The government signed agreements with UNICEF in Pakistan and the World Health Organisation (WHO) worth $72 million to sustain its polio campaign in a ceremony held at the Inter-Provincial Coordination
NATIONALChief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Saturday accepted the appointment of a new auditor general after the presidency defended it in a written reply to the chief justice. According to a private<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/08/27/cj-accepts-appointment-of-new-ag/" title="Read more" >...</a>
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked political parties to file duly audited consolidated statements of accounts for the year 2010-11 by Monday.“This is with accordance to Article 1
BusinessIn order to attain autarky in food, fruit and vegetable, the Punjab government has earmarked a huge amount of Rs3.40 billion for agriculture sector. The funds have been made available from Annual<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/08/27/punjab-govt-allocates-rs3-40b-for-food-autarky/" title="Read more" >...</a>
China has ordered banks to include their margin deposits in required reserves at the central bank to mop up excessive liquidity, banking sources said on Friday, the latest move in Beijing’s campaign<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/08/27/china-plans-to-mop-up-bank-liquidity/" title="Read more" >...</a>
The Ministry of Commerce has approved Rs.31.62 million for the establishment of Research and Development Cells in three chambers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The approval was given in the meeting of the Board<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/08/27/commerce-ministry-approves-rs31-62m-for-rd-cells/" title="Read more" >...</a>
ForeignIndia’s government said Saturday the nation’s democracy was at a “crossroads” as lawmakers debated ways to end a high-stakes standoff with a hugely popular anti-graft hunger striker. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, a<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/08/27/india-democracy-at-crossroads-as-mps-debate-graft/" title="Read more" >...</a>
BusinessThough law and order situation in the post-Saddam Iraq has improved and development works are going on in the Middle Eastern country, Pakistan has failed to tap the huge opportunity of trade in the fo
BusinessMajor public concern has sparked off about the power giant National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC), which is all set to acquire at least 4200 kanals of land in Gurez area of north<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/08/26/kishanganga-proving-too-costly-for-india/" title="Read more" >...</a>
LAHOREAn accountability court (AC) summoned two prosecution witnesses on Thursday to record their statements in a reference filed against former National Assembly member from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Su
The 1,450MW Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project (GBHP) has completed eight years of its operation. Commissioned in August 2003, GBHP contributed about 53 billion units of electricity to the National Grid, registering revenues<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/08/26/ghazi-barotha-registers-rs-226-5b-in-revenues/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Nepotism is one of the deep-rooted social evils, including corruption and bribery, prevalent in Pakistan that are hindering the country’s development. In Pakistan, which is fast emerging as a morally-failed society, social<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/08/26/luck-sides-with-those-related-to-power-players/" title="Read more" >...</a>
