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News for Wednesday, 20 Jul 2011

City cries out for a germ-free slaughterhouse

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is yet to execute its plan regarding the construction of modern slaughterhouse in the city, in the absence of which the residents of the federal...

Women initiate more divorce cases than men

Divorce cases in the federal capital have increased by 10 per cent from last year for various socio-economic reasons. According to Islamabad Arbitration Council, in 2010, 625 divorce cases were...

Islooites drinking contaminated water

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to provide clean drinking water to the capital city as a result of which waterborne diseases are on the rise among the residents....

Radio Pakistan goes online

Radio Pakistan has archived a treasure trove of 3.5 million minutes of its broadcast, including historic speeches and interviews of national leaders, that will be available on the internet, Pakistan...

AIOU standards going downhill

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is the country’s first correspondence learning institution with a network of 32 regional campuses and over 1.4 million enrolled students across Pakistan. In terms of...

HEC announces Moroccan scholarships

The Higher Education Commission, under its Foreign-Funded Scholarship Programme (FFSP), is encouraging Pakistani students to avail 10 scholarships offered by the Moroccan Agency of International Cooperation (AMCI) for the academic...

National Book Foundation in doldrums

Over 200,000 members of the Reader’s Club Scheme (RCS), under the National Book Foundation (NBF), suffer as they are denied the opportunity to buy books at 50 percent discounted rates....

SBP to announce monetary policy for August, September on July 30

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) would announce its monetary policy for the next couple of months on the July 30, 2011. According to SBP spokesman the regulator would be...

Provinces burdened by administrative expenditures

The devolution of certain federal ministries to provincial governments after certain constitutional amendments is burdening the latter with additional administrative expenditures. This has changed the dynamics of bank’s lending to...

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