|
|
|
| June 17, 2008 | Tuesday | Jamadi-us-Sani 12, 1429 |
|
AJK officials perturbed by Erra’s decisions: Recruitment process
MUZAFFARABAD, June 16: Public office-holders in Azad Kashmir are incensed at what they believe arbitrary decisions of the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) regarding recruitments and execution of development projects of three quake-ravaged towns, including the state capital.... 
|
|
UNDP to study changes in Ghulkin, Passu glaciers
HUNZA, June 16: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has selected Passu and Ghulkin glaciers for conducting research on glacial changes caused by global warming....
|
|
||
|
PPP tehsil nazim among 17 booked: Three policemen’s murder
GUJRAT, June 16: The Kharian Sadar police have registered two cases against PPP-backed Tehsil Nazim Nadeem Asghar Kaira and his younger brother Zaheer Asghar Kaira and 15 others for the murder...
|
|
Khosas to move no-trust against Leghari
DERA GHAZI KHAN, June 16: Power struggle between Leghari and Khosa groups has entered a decisive phase as the latter submitted a requisition for the council session to move no-trust against the nazim....
|
|
|
||
|
Textile University shut again
FAISALABAD, June 16: The National Textile University (NTU), which resumed its class on June 9, was closed for an indefinite period on Monday after students’ refusal to join classes without acceptance of their demands, sources told Dawn....
|
|
Project to combat desertification launched
RAWALPINDI, June 16: As the World Day to Combat Desertification is being observed on Tuesday, the government says it has launched a full-scale project on sustainable land management (SLM) to combat desertification....
|
|
|
||
|
Call to restore NAs’ historic name
SKARDU, June 16: Speakers at a public rally here on Sunday demanded restoration of the region’s historical name, Gilgit-Baltistan, instead of calling it ‘Northern Areas’. They also sought formation of an...
|
|
Unemployment contained, claims government
RAWALPINDI, June 16: Pakistan has currently about 2.68 million people unemployed up to June this year as compared to 3.10 million during last fiscal year, claims official statistics released on the occasion of federal budget for 2008-09....
|
|
|
||
|
Green Tractor Scheme revived
LAHORE, June 16: The Punjab government on Monday announced restarting the “Green Tractor Scheme” and allocated Rs1 billion for subsidising 100,000 tractors for farmers holding less than 12.5 acres of land....
|
|
Rs110 billion for education
LAHORE, June 16: The Punjab government allocated Rs110 billion for education for 2008-09, up by 5.87 per cent from the outgoing year. The education sector allocation consists of Rs30.129...
|
|
|
||
|
Allocation for dialysis centres’ revival
LAHORE, June 16: The dialysis centers in all teaching hospitals of Punjab are being revived after eight years or so. If no hassle is faced in getting through the procedure, the...
|
|
Arbab group to pull out candidate in favour of PPP: Nagarparkar by-poll
MITHI, June 16: Arbab group had decided to pull out its candidate Arbab Naimatullah from the race for PS-62 (Nagarparkar) by-polls in favour of Pakistan People’s Party candidate Sharjil Inam Memon,...
|
|
| ||
|
|
||
|
MS says he’ll not bow to ‘extortionists’
HYDERABAD, June 16: The newly-appointed medical superintendent of the Liaquat Medical University Hospital, Dr Manzoor Memon, said on Monday that he had flatly refused to pay extortion money to any group...
|
|
Complainants boycott BZU probe body
MULTAN, June 16: The Bahauddin Zakariya University has constituted a two-member committee to probe sexual harassment allegations leveled by two female students....
|
|
|
||
|
Three run over by truck
GUJRAT, June 16: Three people, including two minors, were killed and a couple was injured when a truck hit two motorcycles near Biyowali village on Jallalpur Jattan Road here on Monday evening....
|
|
Two toll plaza men killed on resistance
KHANEWAL, June 16: Five robbers on Monday gunned down two employees of toll plaza, injured their colleague and took away cash and mobile phones from others staffers and passengers of a...
|
|
|
||
|
Akhtar Variyo passes away
SIALKOT, June 16: Renowned political figure of this district and veteran parliamentarian Chaudhry Akhtar Ali Variyo died at Services Hospital in Lahore on Monday. He was 75....
|
|
PMC students’ issue still alive
FAISALABAD, June 16: Trade organizations and members of Rabita Ulema-i-Pakistan (RUP) have threatened to launch a protest campaign against the Punjab Medical College administration if Ahmedi students were readmitted to the academia....
|
|
|
||
|
Gilani, Zardari hold meeting
LAHORE, June 16: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday held a meeting here at the State Guest House....
|
|
LHC summons DCO for contempt of court
RAWALPINDI, June 16: Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench here on Monday directed district coordination officer to appear in the court on June 18 to explain why the contempt of court proceedings...
|
|
|
||
|
‘Offenders’ become offended
LAHORE, June 16: Five years ago in June 2003, the PPP and the PML-N, now partners in ruling coalition, were boycotting, as joint opposition, the first budget of the then ruling party, PML-Q....
|
|
Shahbaz wants to know his powers
LAHORE, June 16: Believe it, Mian Shahbaz Sharif has asked the relevant officials to let him know his powers as the province’s chief minister....
|
|
|
||
|
NSC future uncertain
LAHORE, June 16: Has the National Security Council been quietly consigned to the dustbin of history? Or, the new government will like to call a meeting of this body and discuss...
|
|
LHCBA critical of Taseer, Altaf
LAHORE, June 16: Lahore High Court Bar Association Secretary Rana Asadullah has said Governor Salman Taseer had erred in describing the long march turnout....
|
|
|
||
|
LHC asked not to proceed against CM
LAHORE, June 16: The Punjab Assembly speaker and the provincial government have asked a full bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) through two separate applications not to proceed against Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in a petition seeking his disqualification....
|
|
Rs80m cut in Access to Justice Programme
LAHORE, June 16: The Punjab government has earmarked Rs320 million under Access to Justice Programme (AJP), which is Rs80 million less than the current fiscal’s allocation of Rs400 million....
|
|
|
||
|
Embattled couple produced in court
SUKKUR, June 16: Saira Jatoi and Mohammad Ismail Soomro, who were saved by police from being killed as punishment for marrying of their own free will, were produced in the court...
|
|
Post-mortem report fails to mention cause: Death in custody
MIRPURKHAS, June 16: The initial post-mortem report of deceased Ahmed Khan Dal, worker of the Muslim League Functional, killed while in Town police custody, has not mentioned the cause of death clearly....
|
|
|
||
|
Protest against police failure to trace hostages
SHIKARPUR, June 16: A large number of the followers of Hussainabad Dargah Qambar staged a demonstration and a sit-in outside the offices of DPO on Monday to protest against police’s failure in tracing three kidnapped men....
|
|
Four policemen, five others booked
SUKKUR, June 16: Ubauro police registered a case against nine persons including four policemen, on Sunday on the charges of kidnapping and criminally assaulting a woman four days ago....
|
|
|
||
|
Court issues notice to Hesco officials
NAWABSHAH, June 16: The District and Sessions Judge Nawabshah on Monday issued notices to executive engineer, sub-divisional officer, line superintendent, lineman and revenue officer of Hesco Nawabshah regarding issuance of inflated bills....
|
|
Funds for Larkana package released
LARKANA, June 16: The federal government has released the first tranche of Rs4 billion out of Rs12 billion for starting work on a mega development package for Larkana, which will be completed in three phases....
|
|
|
||
