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CM approves hydro, wind power projects for electricity generation
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday approved hydro and wind power projects to help generate more electricity. Presiding over the cabinet meeting, Sharif sanctioned a hydro power project of 120 megawatts. The chief minister’s visit to China and the security situation in the province also came under discussion. The cabinet approved an increase in the [...]
Continue reading...Submission of Hajj applications start today
15. April 2011
The submission of the first-come-first-serve applications for Hajj 2011 has officially begun from today (Friday) and will stretch till May 10. According to the Hajj policy approved by the federal cabinet on Thursday, 180,000 Pakistanis will go for Hajj this year. Out of these pilgrims, 90,000 will go on the government scheme while the rest will [...]
Continue reading...Danish Navy rescues sixteen Pakistanis from Somali pirates
13. April 2011
Sixteen Pakistanis and two Iranians were freed from Somali pirates after the Danish Navy carried out an air-raid operation to rescue the Pakistani hostages who have been in the custody of Somali pirates since last year, said a press release issued here by Danish Embassy. On April 2, the Danish Navy’s rescue team was attacked [...]
Continue reading...World Street Children Day
13. April 2011
GUJRANWALA / MULTAN: The number of street children in Pakistan has been increasing every year despite the Child Protection Bureau’s (CPB) attempts to control the situation. “I have been gathering trash for two years now. I used to go to school but I dropped out because my parents had no money and needed my help,” says [...]
Continue reading...No CNG and petrol in punjab today
13. April 2011
Compressed natural gas (CNG) stations will stage a strike in Lahore and other parts of Punjab on Wednesday to protest against gas outages, while petrol retailers will also close their outlets in sympathy with the CNG outlets. This was decided at a joint meeting of the All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) and All Pakistan Petroleum [...]
Continue reading...The Hot Spot just got hotter
3. February 2011
KARACHI: Starting out in the 90’s as a bungalow-based ice cream parlour in Islamabad’s Blue Area, Hot Spot made its presence felt in Karachi at the start of the millennium. Since then, it has become one of the most popular ice cream parlours in the city. But sundaes and banana splits aren’t all Hot Spot [...]
Continue reading...Operation against terrorists only: COAS clarifies
19. October 2009
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Monday made it clear that the army offensive in restive tribal region South Waziristan have been launched against terrorist elements of the area not the peaceful and patriot people of Mehsud tribes. In his open letter to Mehsud tribesmen, the army chief said. The military operation [...]
Continue reading...Important member of TTP arrested from Multan
16. October 2009
The law-enforcing agencies have arrested an important member of Tehreek-e-Taliban Amjad Farooqi Group, Voice of Pakistan Inc. Friday reported. Bilal Engineer is arrested from an adjoining area of Multan, sources disclosed. Three more persons have been arrested from Shera Kot area of Lahore on the tip-off by Bilal. The arrested persons are Moosa Khan, Hikmatullah and Sher Rabbani, [...]
Continue reading...South Waziristan: Preparations for operation complete, curfew imposed
16. October 2009
As the acts of terrorism are constantly increasing day by dad, it has been decided to initiate a military operation in Waziristan against the terrorists. Curfew has been imposed in various areas and at the same time people have started to evacuate their homes. According to the sources the preparations for the operation in Waziristan [...]
Continue reading...Kerry-Lugar Bill – The hidden truth, Is Pakistan for sale?
15. October 2009
Kerry-Lugar bill (KLB) is the most discussed and hot issue these days. According to KLB, USA would give Pakistan grant of 1.5 billion US Dollars annually, upon doing their satisfaction of Pakistan’s character and attitude in five different departments. The grant would be given in installments once the US Department of State is satisfied with [...]
Continue reading...Professor Abdul Jabbar Shakir Passes Away
14. October 2009
Professor Abdul Jabbar Shakir Passes Away Islamabad ( Pakistan ) Renowned religious scholar & Director of the Study Seerah Center of the International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI), Professor Abdul Jabbar Shakir passed away in Islamabad on Tuesday. He was 63. His funeral prayers was held at Faisal Mosque Islamabad. Director Dawah Academy Sajid ur Rehman [...]
Continue reading...Jemima Khan will tell her side of the story
11. October 2009
Peshawar ( 11 October 2009 ) MANY millions of words have been written about Jemima Khan, her parents Sir James and Lady Annabel Goldsmith, her former husband Imran Khan, her two sons Sulaiman, 11, and Kasim, 9, and her relationships with men such as Hugh Grant and Shane Warne. She has written about travel and [...]
Continue reading...6 women civil judges take oath F.P. Report
25. September 2009
Six women civil judges cum judicial magistrates appointed in different districts of Punjab took oath today in a ceremony held at Lahore High Court Library. Registrar High Court Tahir Pervaiz has administered the oath taken by Sadaf Liaquat, Nabza, Uzma Ahsan, Nadia Mushtaq, Nazia Rashid and Mehrun Nisa. Share: Blog this! Recommend on Facebook Share [...]
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18. April 2011
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