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Financial woes deepen power crisis

By: Iftikhar Alam | May 21, 2013

LahoreThe electricity shortfall rose to 9,000MW on Monday, forcing the power managers to increase outages up to 18 hours across the country. The urban areas were badly hit by crisis and facing upto ...

Parties wooing voters thru catchy slogans

By: Iftikhar Alam | May 05, 2013

LAHORE - From “Roti, Kapra and Makan” (bread, cloth and shelter) to “Jaag Punjabi Jaag, Teri Pag Wich Lag Gya Daag” (Wake up Punjabi as your turban is stained), the slogans ...

Parties bait music to catch votes

By: Iftikhar Alam | May 01, 2013

LAHORE - Political parties have made music -- patriotic and party-themed songs -- an integral part of their election campaigns. Whether in television advertisement or in public and corner meetings of ...

Social media electioneering

By: Iftikhar Alam | April 25, 2013

LAHORE - With latest and widely shared post on facebook that carries the message: “We want a democratic demand between Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan” and dozens of other interesting ...

Shahdara shuttle service to be shut

By: Iftikhar Alam | March 28, 2013

LAHORE – The PPP ‘political drama’ of shuttle train between Shahdrah and Kot Lakhat is going to be over as the Railways management decided to shut the service within days.  It ...

Who will take care of loadshedding?

By: Iftikhar Alam | March 17, 2013

LAHORE – The residents are getting 45 minutes of power in every two hours, adding to public woes. Since the demand-supply gap widened, the major of power outages has shifted to upper and ...

Irrigation Dept ‘irrigating’ favouritism

By: Iftikhar Alam | March 13, 2013

LAHORE – Serious concerns have been raised over bid evaluation for the construction of Rs23billion project of New Khanki Barrage, alleging that the irrigation department promoted ...

Reshuffle in Punjab police on the cards

By: Iftikhar Alam | March 13, 2013

LAHORE – A major reshuffle is expected in the Punjab police following the Supreme Court took notice of the arson attack on Joseph Colony, expressing apprehensions over the poor handling. Police ...

Quetta Express to back on track

By: Iftikhar Alam | March 09, 2013

LAHORE – The Pakistan Railways’ administration has decided to resume Quetta Express from March 23. The train (23Up/24Dawn) is resuming operation after one year of its suspension. Quetta ...

Feminists show solidarity

By: Iftikhar Alam | March 09, 2013

LAHORE – Like other parts of the globe, the International Women Day was marked on Friday, renewing the resolve to continue war for women’s rights.Government and non-government ...

Do more than sloganeering!

By: Iftikhar Alam | March 08, 2013

LAHORE – The world is going to mark the International Women Day today (Friday) with theme ‘Time to Action to End Violence against Women.’A surge in crimes – from gender ...

No green signal yet for Gul Train

By: Iftikhar Alam | March 06, 2013

LAHORE – The Federal government has failed to materialise the proposed ECO container train project between Pakistan and Turkey via Iran during its present tenure, TheNation has learnt ...

Absence of loadshedding plan behind blackout

By: Iftikhar Alam | February 26, 2013

LAHORE – Had there been a proper loadshedding schedule, the 20-hour blackout could have been averted by controlled shutdown, it has been learnt.Top power distribution companies (Discos) ...

Body formed to promote biotechnology in Pakistan

By: Iftikhar Alam | February 15, 2013

LAHORE – To promote the culture of GM crops and agricultural biotechnology in Pakistan, a committee has been formed which will create awareness among the farmers and other stakeholders and ...

Good news for commuters

By: Iftikhar Alam | February 11, 2013

LAHORE – After having been fleeced by transporters for years, the Lahoritees will get some relief with a month’s free ride on the city roads in Metro Buses. For a full month the Metro ...

Flour, fuel fade away

By: Iftikhar Alam | January 10, 2013

LAHORE – The prices of flour, wood, coal, saw-dust and LPG have witnessed a sharp rise as well as severe shortage in the City in past few days, leaving thousands of already inflation-hit people ...

Sindh gets major share from BISP funds

By: Iftikhar Alam | January 07, 2013

LAHORE – The government showered major portion of the BISP on the Sindh province, the stronghold of PPP, during the last six months of the financial year 2012-13, while the poverty-stricken ...

LPG price raised to Rs 200 per kg

By: Iftikhar Alam | December 30, 2012

LAHORE – Amid severe shortage, the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has increased to Rs 180 per kg in Lahore while rate has touched a whopping Rs 200 per kg in other cities of Punjab.All ...

Sunday the gas day, Monday to refill woes

By: Iftikhar Alam | December 30, 2012

LAHORE – Saturday was the 6th day in the Punjab’s capital when hundreds motorists did not get low-priced gas, the situation was not different in Sindh and Balochistan where the stations ...

Punjab power plans culminate in bulbs distribution

By: Iftikhar Alam | December 05, 2012

LAHORE – Though Punjab facing a whooping electricity shortfall of 4,000 megawatts, the provincial government has only manage to start a 2.5 MW power generation project while several higher ...

Fuelling woes

By: Iftikhar Alam | December 02, 2012

LAHORE – More than 90 per cent of City’s CNG outlets remained closed for the sixth day on Saturday, adding to consumers woes.The stations were scheduled to reopen on Thursday after the ...

Three provinces backpedal on KBD

By: Iftikhar Alam | December 02, 2012

LAHORE - The Punjab government had signed the 1991Water Accord after getting assurances from the other provinces that they would not oppose the construction of Kalabagh Dam, claimed a top official ...

No dam to render Sindh, KPK barren

By: Iftikhar Alam | November 30, 2012

LAHORE – The issue of Kalabagh dam came into limelight once again on Thursday, following the Lahore High Court’s verdict for its construction. The dam located in the Punjab on the Indus ...

SNGPL demands raise in gas rate to cover losses

By: Iftikhar Alam | November 23, 2012

LAHORE – The SNGPL wants increase in gas tariff by Rs 31.95 per MMBTU and UFG benchmark from 7 per cent to 9 per cent to cover billions of rupees per year losses in shape of gas theft and ...

Lesco chief appointed against rules

By: Iftikhar Alam | November 21, 2012

LAHORE – Putting aside its own and international lending agencies proposed energy sector reforms programme and without taking into confidence the company’s Board of Directors, the water ...

‘Railways not getting engines on lease from India’

By: Iftikhar Alam | November 13, 2012

LAHORE – The Pakistan Railways is not getting on lease any kind of engines from the neighbouring country India, said a spokesman for the department on Monday. In a fresh development, the PRACS ...

Govt only pointing to three power distribution companies of Punjab

By: Iftikhar Alam | November 03, 2012

LAHORE – Though Water and Power Secretary Nargis Sethi has reiterated her commitment to take action against defaulters without any political pressure, the Federal government is only ...

Punjab fare cut benefits transporters

By: Iftikhar Alam | October 31, 2012

LAHORE – The Punjab government has announced a decrease in fares on inter- and intra-city (urban) routes but the ground situation is different as no relief has been given to the commuters. The ...

Bakery items’ sale shoots up in City

By: Iftikhar Alam | October 27, 2012

LAHORE - The Lahorites visited shops and outlets of confectioners on Eidul Azha to buy sweets, cakes and bakery items to make the holy festivity more memorable.Though this is called ‘Eid ...

3 million left Lahore to celebrate Eid at hometowns

By: Iftikhar Alam | October 26, 2012

LAHORE – Around three million homebound people left the provincial capital on Thursday, amid the thriving businesses of the transporters, to enjoy the Eidul Azha with their near and dear ones ...

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