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29th May, 2012
CDA officers rebel against ‘political interference’
ISLAMABAD, May 28: The Capital Development Authority Officers Welfare Association (CAWA) on Monday held an emergency meeting and through a resolution vowed that no ‘political’ pressure would be
ISLAMABAD, May 28: The Capital Development Authority Officers Welfare Association (CAWA) on Monday held an emergency meeting and through a resolution vowed that no ‘political’ pressure would be
29th May, 2012
Scholars stress saving local languages
ISLAMABAD, May 28: There are 6,000 languages in the world out of which every year 2,500 vanish from the face earth, so we need to make sure that our local languages remain alive.
ISLAMABAD, May 28: There are 6,000 languages in the world out of which every year 2,500 vanish from the face earth, so we need to make sure that our local languages remain alive.
29th May, 2012
Two brothers killed
GUJAR KHAN, May 28: Motorbike racing left two brothers dead and five others injured on Kharali Matial Road some 15km from here on Monday.
GUJAR KHAN, May 28: Motorbike racing left two brothers dead and five others injured on Kharali Matial Road some 15km from here on Monday.
29th May, 2012
‘Water reservoirs vital to resolve energy crisis’
ATTOCK, May 28: The central President Tehreek Istiqlal Rehmat Khan Wardak has said that construction of mega water reservoirs is essential and needs priority on other subjects to resolve the
ATTOCK, May 28: The central President Tehreek Istiqlal Rehmat Khan Wardak has said that construction of mega water reservoirs is essential and needs priority on other subjects to resolve the
29th May, 2012
Women among 800 drug users in Pindi
ISLAMABAD, May 28: A small proportion of women is among the around 800 injecting drug users (IDUs) mapped in Rawalpindi during a recent Dutch-funded rapid situation assessment (RSA).
ISLAMABAD, May 28: A small proportion of women is among the around 800 injecting drug users (IDUs) mapped in Rawalpindi during a recent Dutch-funded rapid situation assessment (RSA).
29th May, 2012
Thalassaemia test may be a must in capital
ISLAMABAD, May 28: The government is working on a summary to make pre-marital test for thalassaemia mandatory to check the spread of the disease in the federal capital, it has been learnt.
ISLAMABAD, May 28: The government is working on a summary to make pre-marital test for thalassaemia mandatory to check the spread of the disease in the federal capital, it has been learnt.
29th May, 2012
Pakistan Railways retrieves land from army
RAWALPINDI, May 28: Pakistan Railways (PR) has reached a settlement with Pakistan Army over a land dispute of eight acres in Rawalpindi while negotiations were still under way to retrieve another 24 acres.
RAWALPINDI, May 28: Pakistan Railways (PR) has reached a settlement with Pakistan Army over a land dispute of eight acres in Rawalpindi while negotiations were still under way to retrieve another 24 acres.
29th May, 2012
‘Pir’, family land in police lock-up
ISLAMABAD, May 28: The Bhara Kahu police on Monday arrested a ‘faith healer’ on the charge of depriving two women of their gold ornaments.
ISLAMABAD, May 28: The Bhara Kahu police on Monday arrested a ‘faith healer’ on the charge of depriving two women of their gold ornaments.
29th May, 2012
Nepra issued notice in contempt plea
ISLAMABAD, May 28: Justice Riaz Ahmed Khan of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued notice to the chairman National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) and directed him to submit reply
ISLAMABAD, May 28: Justice Riaz Ahmed Khan of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued notice to the chairman National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) and directed him to submit reply
29th May, 2012
Promotions in BS-21 and above Govt challenges order of single bench
ISLAMABAD, May 28: The federal government on Monday filed an intra-court appeal in the Islamabad High Court challenging the orders of the single bench comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui in the
ISLAMABAD, May 28: The federal government on Monday filed an intra-court appeal in the Islamabad High Court challenging the orders of the single bench comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui in the
29th May, 2012
Man shoots cousin dead
RAWALPINDI, May 28: A man was shot dead by his cousin in Rawat on Monday, police said.
RAWALPINDI, May 28: A man was shot dead by his cousin in Rawat on Monday, police said.
29th May, 2012
Body found
ISLAMABAD, May 28: A decomposed body of a man was found from a nullah here on Monday, police said.
ISLAMABAD, May 28: A decomposed body of a man was found from a nullah here on Monday, police said.
29th May, 2012
Exhibition for a cause brings forth talent
ISLAMABAD, May 28: ‘Women empowerment’ is a goal that shows up a lot in the world of development but is hard to trace or quantify and its results do not often become visible.
ISLAMABAD, May 28: ‘Women empowerment’ is a goal that shows up a lot in the world of development but is hard to trace or quantify and its results do not often become visible.
29th May, 2012
NEWS IN BRIEF
MUZAFFARABAD, May 28: Four persons from a relatively small tribe were shot dead by their opponents from a major tribe over a land dispute in the Kotli district of Azad Kashmir on Monday.
MUZAFFARABAD, May 28: Four persons from a relatively small tribe were shot dead by their opponents from a major tribe over a land dispute in the Kotli district of Azad Kashmir on Monday.
28th May, 2012
Fund shortage: 4,000 HEC scholarships put on hold
ISLAMABAD, May 27: Over 4,000 scholarships approved by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) have been delayed due to non-release of funds amounting to Rs13.82 billion.
ISLAMABAD, May 27: Over 4,000 scholarships approved by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) have been delayed due to non-release of funds amounting to Rs13.82 billion.
28th May, 2012
Artists say NAG becoming dull
ISLAMABAD, May 27: The National Art Gallery is a modern edifice on the outside but that does not reflect inside. It has been nearly a decade since the gallery made major art acquisitions.
