government is working to facilitate Pakistani exporters by reducing Non ...

ISLAMABAD – Attorney General for Pakistan Maulvi Anwarul Haq, during the hearing of a petition filed against a possible removal of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt-Gen Ahmad Shuja Pasha, informed the Supreme ...

HANOI  - A man left unable to walk by a tumour on his right leg that weighs more than the rest of his body went under the knife in Vietnam on Thursday to have the growth removed, hospital officials said. Nguyen Duy Hai’s massive 90 kilogramme (198 pounds) tumour is to be cut away by a ...

ISLAMABAD - A few heads in the Ministry of Information and its allied departments, particularly Pakistan Television Corporation, would likely to roll after the meeting of Federal Information Minister Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani wherein the latter had assured ...

ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs on Tuesday directed the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and Law Ministry to remove the overlapped articles in proposed drafts of Securities Bill, 2010 and SECP Bill before next meeting. The ...

KARACHI - The Central leadership the PPP has decided to make changes in the Sindh cabinet to readjust the coalition partners, sources told TheNation on Friday. They added that President Asif Ali Zardari in a meeting with the PPP-led Sindh government top authorities has approved the upcoming ...

KHANEWAL - The Pakistan Railways administration is not interested in removing 10 contractual officers, who were re- employed on contractual basis, from service despite very clear direction by the prime minister issued in response to the High Court orders. A notification (02/02/2011 E-1) dated ...

ISLAMABAD - A ceremony was held to honour the recently published work of columnist and poet, Aisha Masood, titled 'Sukhan Us Key Sitarey Hain on Tuesday. Renowned writers and poet including Mansha Yad, Shabnam Shakil, Jamil Yousaf, Jaleel Aali, Dr. Inam-ul-Haq Javed, Hameed Shahid, Saeed Akhter ...

LAHORE (APP) - Federal Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Babar Awan said on Sunday that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) wanted to remove a slur from law and judiciary and for the purpose it filed a reference for a review of the judicial murder case of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Shaheed. ...

KARACHI Despite several announcements made by Kea-mari Municipal Administration to remove encroachments from the towns beaches along the Hawks Bay, no initiative has been taken in this regard so far, TheNation has learn. It has been a prolong demand of the fishers community and villagers to launch ...

ISLAMABAD - Businessmen at a seminar have called upon the government to remove all tax discriminations from the budget 2010-11 before its approval by the Parliament. Speaking at a post-budget seminar at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) here on Thursday, they drew the attention of ...

GUJJAR KHAN (Reuters) - The rise of a Pakistani-born Briton to become the first Muslim woman named in a British cabinet has given Pakistan something to cheer after weeks of introspection and blame over the failed New York bombing. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, the Conservative Partys chairwoman, has been ...

LAHORE - National Assemblys Standing Committee on Women Development has instructed the Managing Director of Pakistan International Airlines to remove the pilot from service, who was involved in sexually harassing a female pilot at workplace. The Committee further asked the MD to implement ...

LAHORE - Lawyers did not allow journalists to enter the Sessions Courts premises for the coverage of former MPA Shumaila Ranas case in spite of the suo moto notice taken by the LHC chief justice of thrashing a journalist by the lawyers. The chief justice, however, adjourned to August 06 the ...

ISLAMABAD (APP)- The Ministry of Population Welfare will send religious scholars abroad so that they can have a fresh look at the successful population welfare policies adopted by Muslim countries. In an interview with this news agency, Federal Minister for Population Welfare Dr. Firdous Ashiq ...

KARACHI- Chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has informed the Board of Directors of Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) that SECP would remove the floor mechanism on December 15 if KSE failed to do so. This was stated by the SECP Chairman, Razi-ur-Rehman, in a meeting held on ...

LAHORE - Pakistan Horticulture Authority (PHA) is planning to convert The Mall road into "free board zone" by removing all the advertisement billboards erected on either side of the road to restore its original beauty, The Nation learnt here on Monday. The Punjab government issued strict ...

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, (AFP) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said Friday "only God" can remove him from office, in comments ahead of next week's tense run-off election. "The MDC will never be allowed to rule this country - never ever," Mugabe said in a meeting with local business people, ...