CARACAS: Venezuelans have been hit by a chronic toilet paper shortage, leading to empty supermarket shelves and long queues to snap up the remaining rolls. When new stocks arrive at supermarkets customers have been rushing in to fill their trollies. Venezuela is used to a scarcity of basic food ...

LAHORE - Caretaker Federal Minister for Water and Power Dr Musadiq Malik said shortage of funds and mismanagement were responsible for loadshedding.Addressing a joint press conference with Federal Minister for Gas and Petroleum Sohail Wajahat Ali Siddiqui at Wapda House here on Sunday, he said ...

ROME: They may be short of ways of making some dough but recession-hit Italians are reportedly reluctant to become pizza makers because of long hours and average pay. The country is short of about 6,000 ‘pizzaioili’ to deal with the nation’s insatiable hunger for a lunch-time ...

KARACHI : There is acute shortage of water in industrial zones of the city creating serious problems to continue industrial production which is causing delay in meeting export orders especially in textile and leather processing industries.The industrial units located in Korangi, Landhi, F.B.Area, ...

ISLAMABAD – The shortage of beds, medicines and ill attitude of doctors and staff at PIMS and Polyclinic hospital are creating massive problems for patients at OPD and emergency ward. The patients, at PIMS said that despite of the fact that large expansion had been made in the hospital to ...

ISLAMABAD – With the start of summer, the Capital Development Authority is getting ready to cater to the water needs of the federal capital by strengthening its enforcement and water conservation mechanism.In this regard, CDA Chairman Syed Tahir Shahbaz chaired a meeting and directed the ...

RAWALPINDI - Residents of the G-7 market have complained against the non-availability of water and cleanliness system in market. According to sources, inhabitants of the market protested that Capital Development Authority (CDA) has locked the bathrooms in market, which is serious problem for them. ...

TOBA TEK SINGH - Awami Workers Party leaders have criticised the Irrigation Department for supplying less than required water to the crops of Chak 391-JB and 392-JB. Addressing a gathering of farmers, AWP’s candidate for PP-86 Farooq Tariq, Pakistan Kissan Committee chief Fateh Muhammad, AWP ...

RAWALPINDI – Due to negligence of WASA authorities, the residents of Dhoke Matkial and New Afshan Colony are facing acute shortage of water.In view of this, the resident started protest demonstration and has taken decision to approach the consumer court in this regard. The residents of Dhoke ...

NAROWAL - Patients of the area are facing numerous problems due to shortage of dental surgery tables and apparatus at the dental units of DHQ Hospital Narowal, THQ Hospital Shakargarh and five Rural Health Centers (RHCs) in the district. Reportedly, the dental units at DHQ Hospital, THQ Hospital ...

ISLAMABAD  – The shortage of beds, medicines and ill attitude of doctors and staff at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and Polyclinic hospital are creating massive problems for patients at Outdoor Patient Department (OPD) and emergency ward.The patients, at PIMS said that ...

HAFIZABAD - Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister on Food Mansha Ullah Butt has said that there is no shortage of wheat or flour in Gujranwala Division and 144 flour mills are grinding 1,40,000 bags of 20-kg each on daily basis which were being supplied to the consumers at Rs670 per bag in the division. ...

HAFIZABAD - Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister on Food Mansha Ullah Butt has said that there is no shortage of wheat or flour in Gujranwala Division and 144 flour mills are grinding 1,40,000 bags of 20-kg each on daily basis which were being supplied to the consumers at Rs670 per bag in the division. ...

Petroleum Advisor Dr Asim Hussain has said that there is no petrol shortage in the country.According to the statement issued here on Wednesday, Dr Asim said that artificial shortage of petroleum was created in the country, adding that directives have been given to take action against the dealers ...

ISLAMABAD - The shortage of beds, medicines and bad attitude of doctors and staff at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and Polyclinic Hospital are creating massive problems for patients at outdoor patient department (OPD) and emergency ward.The patients, at PIMS said that despite of the ...

BAHAWALPUR - The patients at Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital are facing great difficulties due to shortage of doctors and medicines as one doctor is available for 250 patients and X-ray machine and other equipments are lying out of order.Nearly 4,000 patients visit the Hospital daily with only 30 ...

LAHORE – Expressing disappointment on current cotton rates for farmers, the agriculture minister has said that if the rates become Rs3,000 per 40 kg, the cultivation area of wheat in the province will also increase. Talking to media on Friday, Malik Ahmed Ali criticised the federal government ...

CHOLISTAN - Baqul Mohsen and Muhammad Afzaal Hameed  - Over 40,000 children of Cholistan have no opportunity to get education because of shortage of schools while 5,083 others have dropped out schools because of unavailability of updated books and other basic facilities, it has learnt. On the ...

Baqul Mohsen and Muhammad Afzaal HameedCHOLISTAN - Over 40,000 children of Cholistan have no opportunity to get education because of shortage of schools while 5,083 others have dropped out schools because of unavailability of updated books and other basic facilities, it has learnt. On the other ...

LAHORE – Hundreds f daily commuters faced severe problems on Canal Road, from Thoker Niaz Beg to Jallo Park, on Monday because of the shortage of public transport.There are hardly 10 to 12 buses to meet the need of the commuters, including hundreds of female students of the Punjab University ...

HAFIZABAD -Growers of the district protested against the irregularities in the distribution of gunny bags and its supply to non-growers. They called upon the federal government to ensure purchase of every grain of wheat from the growers. Scores of tractors and trolleys laden with wheat were ...

LAHORE – To strengthen the information gathering network between nine ranges and 36 police lines of the provincial police, the big guns of the department have planned to merge more than 30,000 Punjab Qaumi Razakars (PQRs) with the force and designate them as beat officers. An Additional IGP ...

 RAWALPINDI – The parents have expressed grave concerns over disappearance of new curricular books in the market. The Punjab Text Book Board has changed the course of various books from 1st to 10th class for the new educational year. New books are short in the market and disappeared in ...

It is so heartening to hear from the government sources that there is no shortage of funds for the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. Not only this, Federal Minister for Petroleum Dr Asim Hussain has categorically stated that if investment is not forthcoming from outside financing channels, ...

ISLAMABAD - The National Price Monitoring Committee has noted that prices of urea and DAP have enhanced due to increase in gas loadshedding, imposition of surcharge levy and sales tax.The National Price Monitoring Committee held its 11th meeting in Finance Division under the Chairmanship of ...

RAWALPINDI - Polluted and muddy water is being distributed in mostly parts of the city. The concerned authorities are not taking action for the provision of clean drinking water.People belonging to various walks of life expressed dismay over non-availability of the basic commodity in large parts of ...

Noor Ilahi Atif NOORPUR THAL - Following numerous complaints regarding the black-marketing and artificial shortage of fertilizer, the District government has taken action against those elements involved in such practices. Talking to The Nation, Khushab DCO Mehr Sultan Ahmed said that the government ...

NOORPUR THAL-The people of Thal are facing a lot of difficulties due to non-availability of non-judicial papers (stamp papers) and court fee tickets in sub-treasury office here. The local circles demanded the Sargodha Division Commissioner to take notice of the shortage TBA OFFICE BEARERS ELECTED : ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-N on Friday continued bashing of PPP-led government in the National Assembly over severe shortage of gas, while the Treasury Benches offered to constitute a House Committee to find out the real problem and offered the PML-N to chair it.The main Opposition party ...

Lahore (online) The Power shortage has climbed to record 7000-megawatt, causing prolonged load shedding in the entire country. Several cities of Punjab including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Qasur, Jehlum, Sahiwal and Sialkot are said to be worst hit and majority of people are compelled to spend sleepless ...