WASHINGTON - Pakistanis ranks among the most racially tolerant people in the world, despite having less economic development and being located in the region housing some of the least racially tolerant populations, according to a survey.In contrast, India is placed among least tolerant states, along ...

Lueneburg, Germany The SunIndia, Jordan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong are the least tolerant countries in the world - but Britain is among the most accepting, a survey has found. The World Values Survey asked people in more than 80 countries what type of people they did NOT want as neighbours. More ...

BRUSSELS: Private sector business activity remained weak across the eurozone in April, with Germany registering its first decline since November, a widely-watched survey showed on Monday. The Markit Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers Index registered 46.9 points, slightly up on an initial ...

washington - Large majorities in the Muslim world want the Islamic legal and moral code of sharia as the official law in their countries, but they disagree on what it includes and who should be subject to it, an extensive new survey says.Over three-quarters of Muslims in the Middle East and North ...

our staff reporter mandi bahauddin - A survey conducted in NA-109 constituency shows that the PML-N was stronger and more popular than the PPP and the PTI in the area due the poor performance of the People’s Party in the last five years. A team of lawyers headed by Muzaffar Dhudra Advocate ...

ISLAMABAD - In Pakistan, anaemia, postpartum haemorrhage and preeclampsia were the most prevalent maternal complications.Cardiovascular, respiratory and haematologic dysfunctions were the most prevalent among women with severe maternal outcomes, with rates ranging from 34.1 per cent to 59.1 per ...

ISLAMABAD – The Capital Development Authority (CDA) would soon launch the topographical survey of three residential sectors of C-15, C-16 and I-12 to assess the natural and man-made features of the area for onward compensation to the owners.The CDA has invited the interested firms to conduct ...

ISLAMABAD – Seriousness of the Capital Development Authority to curb the use of residential units for commercial purposes is witnessed from the fact that since the year 2009, the civic agency had not carried out any survey of residential areas to ascertain the rising scale of this illegal ...

 The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) during hearing of the Karachi law and order suo moto judgment implementation case Wednesday ordered to complete the survey of government lands in three months by employing latest technology.A five-judge larger bench headed by Anwar Zaher Jamali was hearing ...

FAISALABAD - Divisional Commissioner Tahir Hussain ordered the formation of special teams to carry out survey at Tehsil level to scrutinize fire-fighting arrangements and other preventive measures at local industries to avert unwanted incidents. The decision was made at a meeting held to ...

ISLAMABAD - Findings from a national study show that a majority of community members and households prefer birthing-stations for CMW assisted deliveries, says a press release.  A recent study “Preference of Birthing Place - A Mixed Methods National Study of Communities, Households, ...

PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has planned to conduct a survey in order to search historical buildings across the province and preserver them, sources told TheNation Sunday.The source said that after the preservation of Sethi House in the city, the provincial government intended to ...

BHAKKAR - School children all over the district are being educated about Iodine Deficiency Disorders in seminars organised at government schools by the Health department in collaboration with Micronutrient Initiative-Pakistan.The views were expressed by Bhakkar EDO Health Dr Mumtaz Hussain Sajjid, ...

MULTAN - At a time when demand for new polls is picking up after every passing day, the country is likely to have 8.8 million new voters as the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has completed its country-wide door-to-door survey, The Nation has learnt.Out of 8.8 million new ...

KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has launched a new project on clusters survey of 10 important Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Clusters in the country, here on Monday.SBP said the objective of this project survey is to provide credible information base on key SME clusters/sub-sectors of ...

KARACHI – In the wake of the financial crisis, three-quarters of the world’s CEOs say more emphasis should be placed on measuring the value of non-financial assets such as intellectual capital and customer relationships to drive long-term performance, according to research from the ...

ISLAMABAD – PTCL is leading all operators in the country by providing to consumers the highest quality Broadband Internet service, according to the second nationwide Quality of Service (QoS) 2011 survey conducted by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), says a press release. PTA survey ...

CHINIOT - Water supplied to residents of District Chiniot is unsafe for human consumption and causing hepatitis C, diarrhoea, gastroenteritis and other diseases, revealed a survey report issued here.The Public Welfare Society, a non-government organisation (NGO), in connection with Human Rights ...

LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the payment of compensations to the flood-affectees will be completed within 45 days after the completion of survey of losses occurred in flood-hit areas throughout Punjab. He expressed these views while addressing the affectees ...

NEW YORK - Two-thirds of Pakistanis oppose the US-led war in Afghanistan and roughly six in 10 think the US is an enemy, according to a new survey. The data, released Thursday by the non-partisan Pew Research Centre in Washington, underscores the challenges facing the Obama administration, which ...

LAHORE - Administrator City District Government Sajjad Ahmed Bhutta has directed the officials to carryout fresh survey of identified 465 dilapidated buildings in the City and submit detailed report within five days. Chairing a meeting held here on Wednesday, he made it clear that the report ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Gross Enrolment Rate (GER) for primary schools (age 5-9) has remained constant at 91 percent between 2006-07 and 2008-09. The Net Enrolment Rate (NER) was 57 percent in 2008-09, substantially lower than the Gross Enrolment Rate because of the enrolment of overage children in ...

LAHORE (PPI) - SME Baseline Survey 2009 will prove to be a road map for development of SME sector. It was observed by eminent speakers at a Symposium held at a local hotel under aegis of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA). The speakers included the Chief Guest Mr. Sartaj ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) in its recent survey has forecasted that inflation will remain at 14.58 percent in the current fiscal year mainly due to the high prices of oil and food commodities. According to present PIDE survey, 89 percent of the respondents of the ...

KARACHI - Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has been conducting a quality of service survey of broadband of all ISPs in the country till the last week of June. The Nation has learnt that PTA has asked the ISPs of the country to provide internet and intranet services to PTA headquarter and ...

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, Aamir Ali Ahmed has directed officers of Housing Foundation to complete built-up survey in Sector G-15/3 within two-weeks and after that, award would be announced. DC Islamabad directed Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Farasat Ali Khan to provide ...

KARACHI - Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with World Bank-TVET Project and Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Programme and Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority is conducting a survey to identify demand for labour and its skill profile in Sindh ...

KARACHI - Member of World Bank -TVET Identification Mission under Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Program (BBSYDP), David Fretwell along with his fellow member Yasin Janjua visited KCCI to notify KCCI members on Employer Survey Appraisal. In his address during the meeting, he explained ...

LAHORE - City District Government Lahore (CDGL) has launched a survey to install meter-parking system at Anarkali on Wednesday. According to details, DCO Sajjad Ahmed Bhutta had approved the survey for metered parking system in Anarkali, one of the oldest and busiest shopping centre in the ...

KARACHI - Beggar girls are found almost at every intersection and market place in the City, but what is not usual this time is the apathy and non-notice of the presence of young and adolescent girls, and some of these beggar girls make themselves available as prostitutes. They are part of a larger ...