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Lahore - On the fourth day of the grand drive initiated against encroachments, the City District Government Lahore retrieved government land worth rupees 220 million. An accumulated total of 35.5 KM has been cleared from illegal extensions in all towns. As many as 541 encroached walking areas (thar'ay), 164 illegally extended staircases and 38 illegal shops were demolished. Around 356 illegally extended shades and 244 illegal signboards were destroyed. From nine towns, 28 trucks

LAHORE - The City District Government Lahore (CDGL) cleared 48-kilometre of land on Sunday from encroachments including 682 roadside stalls, 28 shops, 254 sheds, 156 stairs, 268 signboards and the material was shifted to warehouses on 24 government trucks. Land worth around Rs 10 million has been retrieved during the grand operation against encroachments under the supervision of Lahore District Coordination Officer (DCO) Ahad Cheema in Baghbanpura.
Around 4.5-kilometre area

LAHORE - During the second day of the anti-encroachment drive, the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) cleared 23-kilometre area and reclaimed government-owned land worth Rs 230 million from encroachers in all nine towns of the city.
During the grand operation, 845 roadside stalls were razed, illegal extensions of 62 shops were knocked down, 312 unauthorised sheds around shops were demolished, 479 illegally-built stairs were pulled down and 297 sign boards were removed. All

PARIS - Unrest in Libya has almost wiped out production in its key oil sector, slashing output by 1.4 million barrels a day to under 300,000, the head of French oil giant Total indicated. "Oil production in Libya must have fallen to between 200,000 and 300,000 barrels a day maximum," the chief executive of Total, Christophe de Margerie, told reporters in Paris. "There are about 1.4 million barrels a day less" than normal, since the start of an uprising against Libyan ruler Moamer

LAHORE - On the first day of the anti-encroachment campaign began at 8am. In Shalamar Town, 20 extended walk areas (Theray), 20 illegal shops, and 50 stairs were demolished. In Allama Iqbal Town, 80 extended walk areas (Theray) and 20 stairs were demolished. In Data Town, 166 extended walk areas (Theray) and 47 stairs were demolished. In Nishtar Town, 50 extended walk areas (Theray) and 15 stairs were demolished. In Aziz Bhatti Town, 100 extended walk areas (Theray) and 30 illegal

KARACHI -The nations who forget their language and culture are nowhere to be found on the planet, said Sindh Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Minister Rafique Engineer. He said this while addressing the closing session of the two-day national literary conference on 'Analysis of promotion of Sindhi language and literature' organised by the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) Sindhi Department in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC)

LAHORE - The 6th Inter-Zonal Sports Competitions under Tevta and Punjab Board of Technical Education are in progress. In girls' volleyball, South Zone defeated North Zone with a huge margin of 25-6. In the athletics competitions, which were held in Punjab University Old Campus ground, North Zone bagged the first position in 100m race. Central Zone won the 800m and 1500m races. The 4x100m relay race, discus and high jump events were also won by the Central Zone. The competitions will

ISLAMABAD - The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday organised a national conference, Women as Change Agents for Coping with Climate Change, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and National Commission for Status of Women (NCSW) to mark 100 years of International Women's Day. NDMA chairman Lt Gen (r) Nadeem Ahmed chaired the conference while Minister Councilor of Norwegian Embassy Terje Barstad, Ministry of Environment Additional Secretary Kamran Ali

LAHORE - South Asia Partnership-Pakistan (SAP-PK) organised a seminar in commemoration of the 100th International Women's Day tilted "Farmer Women in the Post-Flood Situation" at the Punjabi Complex, in Qaddafi Stadium. Addressing the seminar, Shabnum Rashid from SAP-PK highlighted the importance of International Women's Day while voicing her concerns over the gaps in the ongoing relief and rehabilitation programmes.
She demanded land reforms to provide economic space to flood

KARACHI - Barclays Pakistan marked the centenary of international women's day by appreciating the contribution of inspiring women in the fields of education, business, medicine, literature, philanthropy, social work and arts. A series of events were hosted at Barclays flagship branches in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad - where senior management of Barclays presented appreciation awards to guests including Reema Khan, Shazia Marri, Ruby Shakeel, Annie, Vincenzo Prati, Nicci and Nina,

LAHORE - Lawyers marked "Iftikhar Day" on Wednesday to pay tribute to the Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry for his struggle against dictatorship after his suspension on March 9, 2007 by Pervez Musharraf. The lawyers hoisted black flags on the bar rooms and held general-house meetings. The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) held its general-house meeting on Wednesday. A large number of lawyers attended the meeting. LHCBA President Ashgar Ali Gill said that CJ

KARACHI - The lawyers' fraternity will observe a black day today (Wednesday) to mark the 4th anniversary of the removal of Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on March 9, 2007 by former military ruler Pervez Musharraf. Office-bearers of the Pakistan Bar Council, the Sindh Bar Council and the Karachi Bar Association including Zia Ahmed Awan advocate, Iftikhar Qaimkhani, Muhammad Aqil, Abdul Hameed Yousufi, Mehmood-ul-Hassan and Khalid Munawar announced this decision at

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan, like the rest of world, has been celebrating the International Women's Day for years to promote gender equality, but still it is far from achieving the goal as 8,000 incidents of violence against women were reported during the past one year across the country. This day was first observed 100 years ago, and the idea was to celebrate women and promote gender equality, especially access to education and work.
In Pakistan, women are still marginalised and

LAHORE - The University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore commemorated International Women's Day on Tuesday to express solidarity with women's groups and organisations worldwide. Gals Zone, a women's club at UMT, organised events to promote women's empowerment and create awareness about women's rights and responsibilities among female students. A floral decoration contest was also held on the occasion in which six teams participated. Tehreen Rehman and Madiha Mushtaq won the

James Bond actor Daniel Craig has dressed in drag for a short film about sexual equality made to coincide with International Women's Day on Tuesday. The film, available on YouTube here is directed by "Nowhere Boy" film maker and artist Sam Taylor-Wood and features the voice of actress Judi Dench in the style of "M," her spymaster character in the Bond movie franchise.
The script asks a besuited Craig-as-Bond a series of questions about issues facing women including pay

KARACHI - The Sindh Assembly passed a unanimous resolution on Monday to support the International Women's Day being celebrated worldwide on today (Tuesday). Sindh Minister for Electric Power Shazia Marri moved the resolution and lawmakers from different parties delivered speeches, acknowledging women's role in the development of the country.
The resolution stated, "This Assembly is proud to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the International Women's Day on March 8, 2011,

LAHORE - A vigil was held outside the Lahore Press Club (LPC) on Monday to mark the Women's Day. Kashf Foundation staff and clients from low income groups gathered outside the LPC to express solidarity with women all around the world. Talking to journalists outside the LPC, Kashf Foundation Internal Audit Head Ghulam Haider Chaudhry said that Pakistan could have economic development by investing in women entrepreneurship.
A real socio-economic change is possible only if families