ISLAMABAD, May 27: The National Art Gallery is a modern edifice on the outside but that does not reflect inside. It has been nearly a decade since the gallery made major art acquisitions.
28th May, 2012
Police seen as selective in their successes
ISLAMABAD Police are enjoying high praise for recovering the city's famous bookseller Mohammad Yousuf and arresting his kidnappers. But the more lasting impression the success left on the minds of the grateful citizens was that police can bust crime when they really want to.
ISLAMABAD Police are enjoying high praise for recovering the city's famous bookseller Mohammad Yousuf and arresting his kidnappers. But the more lasting impression the success left on the minds of the grateful citizens was that police can bust crime when they really want to.
28th May, 2012
Citizens protest loadshedding
TAXILA, May 27: Residents of Hassanabdal and surrounding localities on Sunday gave their ire a vent by blocking inter-provincial Rawalpindi-Peshawar G.T. Road for over two hours.
TAXILA, May 27: Residents of Hassanabdal and surrounding localities on Sunday gave their ire a vent by blocking inter-provincial Rawalpindi-Peshawar G.T. Road for over two hours.
28th May, 2012
Worsening woes: Dry spell delays peanut sowing in Chakwal
CHAKWAL, May 27: Chaudhry Rizwan Haider who had been getting a bumper crop for the last many years was left with no other option but to plead villagers for reciting the Holy Quran and praying to Almighty for rain.
CHAKWAL, May 27: Chaudhry Rizwan Haider who had been getting a bumper crop for the last many years was left with no other option but to plead villagers for reciting the Holy Quran and praying to Almighty for rain.
28th May, 2012
House looted
TAXILA, May 27: Three armed dacoits looted a house in Khawaja Nagar near railway station during early hours of Sunday in the limits of Hassanabdal police station.
TAXILA, May 27: Three armed dacoits looted a house in Khawaja Nagar near railway station during early hours of Sunday in the limits of Hassanabdal police station.
28th May, 2012
NEWS IN BRIEF
ATTOCK, May 27: A young man, the son a police official died in a road accident at Attock-Kamra road on Saturday evening.
ATTOCK, May 27: A young man, the son a police official died in a road accident at Attock-Kamra road on Saturday evening.
28th May, 2012
Tevta workers stage protest
TAXILA, May 27: Scores of teaching staff and students of Government Polytechnic College along with the employees of Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) blocked Taxila-Hattar road on Saturday against police torture on Tevta employees in Lahore Wednesday.
TAXILA, May 27: Scores of teaching staff and students of Government Polytechnic College along with the employees of Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) blocked Taxila-Hattar road on Saturday against police torture on Tevta employees in Lahore Wednesday.
28th May, 2012
CDA expects no funding for new projects
ISLAMABAD, May 27: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) will announce over Rs27 billion budget for the fiscal year 2012-13 in the first week of June, and there will be no funding from the federal government for any new project, Member Finance Javed Jehangir told Dawn on Sunday.
ISLAMABAD, May 27: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) will announce over Rs27 billion budget for the fiscal year 2012-13 in the first week of June, and there will be no funding from the federal government for any new project, Member Finance Javed Jehangir told Dawn on Sunday.
28th May, 2012
Civic bodies set to lock horns
RAWALPINDI, May 27: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has contacted the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to take over management of Sangjani Filtration Plant which supplies water to Rawalpindi and Islamabad from Khanpur Dam.
RAWALPINDI, May 27: The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has contacted the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to take over management of Sangjani Filtration Plant which supplies water to Rawalpindi and Islamabad from Khanpur Dam.
28th May, 2012
Hit by heat: withered patients throng allied hospitals
RAWALPINDI, May 27: A scorching heat wave gripped the Potohar region and more than 200 patients with diarrhoea, kidney and stomach-related problems had been brought to the three government-run hospitals of the garrison city for the last two days.
RAWALPINDI, May 27: A scorching heat wave gripped the Potohar region and more than 200 patients with diarrhoea, kidney and stomach-related problems had been brought to the three government-run hospitals of the garrison city for the last two days.
27th May, 2012
KP govt ignores core issues in new peace initiative
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has once again launched a new and more ‘comprehensive’ strategy to fight militancy. It is being lauded as the way forward as Nato forces plan their withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has once again launched a new and more ‘comprehensive’ strategy to fight militancy. It is being lauded as the way forward as Nato forces plan their withdrawal from Afghanistan.
27th May, 2012
Prayer leader detained
ISLAMABAD, May 26: The prayer leader of a mosque at F-11/4, which has been at the centre of a dispute between two groups, was arrested under preventative measures on Friday.
ISLAMABAD, May 26: The prayer leader of a mosque at F-11/4, which has been at the centre of a dispute between two groups, was arrested under preventative measures on Friday.
27th May, 2012
Interferon at discounted rate: Relief not reaching patients
ISLAMABAD, May 26: The relief of a multinational pharmaceutical company, offering two free interferon injections to Hepatitis-C patients on the purchase of as many, seems not reaching the end users, it has been learnt.
ISLAMABAD, May 26: The relief of a multinational pharmaceutical company, offering two free interferon injections to Hepatitis-C patients on the purchase of as many, seems not reaching the end users, it has been learnt.
27th May, 2012
Release of two terror suspects ordered
ISLAMABAD, May 26: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday declared the extension in the detention of two terrorism suspects by the Federal Review Board (FRB) as illegal, and directed the superintendent of Adiala
ISLAMABAD, May 26: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday declared the extension in the detention of two terrorism suspects by the Federal Review Board (FRB) as illegal, and directed the superintendent of Adiala
27th May, 2012
Can CDA be saved from increasing political interference?
Recently, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) observed that political appointments have marred the affairs of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and this practice was believed to be one of the reasons for
Recently, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) observed that political appointments have marred the affairs of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and this practice was believed to be one of the reasons for
