ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company (PGJDC) has established Gems and Jewellery Training and Manufacturing Centers (GJTMCs) in different cities to provide gems and jewellery training and manufacturing facilities. PGJDC is providing quality education to the stakeholders of ...

  lahore The Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) has finalised arrangements for staging sit-ins in 300 cities against the elections. A senior worker of the PAT said that the sit-ins were the part of their peaceful protest against the elections which would result ‘a corrupt government.’ He ...

IT may sound like a something a Bond villain  would propose, but these amazing picture reveals the secret plans drawn up by the German army to create a mile-wide ‘space gun’ powered by the sun.The giant mirror could be used to focus the sun on a target - rather like the magnifying ...

The twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad turned white on Thursday when heavy hailstorm coupled with rain lashed the cities, bringing the mercury down and making the weather a pleasant.Light rain continued after the hailstorm and people along with their children came out of their houses and ...

Two Taliban suicide bombers killed three members of Afghan security forces on Sunday, but a third attack in Kabul's diplomatic enclave was foiled when police shot dead the would-be assailant, officials said.The attacker in Kabul was armed with a suicide vest and his SUV was full of explosives, but ...

UNITED NATIONS - Hundreds of millions of children in cities across the world are growing up in poverty and enduring deprivation, according to a new UN report that calls for measures to give the youngsters access to basic services and opportunities for a better future.‘The State of the ...

A nature-packed floating super park has been proposed for cities like New York and London. The Sea Tree would be a multi-tiered structure comprising of layered green habitats especially for wildlife.Dutch-architects Waterstudio believe they would provide valuable living areas for birds, bees, bats ...

LAHORE – The Punjab Cabinet, which met here on Saturday with Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif in the chair, gave its approval to setting up three women universities in the province – one each in Bahawalpur, Sialkot and Faisalabad. Shahbaz Sharif said the committee, constituted for ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Charles Dickens will be feted around the world next year in literature, film, theatre, music and art, underlining his international cultural impact two hundred years after his birth (born on 7 February 1812). The author of classics like Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, Bleak ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - More than 30 cities across Pakistan have joined a United-Nations-led disaster preparedness campaign intended to make urban areas resilient and ready to cope with catastrophic events to reduce losses and damage. Many of the Pakistani cities signing up to the Making Cities Resilient ...

RAWALPINDI (APP) Professional beggars of twin cities, Rawalpindi and Islamabad are having a roaring business particularly during the holy month of Ramazan, as the police and administration seem reluctant to take any action against them. Nowadays, groups of beggars mostly women and children are ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) Speakers at a tow-day conference stressed the need for providing better civic facilities including health, education, communication and transportation to the people living in rural areas to reduce the immense pressure on urban areas. The event International Conference on Framework ...

LAHORE The Daewoo Pakistan Express Bus Service Limited has announced to start its new service for Murree simultaneously from 10 different cities of the country. In a press release issued here, the company has decided to launch its service from Friday (today) from the cities of Lahore, Karachi, ...

ISLAMABAD (PPI) - The noise and air pollution is on rise in different localities of Rawalpindi posing great threat to the human health, as authorities concerned failed to tackle the situation. The Rawalpindi localities including Westridge, Dhoke Khabba, Railway Colony and the vast area of ...

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has vowed to attack major US cities in two purported new videos released months after his reported killing in a US missile strike. The videos emerged after an attempted car bombing in New York City, for which his faction claimed responsibility in a ...

ISRAR AHMED & Danish Hussain RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD The first winter rain that started on night between Sunday and Monday not only turned the weather chilly but also compelled the citizens to wear warm clothes. Before the rain, a dusty storm in some parts of the city created problems for the ...

ISLAMABAD - Elongated power outages, burning days, scorching heat, rising mercury, sleepless nights, sweating shirts and raising tempers are some of the words most commonly used these days in the twin cities. The 'serpent of sweltering sun has begun to raise its monstrous head. Poor Islooites who ...

RAWALPINDI - The twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad Dry Port lacks modern technology as well as basic facilities causing problems for importers, exporters and customs clearing agents in clearing their shipments on daily basis. Installation of sophisticated cranes and lifters at dry port is ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - As many as 26,000 direct and 70,000 indirect jobs would be created with the establishment of marble cities by Pakistan Stone Development Company in various parts of country. The PASDEC is all set to set up four marble cities besides setting up ten 10 quarries in various parts of ...

ISLAMABAD (Online)- Ashura was observed with reverence and solemnity in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad to commemorate the great sacrifice of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) for sanctity of Islam. Observance of this day symbolises unique sacrifice of the grand son of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - PTCL  aspires to provide broadband access to all internet users in Pakistan. "Being the largest IP service provider, we have a vision to provide broadband access in all cities throughout the country" said Dr Sadik Al-Jadir, SEVP Commercial, in a talk with the APP. The PTCL ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has extended its Voice Messaging Service (VMS) to its subscribers in 38 cities and this service is free of cost. Announcing the free service, SEVP Commercial, Dr Sadik Al-Jadir said the Co was dedicated to adding more value to ...

KARACHI - The Sindh government is planning to establish the Marble and Granite cities in Karachi, Thar, Thatta, Jamshoro and Dadu aiming to utilize the natural resources of the province and draw the attention of foreign investors, a senior official of Mines and Mineral Development Department of ...

MOSCOW has topped the league of most expensive cities for expatriates to live in for the third year running, reported BBC. The research by human resources firm Mercer took account of expenses such as rent, eating out and petrol. Moscow has particularly expensive coffee, with a cup in a cafe ...

PROMISING a liberal visa regime for visiting Indian businessmen, Pakistan has said that there will be no restriction on them to visit six of its cities, reports PTI. Earlier, Indian businessman could visit four Pak cities without any restriction. "If a businessman wants to visit six places ...

SINGAPORE (AFP) - Asian cities need help to cope with an unprecedented period of urbanisation, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Wednesday, stressing that their future prosperity is at stake. Providing adequate water supplies and infrastructure are among the key issues facing urban planners ...