PU VC condoles PRO’s mother’s death
Punjab University (PU) Vice-Chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamran on Tuesday visited the residence of PU Public Relations Officer (PRO) Khurram Shehzad to condole the death of his mother. Earlier, funeral of the deceased…
Financial crisis in Pakistan Railways
The Ministry of Finance has asked the State Bank of Pakistan to hold the release of salaries and other payments Pakistan Railways causing further chaos in a department marred by corruption and…
Pregnant woman dies in road accident
A 32-year-old pregnant woman died after a collision between two rickshaws in the Nawankot Police Station precincts on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Sameena Bibi, a resident of Dobanpura Area located…
Govt counsel gets time to file reply
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a petition until September 27 seeking release and repatriation of seven Pakistanis illegally detained at Bagram Jail, Afghanistan. Sultana Noon, a…
HRCP slams barring of Sikhs from temple
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Tuesday noted the barring of Sikhs from a gurdwara in Lahore and called the restriction by the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) scandalous and…
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Governance initiatives
Pakistan’s problems of governance do not require as much unknown remedies as they do political will to initiate bold reforms. Unnecessary leakages, high non-development expenditure, and a low tax-base have strained the…
LHC stays removal of 1,173 FESCO employees
A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) headed by acting Chief Justice (CJ) Sh Azmat Saeed on Tuesday granted interim stay order against removal of 1,173 employees of the Faisalabad…
LRMTS is a PML-Q project, says Elahi
The Punjab government’s sinister move of renaming and asserting its claim over the Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System (LRMTS) will fall flat since people are aware it was planned and financed by…
Transport fares rise on CNG closure
Fares of rickshaws and public transport run on CNG have increased owing to non-availability of CNG in the city. Commuters complained that rickshaw drivers are charging double fares only because of non-availability…
Former PU VC appointed incompetent professor on cancelled post
Another academic corruption scandal was exposed on Tuesday when it was revealed that former Punjab University (PU) vice-chancellor (VC) Lieutenant General (r) Arshad Mehmood appointed an incompetent professor on a cancelled post,…
Auto sector expected to grow
Indus Motor Company (IMC) Chief Executive Officer Pervez Ghias, in an interview with Profit, said it is expected that the automobile industry will grow by 8 per cent in the financial year…
Nothing ‘special’ about prices this Ramazan
Although the Punjab government has announced to give a special package to the public during Ramadan and planned bazaars in certain areas, but the plan will not give any results, as profiteers…
CGT playing havoc with investment in stock market
Capital Gain Tax (CGT) has played havoc with the stock exchanges of the country and requires immediate withdrawal. It is very complex and is blocking market liquidity and causing low market turnovers.…
Anwar takes over as SBP acting governor
Yaseen Anwar took over as Acting Governor State Bank of Pakistan following the acceptance of the resignation of SBP Governor Shahid H. Kardar. The Federal Government notified the acceptance of the resignation…
Iran-Pak gas pipeline to be completed by Dec 2012
In a major development Petroleum Minister Dr. Asim Hussain said on Tuesday that the Iran Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project would be completed two years ahead of time by December 2012. Talking…
From ballads to heavy metal
Octave Project, organized by The Curtain Call Society and Hang Ten has now become a monthly attraction in Pakistani music. It is a platform for all kinds of aspiring musicians to come…