Tag: Curb

Northern Ireland churches suspend handshake to curb ‘Australian flu’

BELFAST: A Catholic diocese in Northern Ireland has suspended the “sign of peace” handshake in its masses due to the risk of infection from a strain of...

Curbing plagiarism a daunting task

ISLAMABAD: Curbing plagiarism at educational institutions seems like a herculean task at present, as evidenced by the 54 plagiarism cases under review with the...

Women peace conference to curb terrorism

The National Women’s Peace Conference will be held on January 10 to highlight the role of women in managing situations of terror and resolving...

Know thy limits

All roads, it seems, lead to the apex court After a torrid discussion with someone whose analytical excellence and intellect I hold in high esteem,...

IGP stresses effective steps to curb crime in capital

Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) Bani Amin Khan has ordered his subordinates to take effective steps to control crimes in the city and...

SECP moves to curb insider trading

In a major development, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Wednesday announced imposing penalty of Rs5 million on a former employee...

Police told to curb crime

Islamabad Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muhammad Yousaf Malik has told police officials to take effective steps to control crime in the city and...

Effective drainage can curb frequent flooding

It will be difficult to control frequent Monsoon flooding without an effective drainage system, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Inter provincial coordination Mian...

Effective drainage can curb frequent flooding

It will be difficult to control frequent Monsoon flooding without an effective drainage system, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Inter provincial coordination Mian...

‘VECOP can help curb harmful vehicle emissions’

The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency’s successfully concluded scheme - Vehicular Emission Control Programme (VECOP) - should be run on a regular basis to mitigate...

Sindh to seek Centre’s help to curb illegal arms

The provincial government on Tuesday decided to write a letter to the federal government seeking proper guidance, directives and permission under the law to...

SECP takes measures to curb illegal practices

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has decided to develop code of business and legal framework to strengthen investment and detect prohibited...

Special squad to curb street crimes: CCPO

A special squad is being formulated to combat street crimes, under which policemen on motorcycles will patrol various small streets of the city on...

Pakistan and US vow to jointly curb use of IEDs

Pakistan and the US on Tuesday vowed to work together to save the citizens of Pakistan, the US and Afghanistan by checking the use...

LJCP seeks proposals to curb crime against women

The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) on Saturday took serious note of the practice of giving women and young girls in marriage...

Govt working on two-pronged strategy to curb targeted killings, says Shah

KARACHI - To eliminate targeted killing from the city, the government has adopted a two-pronged strategy under which it is contacting political parties and also taking administrative measures, said Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah. He said this at a press conference after presiding over a meeting regarding the law and order situation at the Chief Minister's House on Wednesday. This was the first meeting of the chief minister holding the portfolio of the Home Department, after