Bus Rapid Transit only solution to Karachi traffic woes: Penelosa
KARACHI: Former Columbia mayor and expert in urban city transport system Enrique Penelosa has said that a ‘Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)’ is the only way to deal with Karachi’s traffic mess, which is likely...
View Article‘Allocate separate funds for print, electronic media’
LAHORE: Renowned personalities from the world of journalism and literature have stressed on the allocation of separate budgets for the print and electronic media, terming it necessary for the overall...
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State of education financing in Pakistan
Merely increasing the education budgets will not solve all the problems that our education system is facing. Budget increase needs to be supplemented with its proper utilization, earmarking...
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Benazir Bhutto case: Arrest warrants out for six witnesses
RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Rawalpindi on Thursday issued arrest warrants for six witnesses in former prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s murder case for not appearing in court despite...
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Brainstorming session: Health officials push for ‘quality’ anti-polio drives
ISLAMABAD: Federal and provincial health representatives have urged improving the quality rather than the number of anti-polio campaigns, as they began mapping out strategies to keep polio at bay in...
View ArticleTwelve hurt in New York building collapse, blaze
NEW YORK: Twelve people were hurt Thursday when a New York building collapsed and a large blaze tore through a neighboring property, which was also at risk of falling down, the fire department said....
View ArticleFive girls sexually assaulted
FAISALABAD: Five girls, including a seven-year-old, were sexually assaulted in four incidents on Thursday night and Friday. The five men nominated in the FIR registered with the Chak Jhumra police were...
View ArticleProject achieves financial close with govt guarantee
ISLAMABAD: Gul Ahmed Wind Power Limited, a subsidiary of Gul Ahmed Energy Limited, and the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) have signed a document assuring the government’s guarantee and...
View ArticleFFBL, Fauji Foundation to acquire Noon Pakistan
KARACHI: Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited (FFBL) and Fauji Foundation, in a public announcement on Friday, expressed their intention for a joint acquisition of 51% shares in Noon Pakistan Limited....
View ArticleSeamless service: USAID project on gender-based violence launched
LAHORE: “Pakistan will do all it can to protect women from violence. No civilized country can tolerate gender-based violence,” said provincial assembly member (MPA) Raheela Khadim Hussain on Friday....
View ArticleYouhanabad hopes for a trouble-free Easter
LAHORE: Shopkeepers in Youhanabad markets are hopeful that a possible end to police raids following a meeting between the church leadership and the city police will help the neighborhood forget the...
View ArticleIllegal hunting: Four jailed for not paying fines
MULTAN: Four of the 15 men fined for illegal hunting of a rare bird species were on Friday sent to the Rahim Yar Khan central jail on their failure to pay the fine. The 11 others were set free after...
View ArticleClosure: Final arguments sought on Model Town JIT report
LAHORE: A full bench of Lahore High Court on Friday sought final arguments by March 31 on pleas seeking release of judicial inquiry report on the June 17 Model Town killings. The bench was hearing...
View ArticleSHO admonished over unsatisfactory reply
LAHORE: Lahore High Court on Friday admonished the Nishter Town SHO for not producing before the court 10 suspects detained for their role in lynching of two men in Youhanabad following twin attacks...
View ArticleAftermath: Polio drive postponed
KARACHI: The ongoing police vaccination drive was stopped in district Malir following the bomb attack on a police van near Landhi on Friday morning. Health service director Zaffar Aijaz said the polio...
View ArticleMulti-million investment: AKU opens doors to three new operation theatres
KARACHI: With three new operation theatres, the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) patients will have fewer chances of contracting an infection during a surgery. “The facilities provided in these...
View ArticleTwo policemen arrested over murder of colleagues
GILGIT: Gilgit police have arrested two policemen accused of murdering their colleagues in the suburbs of the city. Hussain Iqbal and Manzoom Hussain were shot dead near Sakwar area on Thursday over a...
View ArticleTargeted attack?: Three killed, two injured in firing incident
CHARSADDA: Three people were killed while two others were injured on Friday night in a firing incident in Tala Shah area of Umerzai, Charsadda district. According a police report filed on Saturday by...
View ArticleRainy spell: New weather system hits K-P
SHANGLA / PESHAWAR: A new spell of torrential rain hit Khyber-Pakthunkhwa on Saturday and is expected to last till April 3, said officials of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). A westerly...
View ArticleBalochistan Unrest: District council chief, guard kidnapped
QUETTA: Members of an outlawed Baloch separatist organisation kidnapped the head of Kharan district council near Patken area of Kharan district on Saturday. According to a senior official of...
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