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CADD development budget cut by almost 17 per cent
ISLAMABAD: The government has allocated Rs1.5 billion under the public sector development programme (PSDP) for 20 old and new schemes under the Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD)...
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KARACHI: A science teacher from Loralai was transferred to Quetta, where there are already eight teachers for 30 students. A teacher from Loralai is also paid the same amount as a teacher in Quetta...
View ArticleStepsister?: Rawalpindi lacks public involvement programme
RAWALPINDI: Islamabad and Rawalpindi may be famous as the twin cities of Pakistan, but in reality, they are anything but twins, as the latter stands out as the disfigured sibling of the capital....
View ArticleRoll No. Slips Dispatched: AIOU exams start from Monday
ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will hold its PGD, MA, MSc, MS, MPhil and PhD exams for the Autumn Semester from June 1 across the country simultaneously. AIOU Controller Exams Sohail...
View Article#PeacefulKarachi: ‘Cage of guns’
KARACHI: Part of the event was an interesting installation, at the heart of which was a cage full of guns made of paper. Origami birds of different colours were perched outside the cage. The...
View ArticleRawalpindi To Naran: PTDC bus service from June 1
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) seasonal bus service between Rawalpindi and Naran would start from June 1 to promote domestic tourism in the country. PTDC Managing...
View ArticleAnti-Encroachment Operation: Shopkeepers fined, goods confiscated
RAWALPINDI: The Rawal Town Municipal Administration (TMA) under its anti-encroachment operation on Friday imposed fines on 43 shopkeepers while goods of 52 shopkeepers were confiscated from various...
View ArticleSerious problem: ’24% population suffering from heartburn’
KARACHI: Approximately 24 per cent of the population is suffering from heartburn, participants of a seminar on ‘Heartburn — A Global Perspective’ learnt on Friday. The seminar was organised at the...
View ArticleSindh industrialists demand reduction in GIDC
ISLAMABAD: As the government presses hard its proposal to levy 5% sales tax on the textile sector to raise an additional Rs40 billion, industrialists, particularly Sindh-based owners of processing...
View ArticlePetty issue: Minor attacked by guard
FAISALABAD: Dijkot residents said on Saturday that a security guard had beaten a minor over a petty issue. Chak 535-GB resident Imran Khan, an uncle of the victim, said Sajawal had requested watchman...
View ArticleCross-border romance: Indian girl ‘wants to return home’
An Indian girl who had married a schoolteacher in Faisalabad four months ago now wants to go back to her home country, alleging that her husband and in-laws beat her. According to a complaint...
View ArticleWheat export: Punjab, Sindh want subsidy deadline extended
ISLAMABAD: As wheat stocks pile up, the Punjab and Sindh governments have asked the centre to extend the deadline for subsidy on exports that was applicable until May 15. A source in the Ministry of...
View ArticleWith crowds packing stadiums again, Misbah urges international teams to visit...
LAHORE: With Pakistan hosting its first one-day international series on home soil in six years against Zimbabwe before packed stands, national Test captain Misbahul Haq urged international cricketing...
View ArticlePredicament: Another petrol shortage feared as vessels arrive late
ISLAMABAD: The possibility of petrol shortage is emerging again due to continuous delay in the provision of vessels for the import of petroleum products by the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation...
View ArticleEmphasis on modernisation: Livestock and dairy exhibition kicks off
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that the provincial government is committed to promoting agriculture, livestock, dairy and other sectors and will provide incentives and...
View ArticleLow-cost innovation: Google Cardboard becomes a hit
SAN FRANCISCO: Google said this week one of its least expensive innovations – virtual reality headgear made of cardboard – has become a huge hit. The tech giant said it has a new version of its...
View ArticleGovernment increasingly focuses on coal, solar resources
LAHORE: In a bid to tackle the energy crisis and bring down electricity tariff, the government is working on a policy that calls for greater focus on domestic resources like coal and solar energy to...
View ArticleDastgir supports zero-rating facility for textile exporters
FAISALABAD: Federal Minister of Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan has assured textile exporters of full support in restoring the zero-rating sales tax regime and expeditious clearance of refund claims in...
View ArticleAbove the law?: PTI minister accused of forcibly taking ballot boxes away
DI KHAN: A minister of the ruling party was roaming scot-free in DI Khan after allegedly forcibly taking away ballot boxes from a polling station on Sunday. According to the DI Khan police, vote count...
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Report compiled: Preliminary FAFEN report confirms gross misconduct
PESHAWAR: In a report issued on Sunday, the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) gave an overview of the local government elections across the province, stating there were massive irregularities and...
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