LAHORE -  A building control authority should be established to address public problems under one roof and to resolve the LDA and district government related issues,. It was recommended at a high level meeting held on the instructions of the Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi.The meeting was ...

Attock - Construction of Kalabagh Dam (KBD) is the need of the hour and without its construction we can neither get rid of the energy crisis and nor can put the country on the track of prosperity and development.Engineer Jameel Ahmad Malik, chairman Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) and candidate ...

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Monday directed the Ministry of Water and Power and Lesco not to limit loadshedding to eight hours in the city, and immediately stop illegal supply of power in the provincial capital.Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial passed these directives while hearing several ...

LAHOREZero tolerance of the chief justice for corruption is appreciable but there is need of ‘major surgery’ to eliminate the menace. Controlling law and order situation, prices of CNG and petrol are not the functions of the Supreme Court. These thoughts were shared by Senator SM ...

LAHORE - All Punjab Chambers Presidents and Association Chairmen meeting was held on Friday here at of office of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) headed by Azhar Saeed Butt. Butt said that energy crisis is a mismanagement that is hitting the industrial sector across ...

KARACHI - Karachi Electric Supply Company has announced to start eight hours loadshedding due to consistently low gas supply from SSGC. According to the spokesman, gas supply to KESC has been fixed at 120-130MMCFD by SSGC despite drastic increase in power demand. However, SSGC seems to have ...

LAHORE : – Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) Secretary General Maulana Amjad Khan has said that his party is in favour of timely election. “On time election is the only way to pull the country out of crises,” he held. He was talking to media men at a luncheon organised by JUI-F in their ...

LAHORE – As Punjab industry is suffering at least 12 hours power loadshedding and four-day gas suspension, textile manufacturers have strongly protested at the injudicious distribution of electricity and gas supply, calling for an equitable supply. “Punjab alone should not be made sole ...

US Ambassador in Pakistan Richard Olson has pledged continued support of his country for Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). He also appreciated the contribution of the interventions of BISP towards uplifting the lives of the poorest of the poor of the society during a meeting with Federal ...

LAHORE - Minhajul Quran Supreme Council President Dr Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri has said that thousands of unemployed youth have taken to the streets against the corrupt system and the hour of change is drawing near. Addressing the participants of a demonstration organised by Mustafvi Students ...

“If it is not true it is very well invented.”- Giordano BrunoOne may disagree with Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan’s style of politics, but his peace rally towards South Waziristan to highlight the atrocities perpetuated by US drones was his hour of truth. It has, ...

LAHORE – Recent events have clearly shown that there is an urgent need for the Formation of a National Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) that must work with the pharmaceutical industry to establish a transparent regulatory framework focused on the provision of quality healthcare for all. This ...

LAHORE–After wooing the Speaker in its favour on the issue of development funds, the Opposition did not let the Punjab Assembly proceed beyond half an hour on Monday. The session which already started 75minutes late the scheduled time of 3pm with Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan in the chair, ...

KARACHI - Standing Committee on Communication (FPCCI) Chairman and former IT, Health and Environment Minister Nauman Saigal said a major concern of the metropolitan cities like Karachi is safety from terrorism including bomb blasts. The security can be controlled if similar precautions are ...

Our Staff Reporter MULTAN - Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi observed on Thursday that the solution to all national problems lied in elimination of corruption, saying Pakistan also needed Anna Hazare-like movement. The people of Pakistan will have to raise voice against corruption as it ...

FAISALABAD - Chairman, Nazria-i-Pakistan Trust and Editor-in-Chief Nawa-i-Waqt Group Majid Nizami has said that currently the entire nation has been in the depths of despair and disappointment and it is the duty of all and sundry to make utmost efforts to revive hope for a prosperous future among ...

LAHORE America, India and Israel are eyeing the nuclear assets of Pakistan, so a daring leadership is need of the hour to counter such conspiracies. These views were expressed by former DG Military Training General (r) Javaid, Editor TheNation Salim Bokhari and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE Pakistanis are a brilliant nation. They need a true leadership, discipline and positive thinking for bringing revolution in the country. Youth should follow the teachings of Allama Muhammad Iqbal to face the hardships of life bravely. Prof Humayun Ehsan stated this while ...

LAHORE - Show your support for Earth Hour 2011. The hour to make a difference is coming. Join millions in spreading the word around you and come forward to celebrate Earth Hour 2011 by switching off/dimming your home/office lights at 8:30 9:30pm (Pakistan Standard Time) on March 26. When you turn ...

ISLAMABAD - A literary discourse held on Tuesday wherein Impact Assessment Report and Strategy Paper were launched to mark 100 Years of International Womens Day (1911-2011). 'We Can End All Violence Against Women Campaign, a nongovernmental organisation organised the event. The strategy paper ...

LAHORE-The Punjab Assembly secretariat has issued schedule of assembly Question Hour for various departments for its 21st session starting from Friday (today). According to assembly notification, questions regarding Irrigation & Power department would be asked and answered on Friday. Similarly, ...

ISLAMABAD Serious flaws in the inter-departmental intelligence sharing surfaced in the recent past when the Crisis Management Cell established in the Interior Ministry had not formally intimated the Government of Punjab about the terrorists plan to hit top judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan ...

ISLAMABAD Although Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has made Shahid Khan Afridi captain of the national cricket team, yet it seems it has continued its policy of not giving freehand to the skipper in any capacity. The everyday statements of Afridi are creating doubts that every thing in the team is ...

ATHENS (AFP) - The European Union told Greece it stands ready with a debt lifeline in its hour of need on Friday amid a market conviction that a crescendo is near. The Greek government is courageous and is breaking with the past. We would be ready to intervene if the Greeks ask us to, EU President ...

LAHORE - Federal Minister for Railways Ghulam Ahmed Bilour has said that down payment for 75 locomotives and 202 railway coaches had been paid to the concerned Chinese companies and these would join Railways fleet within 18 months. Bilour who was also a senior leader of ANP expressed these views ...

LAHORE - The people of Pakistan Saturday joined hands with the World by switching off their lights for an hour to mark the Earth Hour 2010 across the country. Lights of Punjab Assembly, Governor House and major roads of the provincial metropolis were turned off from 8:30 to 9:30 pm to observe the ...

INTENSE exercise sessions could squeeze a weeks worth of exercise into one workout of one hour, according to a new study. Interval training was originally developed for Olympic athletes and thought to be too strenuous for normal people. But in recent years, studies in older people and those with ...

LAHORE - Atiqa Odho, ambassador of breast cancer awareness campaign in Pakistan has said that the breast cancer is major cause of death among women especially in Asia and it is need of the hour that we should raise awareness about this curse. She expressed these views while speaking at a ceremony ...

KARACHI (APP) - The national conference on the impact of global /US financial crisis in Pakistan concluded here Saturday. The speakers from a cross section of sectors, government organizations, financial institutions, trade bodies and media concluded that Pakistan could not avert the current global ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Standard Time was restored at midnight on Friday as clocks were put to the previous state by reversing one hour. Five months ago in June, the clocks were advanced by one hour, popularly called new time, putatively to save energy by using maximum amount of daylight. The new ...