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Paigham reiterates prosperity claims

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

MULTANWAPDA Paigham Union President Siraj Uddin Saqib and central leader Kh Zahoor Ahmad Butt have said that the union will get charter of demand accepted from the WAPDA administration after winning ...

Need to make traffic education part of syllabus stressed

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

MULTANSSP Motorway Police Multan Ch Ghulam Jaffar stressed the need on Thursday for making traffic education part of school syllabus, saying it would make the kids disciplined since the day ...

Anti-dengue seminar held

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

NOWSHERA VIRKANThe Health Department organised a dengue awareness seminar at Tehsil Headquarters Hospital to raise awareness about preventive measures against dengue, while special cleanliness ...

Roasting heat fuelling seasonal diseases

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

HAFIZABADFollowing sharp rise in the mercury coupled with prolonged power loadshedding for the past one week, heat-borne diseases have also increased in the city.During last 48 hours, more than 150 ...

Record low water level put food security at risk

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

FAISALABADPakistan’s per capita water availability has dwindled from 5,260 cubic metres in 1951 to 1,000 this year, a threshold value under the global criteria, putting the food security at ...

Punjab decides to send 5,000 students packing

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

CHOLISTAN Baqaul MohsinThe Punjab interim government has reportedly decided to close down in March, 2014 the 75 community schools set up under the Literate Cholistan Project in 2009 in Cholistan, ...

Four women among 15 fall prey to vendetta, mishaps

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

BAHAWALNAGAR/ATTOCK/KHANEWALAt least 15 persons including four women were killed and 12 others injured in separate incidents of violence, enmity, honour killing and road mishaps over the past 24 ...

GSCWU gets faculty deans, head of departments

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

BAHAWALPUR Islamic University of Bahawalpur Vice-Chancellor Dr Muhammad Mukhtar has expressed pleasure over the appointments of faculty deans and head of departments of the newly-established ...

11 bonded labourers recovered, freed by court

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

TOBA TEK SINGH On the order of District and Sessions Judge, the Moongi Babgla Police recovered 11 members of bonded family from a landlord custody and produced them in the court.As per detail, on the ...

Power transformer meant for Swat shifted to DI Khan

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

SWATThe transformer approved for Swat grid station has been shifted to DI Khan over political interference by JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, The Nation learnt here. According to sources, 20 26 ...

Nigeria pins hopes on new govt

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

SIALKOTHigh Commissioner of Nigeria in Pakistan Mr Dauda Danladi said on Thursday that PML-N Chief and prime minister designate Nawaz Sharif has great potential to steer Pakistan out of the political ...

Meeting swarms with public complaints

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

SADIQABAD The officials of Tehsil Council Administration, police and Mepco said at a meeting that all-out resources would be utilised to end loadshedding while steps were underway to eliminate ...

Not India, boost ties with time-tested China

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

MULTANJamaat-e-Islami Punjab Ameer and MPA-elect Dr Syed Waseem Akhtar has said that those dreaming of friendship with India are not sincere with the country and nation, asking the prime ...

Tuwairqi Steel demonstrates highest production

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

LAHORE - Tuwairqi Steel Mills Limited (TSML) has recorded highest production of an iron making plant in Pakistan during the Plant Demonstration Test (PDT) conducted in the expert supervision of ...

PSB approves grant for National Games

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Sports Board has approved RS 80 million grant for the hosting of 32nd National Games in Islamabad from June 28 to July 3, this was revealed by Rana Mujahid, member POA Interim ...

Appeal to CCPO

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

LAHORE - City police have failed to arrest the gunmen who had attempted to kill a local businessman in the limits of Quad-e-Azam Industrial Estate police station the other day. The victim, Khalid ...

LHC seeks reply from ECP

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Thursday sought reply from Election Commission of Pakistan on a petition demanding re-polling in PP-266 Layyah. The court passed the orders on the petition moved by ...

JI flays increase in GST, KESC’s apathy

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

KARACHI - Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Hussain Mehanti flayed the government Thursday for increasing General Sales Tax by 1per cent and termed the decision as an extra burden on the masses.He said ...

Profit-taking, fall in global stocks derail KSE

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

karachi - Stocks closed lower amid institutional profit taking in overbought market. Consolidation continued after fall in global stocks and limited foreign interest to support the post-election ...

Passco procures over 1m tons of wheat

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

Lahore - Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation Limited (PASSCO) has procured more than one million tons of wheat under its wheat procurement drive 2013, said spokesman of corporation ...

FPCCI opposes slapping levy on remittances

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

Karachi - The apex body of trade and industry, Federation of PakistanChambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has sharply reacted over the contemplation by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to impose ...

PML-N govt plans to arrange Rs 500b through treasury bills

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

Islamabad - The upcoming Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government has prepared a plan to overcome the ongoing energy crisis in the country that includes issuance of treasury bills to eliminate ...

SITE rejects mini-budget

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

Karachi - SITE Association of Industry, in an emergent meeting held on Thursday, unanimously agreed that any mini budget with heavy taxes before the end of fiscal year 2013 is planned to sabotage ...

17pc GST on sugar to increase millers’ cost

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

Lahore - Chairman Pakistan Sugar Mills Association Punjab Riaz Qadeer Butt has expressed his concern on levy of 17% GST on sugar. He said it will have serious repercussions. He said sugar industry of ...

PSM receives draft proposal from ministry

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

KARACHI : Pakistan Steel Mills received a draft proposal from the Ministry of Production to take PSM out of the current financial crisis and move it towards revival and rehabilitation. It was decided ...

More PIA employees join Air League after ‘N’ victory

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

LAHORE  :  Several more employees of PIA having affiliation with Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) backed Peoples Unity have joined Air League of PIA employees after victory of PML-N in ...

LCCI’s second Africa Show on 25th

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

LAHORE  : The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry is holding second Africa Show on May 25 at its premises. The one-day Africa Show will also have an exhibition in its fold. The Ambassadors ...

Tax Ombudsman appointment

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

LAHORE  : Pakistan Tax Bar Association and Lahore Tax Bar Association have demanded of the government to appoint a capable person on the important post of Federal Tax Ombudsman otherwise it ...

Economic revival real issue

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

LAHORE  : Punjab United Front Chairman Engineer Faisal Malik has urged the government-in-waiting to take economy as the basic issue to resolve in the next two years. “Apart from political ...

National Athletics rolls into action today

By: Our Staff Reporter | May 24, 2013

ISLAMABAD - The 45th National Athletics Championship 2013 will start from today (Friday) here at Pakistan Sports Complex Jinnah Stadium. Talking at the press conference, Athletics Federation of ...

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