Tag: People

LAHORE - Former Finance Affairs minister Dr Mubashir Hassan, in an exclusive interview with Pakistan Today on Friday, urged people to support Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani and Joint Chiefs of the Staff Committee (CJCSC) Chairman General Shamim Wyne in their efforts to resist the bullying tactics of the US.
The Pakistan People's Party-Shaheed Bhutto (PPP-SB) leader criticised American interference in Pakistan's internal affairs and said that the US always had

ISLAMABAD - Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Farzana Raja said that the government under the BISP has distributed Rs 78 billion amongst four million deserving families.
Talking to a private news channel, she said the target of incorporating 0.7 million poor families would be achieved by June 2011.
She said in order to ensure poor families receive facilitates as soon as possible, a poverty survey is being conducted throughout the country and NADRA is

ISLAMABAD - The Senate was informed on Friday that 2,488 terrorist acts, including a large number of suicide attacks, occurred in the country during 2008-9 and 2009-10, killing 3,169 people.
In a written reply, Interior Minister Rehman Malik informed the Upper House on Friday that 6,540 people sustained injuries terror attacks in the last two years. Malik said during the mentioned period, 606 accused were arrested from across the country for their links with terrorists, with 352

ROME - Hopes faded on Thursday for some 150 African refugees fleeing Libya whose boat capsized in the middle of the Mediterranean in stormy weather, a day after 53 survivors were plucked from the sea.
"We are still searching for 150 people. The hope of finding other survivors is fading by the hour," Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said in parliament.
Italian and Maltese coast guard vessels and planes, as well as two commercial vessels, were taking part in the high-seas

JUBA - About 34,000 southern Sudanese have fled their homes after tribal clashes over land, water and cattle in recent weeks, a UN humanitarian official said, adding to southern troubles before independence in July.
The oil-rich south voted overwhelmingly to separate from the north in a January referendum, promised as part of a 2005 peace deal that ended decades of civil war in Sudan. At least two million died in the war, which destabilised much of the region.
The euphoria

TUNIS - Actress and goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie appealed on Tuesday for international support for people fleeing the conflict in Libya and for increased aid for those inside the country. Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the UN refugee agency UNHCR who visited the Libyan-Tunisian border, said recent arrivals from Libya had told her about heavy fighting and assaults.
More than 400,000 people have fled Libya to Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, Algeria, Chad and Sudan since February

TUNIS - Actress and goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie appealed on Tuesday for international support for people fleeing the conflict in Libya and for increased aid for those inside the country.
Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations' refugee agency UNHCR who visited the Libyan-Tunisian border, said recent arrivals from Libya had told her about heavy fighting, harassment and assaults.
More than 400,000 people have fled Libya to Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, Algeria,

LAHORE - An unusual rush was seen at Sunday Bazaars due to first week of the month while prices of vegetables and fruits showed a mix trend. The number of customers doubled and sales also increased at almost every bazaar. The prices of onion, potatoes, lemon, chicken and spinach increased while prices of cucumber, garlic, tomatoes, peas, apples, bananas, strawberry and guava decreased.
Vendors said that the number of customers increased compared to ordinary days, as it was the

KARACHI - Zunaira Sardar's work deals with personal space and environment. Her work revolves around these lines, yet she tries to coordinate and understand the surroundings and people she deals with on daily basis. "I have a thirst to find and seek the experiences through commitment and interaction on personal and professional basis. The chaos leads to a conclusion, which is natural yet openly dealt with on the whole," Sardar says. VASL Art is an artist-led initiative that brings

KARACHI - The people of Pakistan have unanimously rejected Thursday's hike in petroleum prices, saying the move would increase inflation by at five to 10 percent across the country. The inflation-stricken masses would face around 10 percent increase in price of all items after nine to 13 percent hike in petroleum prices, sources told Pakistan Today.
The hike would have its impacts in three dimensions, as it would increase freight charges, cost of production and transportation,

KARACHI - The people of Pakistan have unanimously rejected Thursday's hike in petroleum prices, saying the move would increase inflation by at five to 10 percent across the country. The inflation-stricken masses would face around 10 percent increase in price of all items after nine to 13 percent hike in petroleum prices, sources told Pakistan Today. The hike would have its impacts in three dimensions, as it would increase freight charges, cost of production and transportation, and

HONG KONG - The world's highest hotel opened its doors in Hong Kong on Tuesday, housed in the city's tallest skyscraper and offering unrivalled panoramic views of the world famous Victoria Harbour.
Towering some 490 metres (1,600 feet) above the bustling, chaotic streets of the Southern Chinese city, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is making a grand comeback after temporarily closing in 2008.
Visitors peered out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the 118th floor of the International

WASHINGTON - Citizens of Lahore are among more than one billion urban residents who will face serious water shortages by 2050 as climate change worsens effects of urbanisation, with Indian cities among the worst hit, a study said Monday. The shortage threatens sanitation in some of the world's fastest-growing cities but also poses risks for wildlife if cities pump in water from outside, said the article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study found that under

ROME - More than 6 million people in North Korea urgently need food aid because of substantial falls in domestic production, food imports and international aid, the United Nations said on Friday.
In a report released after a joint mission to the reclusive communist state, where a famine in the 1990s killed an estimated 1 million people, three UN agencies said North Korea's public distribution system would run out of food at the beginning of the lean season that runs between May

FAISALABAD - The relatives and friends of a murdered cable operator gathered in front of the Faisalabad Press Club (FPC) to protest against the police inaction towards the arrest of an alleged killer. About two weeks back, cable operator Muhammad Shahbaz was killed by Qasim after a trivial altercation in Gulshan Colony under the jurisdiction of Gulberg Police Station. The victim's brother Abbas registered first information report (FIR) with Gulberg police but they were unable to

GUJRANWALA - Only 35 percent people in Pakistan's 7th largest city have been provided by Gujranwala Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) with clean drinking water while most of them are forced to intake contaminated water owing to out-of-date infrastructure of the water supply system. A survey report revealed that the WASA could only deliver water supply services to 35 percent of the population while only 70 percent of the masses in the city area have the civic amenity of sewerage

PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Barrister Masood Kausar awarded civil awards to eight prominent personalities of the province for their valuable contribution in various fields on the eve of Pakistan Day at Governor's House Peshawar on Wednesday. A special ceremony held at Jirga Hall was attended by the provincial minsiters, parliamentarians, high ranking government officials and notables. The governor formally gave away pride of performance awards to Dr Shafqat Karim for