LAHORE Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi has said that maintenance of law and order and elimination of crime is the prime responsibility of police and it should perform its duties with commitment and dedication. He said that satisfactory law and order situation is necessary for promotion of ...

As Syria continues its descent into an anarchic civil war and Iraq is increasingly ravaged by sectarian infighting, a terrifying vision of the future of the Middle East is increasingly coming into view. In his 2008 book “Israel and the Clash of Civilizations”, the veteran British ...

Muslim women are advised by Islam to wear a Hijab and Niqab, (a body and face covering), I am a Muslim woman who does not wear both, but I have a lot of friends and family who do. These women are smart, professional, well educated and very independent. They are active in every walk of life, as well ...

LAHORE - The Government College University (GCU) has announced establishing a state-of-the-art modern medical college with hefty donations from a group of eminent Old Ravians led by noted businessman and GCU Endowment Fund Trust (GCU EFT) President Iqbal Z Ahmad. The announcement was made by GCU VC ...

LAHORE : Cotton growers should use modern agriculture technology to boost production. Agriculture (Ext & AR) Director General Muhammad Anjum Ali expressed these views talking to APP on Saturday. He said heavy loam soil was suitable for cotton sowing and cotton growers should select BT varieties ...

ISLAMABAD  - In order to improve efficiency and performance of power distribution companies in the country, the USAID with the assistance of DISCOs is introducing new modern mechanism of audit for DISCOs. In this regard the USAID Power Distribution Program organized a one-day workshop for the ...

KARACHI : Renowned and professional bankers, financial experts and educationists relating to banking and financial sector addressed the International Conference on “Trends in Modern Banking” on Saturday, organised by Greenwich University, Karachi.An official of the institution said that ...

lahore - The Project Management Institute (PMI) Lahore Chapter organised the 2nd Project Management Symposium with the theme of making project management work for Pakistan at the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club here on Saturday. The conference was attended by the profession’s top brains and ...

SARGODHA - University of Sargodha RPO Dr Usman Anwar announced provision of digital library, auditorium, power generator and bus for the students of Police Educators School (PES) besides refurbishing school premises soon.He stated this during his visit to the School here the other day.During his ...

SARGODHA - University of Sargodha RPO Dr Usman Anwar announced provision of digital library, auditorium, power generator and bus for the students of Police Educators School (PES) besides refurbishing school premises soon.He stated this during his visit to the School here the other day.During his ...

THERE are some things you would only expect from superheroes or action heroes; like slicing a bullet in half with a blade. So when a real-life, modern-day samurai does it, it’s certainly worth ooh-ing and aah-ing over. Isao Machii, who has been honing his sword skills since the age of five, ...

ISLAMABAD - First modern artist after the creation of Pakistan Zubeida Agha remembered on his death anniversary on Wednesday.Zubeida Agha was born in 1922 in Faisalabad. In 1944 - 46 she started working with B C Sanyal.Her introverted disposition and concentrated study of philosophy formed the ...

HAFIZABAD - EDO Agriculture Manzoor Hussain has called upon the cultivators to adopt modern technology to improve agri output thereby bettering their socio-economic conditions.Addressing the competitors (cultivators) at Punjab Youth Festival, he said that such competitions are aimed at promoting ...

CUBA - Thousands of miles from Ground Zero, the alleged masterminds of the September 11, 2001, attacks appear before a judge in an ultra-modern bunker, which looks as if it were assembled from Lego pieces. Sitting in a gallery behind a triple-glass wall, which blocks the slightest sound, a handful ...

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the metro bus service would give a new modern era to the transport system of Lahore with affordable and rapid transport facilities.Visiting the Metro Bus Service Project site on Sunday, he said that the metro bus service project will soon be opened ...

KARACHI – Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad on Wednesday said mega projects of K-IV and S-III would be started soon to provide drinking water and sewerage facility to Karachiites.He stated this while inaugurating the upgradation project of water pumping stations of Karachi Water and Sewerage ...

KHANEWAL - Modern investigation methods coupled by state-of-the-art tool will enhance the success ratio to trace culprits and solve blind crimes. The awareness workshops on modern investigation methods for SHOs/inspectors are being organised to help build their professional capabilities and ...

HAFIZABAD - Modern Technology was inevitable for getting better yield as well as to make the country self-sufficient in food, Acting DCO Sohail Ahmad Khan said here. Addressing small growers of the district who had applied for getting subsidized land levellers, he said that the present ...

ISLAMABAD - Trend of sending Eid cards is fading with the passage of time and now people prefer to opt E-card service and send Short Messaging Service (SMS) to greet their loved ones on the occasion of Eid.With the introduction of modern technology in the life of common man, now people consider ...

LAHORE - District Coordination Officer, Lahore Noor-ul-Amin Mengal has ordered to make a master plan for the provision of modern facilities at Badami Bagh Larri Adda and constituted two committees in this regard. A committee will prepare long term planning and master plan of Badami Bagh Larri Adda ...

LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that instead of obsolete ticketing system, most modern electronic ticketing system will be introduced for Bus Rapid Transit System. He said a project management unit would also be set up in Punjab Information Technology Board for this ...

People in our country mostly depend upon agriculture. That’s why agricultural education should be given a great importance. Due to lack of unawareness of modern agricultural education, the majority of our farmers have been cultivating using traditional, old methods. The tools and techniques ...

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that a modern and organised system of cleanliness has been launched in the provincial metropolis with the collaboration of Turk companies and Lahore will be made the most beautiful city of gardens and flowers under this project. He said that ...

LAHORE – International Conference on Engineering Sciences on Tuesday kicked off at Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Punjab University, and the speakers emphasized on the problems related to energy and environment, which were the major issues confronted by the scientists and ...

TRADITIONAL fairytales are being ditched by parents because they are too scary for their young children, a study found.Research revealed one in five parents has scrapped classics such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in favour of more modern books. One third of parents said children have been ...

LAHORE - A 4-member representative delegation of Travel Agents Association of Pakistan (TAAP) led by its Regional Chairman Dr Muhammad Sharif Khan called on Provincial Secretary Sports & Tourism Dr Allah Bakhsh Malik at his office on Friday and discussed matters of mutual interest. While ...

KARACHI - The Government of Sindh has decided to construct modern grain storage facilities under Public Private Partnership mode, initially of 25,000 MT grain storage, in five districts of province of Sindh including Gohotki, Khairpur, Sanghar, Shaheed Benazirabad and Karachi. In each district, the ...

SIALKOT - The representatives of surgical industry have urged the government to provide advanced machinery through Export Development Fund (EDF) for capacity building of the industry.Addressing a meeting of the surgical instruments manufacturers and exporters here the other day, Surgical ...

MUZAFFARABAD - Prime Minister Azad Kashmir Ch Abdul Majeed has vowed to rebuild Muzaffarbad, turning it into the most modern capital, even if he has to seek funds for the purpose.He also assured to make Muzaffarabad Capital Development Projects (MCDP) as a part of reconstruction plan. It may be ...

LAHORE - The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) and Jassar Farms Private Limited (JFPL) have entered into a partnership to take up joint information collection and dissemination initiatives to strengthen dairy potential.UVAS Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha and JFPL Chief ...