LAHORELAHORE - As some Provincial Management Service (PMS) officers return to work from the ongoing strike, administrative secretaries have proposed the chief secretary take action against those PMS officer
NATIONALFAISALABAD - The city government has announced a master plan to reconstruct the building of Municipal Library, Iqbal Park, one of the oldest public libraries of Faisalabad, at a cost of Rs 40 million. Rs 1.3 million have been earmarked for the renovation and uplift of Allama Iqbal Library as well. Of these funds, Rs 400,000 have been earmarked for the purchase of furniture while books will be purchased for Rs 300,000. This was disclosed at a meeting held at Allama Iqbal Library with
NATIONALISLAMABAD - The fast pace of urbanisation is a big challenge for the provision of safe drinking water in Pakistan thus the country is confronting serious challenge of depleting water resources.Environ
SportsLAHORE - Pakistan Olympics Association president Lt Gen (retd) Arif Hasan believes that Pakistan's progress in the field of sports depends on coordinated efforts by the ministries of sports, youth and
NATIONALFAISALABAD - As the textile industry of Faisalabad has given an ultimatum to a shutter-down strike to protest the imposition of 17 percent sales tax and flood surcharge, Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has called a meeting of traders in Islamabad on March 26 (Saturday). "The textile industry of Faisalabad which is already dying a slow death has rejected the flood surcharge and implementation of 17 percent sales tax announced by the government," said former Faisalabad Chambers of
ForeignWASHINGTON The United States welcomed an announcement by Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday that Afghan forces will begin taking responsibility for security in several provinces this summer. "As
NATIONALLAHORE - President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday awarded the Pride of Performance to Managing Director Virtual University (VU) Tajdar Alam at the Presidency in Islamabad. Tajdar has been nominated for th
ForeignKABUL - Afghanistan's leader announced on Tuesday seven areas would be included in the first phase of a gradual transition of security from NATO troops to Afghan forces in July, including volatile cit
One of the many problems that the people of Pakistan face in our judicial system is delayed justice. Sometimes, the cases linger on for years, even decades. This is a strenuous problem for the complainants who often see no light while fighting for their rights in the corridors of justice. <br />True, justice delayed is justice denied. One hopes that the superior judiciary looks into this matter as well, now that it is actively seeking independence of judiciary at every level.<br
ForeignCAIRO - Egypt's ruling military council will announce a constitutional decree within the next two days that will chart the path towards elections and civilian rule, a security source said on Tuesday.
LAHORELAHORE - The 5-day celebrations of Jamia Naeemia, a 58 years old seminary, will start from today. A qirat, nawt khawni, and debate competition will be held among seminary students during first three days. On 25th March Vice Chancellor Punjab University Dr Mujahid Kamran will inaugurate a book fair. Jamia Naeemia Principal Dr Raghib Naeemi on Monday told in a press conference that PML (N) leader Mian Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Today Editor Arif Nizami, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman and other
NATIONALISLAMABAD - The modern world of today is continuously transforming and we are living in a changing world. Traditionally, majority of threats to maritime security emanated from inter-state territorial
