Low Graphics Site

May 12, 2008 Monday Jamadi-ul-Awwal 6, 1429   Govt unmoved as prices soar ISLAMABAD, May 11: The new government seems helpless in stabilising the prices of consumer items which have gone up by 25 per cent to 40 per cent since its formation.... PIA flight engineers in row with management ISLAMABAD, May 11: Only days after having been warmly welcomed into office, the new management of Pakistan International Airlines has run into trouble with aircraft engineers, who are becoming wary of their future because of some decisions of the management.... Sarki urges JSQM factions to unite LARKANA, May 11: Dr Safdar Sarki, general secretary of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM), on Sunday made an impassioned appeal to different factions of the party to shun differences and... 100 Pakistanis stranded in Burkina Faso KARACHI, May 11: About 100 Pakistanis who are stranded in the African country of Burkina Faso for over a year have sought their government’s help to return home, according to a BBC report.... Two die of heatstroke, 30 fall unconscious DADU, May 11: Two elderly people died and 30 others fell unconscious as the district experienced the hottest day of the season on Sunday when mercury shot up to 49 degrees Celsius.... Consumers blame Utility Store for overcharging MIRPURKHAS, May 11. Hundreds of people, including women and children, held a demonstration outside a branch of the Utility Stores Corporation in Satellite Town on Sunday in protest against the store... PU closed for four days: Book fair controversy LAHORE, May 11: The Punjab University has found no other solution to deal with a students body’s proposed book fair but to ‘waste a full academic week’ of its students by closing the campus from May 12 to 15.... Parties to observe black day today LAHORE, May 11: Component parties of the All Pakistan Democratic Movement (APDM) and the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) will observe black day throughout the country on Monday (today) to condemn the killings of... Pro-judiciary demonstration on PM’s route LAHORE, May 11: Spurred on by the presence of the prime minister’s convoy making its way down The Mall, citizens and activists staged a demonstration for the restoration of the deposed judges outside Governor’s House here on Sunday.... 12 bodies arrive from Afghanistan WANA, May 11: Bodies of 12 tribesmen, who were killed in Afghanistan during an air attack on Friday, were brought to here on Sunday.... Four die, 30 injured as coach hits pickup SUKKUR, May 11: A man, two women and a minor baby boy were killed and 30 others, including minor children and women, were injured when a coach hit their pickup at Chowk Mari near Ubauro on Sunday morning.... No recruitment until big chief arrives RAWALPINDI, May 11: The tens of thousands of posts lying vacant in the Punjab government departments for long will be filled only after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Mian Shahbaz Sharif wins... Pindi mills allowed to procure wheat without permits RAWALPINDI, May 11: The district administration on Sunday allowed flour mills in the twin cities to lift wheat from across the Rawalpindi division without any permit in a bid to ease the supply of wheat flour in the markets.... MoU signed on research ISLAMABAD, May 11: The British Institute of Technology and E- Commerce (BITE) based in London has singed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Quaid-i-Azam University of Islamabad to collaborate in research studies.... Teachers want investigation into promotions ISLAMABAD, May 11: The All Pakistan Professors and Lecturers Association has asked Federal Minister for Education Ahsan Iqbal to launch an investigation into the violation of promotion rules in the education department.... Coal-fired power plants pose risks to health: WHO seeks changes in mode of transportation RAWALPINDI, May 11: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that climate change poses significant health risks and called for lessening reliance on coal-fired power generation.... Relief goods sent to Myanmar ISLAMABAD, May 11: Pakistan on Sunday dispatched to Myanmar two C-130 aircraft carrying tents, plastic sheets, mosquito nets, medicines and water purification tablets for cyclone-hit people of the country.... Federal drugs controller removed ISLAMABAD, May 11: The federal health ministry has removed Drugs Controller Dr Farnaz Malik who was appointed by the previous government after changing the criterion required for the job.... Law and order situation in Balochistan worries JUI-F QUETTA, May 11: JUI-F leader Hafiz Hamadullah has said that kidnapping for ransom and robbery were serious problems and his party would hold a peace rally on May 16 against the deteriorating law and order situation in the provincial capital.... MPA deplores state of health sector THATTA, May 11: Pakistan People’s Party MPA Humera Alwani has said that health facilities are in a deplorable state in many districts of Sindh, particularly in the coastal areas where maternal mortality rate is higher than in other districts.... A difference that a trained teacher can make GUJRANWALA, May 11: A majority of dropouts and poor results in exams are due to the presence of unprofessional teachers in classrooms but a little has been invested in teacher education in Pakistan.... Farmers reluctant to sell wheat to food dept: Crisis may deepen in southern dists DERA GHAZI KHAN, May 11: Notwithstanding food department’s tall claims of achieving half of the wheat procurement targets, the deserted look of official purchase centres and an overall reluctance among farmers... Road to suicide is open if … FAISALABAD, May 11: The family, whose suicide bid outside the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Lahore on May 9 was foiled by policemen, says they will kill themselves if the government does not provide justice to them.... Two shot dead over rivalry VEHARI, May 11: Three assailants allegedly shot two people dead and another injured over rivalry in Chak 71-WB in Thingi police precincts on Sunday.... Urs of Shah Rukn-i-Alam begins today MULTAN, May 11: The annual three-day Urs of Hazrat Shah Rukn-i-Alam will begin here on Monday.... ‘Backward areas to get basic facilities’ LAHORE, May 11: Chief Minister Sardar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa says the neglected areas of the province will be provided with all basic facilities, including health and education.... SHOs transferred SAHIWAL, May 11: District Police Officer Tariq Abbas Qureshi on Saturday evening transferred three station house officers on public complaints and their failure to maintain law and order in their respective areas.... Mobile squad introduced SAHIWAL, May 11: The district police have introduced a new squad that will patrol city roads in two shifts.... Vacating seats a difficult job LAHORE, May 11: A majority of storekeepers, cashiers and caretakers in the Civil Secretariat is sticking to their seats they occupied nearly two decades ago.... Increase in LPG price condemned LAHORE, May 11: The LPG Distributors Association has urged the government to take notice of unjustified increase of Rs4 per kg in retail price of liquefied petroleum gas by the marketing companies.... Operation launched LAHORE, May 11: Sources informed Dawn that in a late night development police launched a search operation in Punjab University New Campus boys hotels and took several suspected activists of Islami... 954 Lesco workers regularized LAHORE, May 11: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) has regularised 954 contractual employees of different cadres from the date of joining service with an immediate effect.... HRSP honours lawyers’struggle LAHORE, May 11: The Human Rights Society of Pakistan (HRSP) in its 27th annual ceremony on Sunday awarded four gold medals, including one to the lawyers community, for its struggle for the independence of judiciary and the rule of law.... 1.8m metric tons of wheat procured LAHORE, May 11: Punjab Food Minister Malik Nadeem Kamran has said that 1.8 million metric tons of wheat has been procured in the province besides providing 24 million gunny bags to farmers so far.... PPP eyes PML-N support LAHORE, May 11: The Pakistan People’s Party believes that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz will support the government in the adoption of a constitutional package being prepared by the two sides even if the PML-N opted out of the cabinet....

| About Us | Advertise info | Subscription | Feedback | Contributions | Privacy Policy | Help | Contact us |