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News for Monday, 20 Jun 2011

‘Before I realised it, I had consented…’

My personal life had taken a dramatic turn on July 29, 1987, when I agreed to an arranged marriage on the prompting of my family. An arranged marriage was the...

Global cotton output to hit record

With the sowing period underway, the cotton production target has emerged as a central concern. As world cotton production is expected to improve by nine percent annually, the Ministry of...

Weather conditions cause loss of 25 pc mango production

Mango production in the country, which was expected to increase by 30 per cent this year, has been drastically affected by climatic change. Hot weather in Sindh along with thunderstorms...

Civil Lines CIA arrests seven robbers

The Police Civil Lines Lahore Division Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Monday claimed to have arrested seven members of the Rafique alias Fiqa robbery gang including its ringleader and seized...

Policemen sent to jail for murdering youth

The Model Town judicial magistrate on Monday sent Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Riasat Ali Javed, Sub-Inspector Muhammad Riaz and constables Abdul Qadir and Muhammad Asif to the Kot Lakhpat...

LHC reserves verdict on parking plaza, theatre at Doongi Ground

A five-member bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday reserved its verdict on petitions against construction of car parking plaza and IMAX theatre at Doongi Ground in Mini Market...

Pakistan feels the pinch of surging food prices

The primary concern of more than half of all Pakistanis when buying food is its cost while 44 per cent say they can no longer afford the same items they...

LESCO defaults increase fivefold as govt depts let off

The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has failed to collect the outstanding dues from government departments and in the last one year, the defaulted amount reached Rs 7.7 billion, Pakistan...

Shaikh assures FTO of fewer review petitions

Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Monday assured that a mechanism would be devised to curb the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) review petitions against the decisions of Federal...

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