Tag: Plans

Hugh Hefner has revealed details of his upcoming nuptials with Crystal Harris - the pair is set to wed on 18 June. The Playboy icon is preparing to marry for the third time after proposing to his 24-year-old girlfriend on Christmas Day. And now the 84 year old has unveiled his plans for the big day, revealing he will exchange vows with Harris in a romantic ceremony at his mansion.
After Harris announced the date to CNN host Piers Morgan, Hefner added, "My brother will be my best

ISLAMABAD - Management of the National Logistics Cell (NLC) has informed the government regarding its plans to hire finance and audit professionals for improving the organisation's working. This was informed by the management of NLC at a briefing of the National Logistics Board (NLB), held under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh here on Thursday.
An official source said that the Finance Minister wanted to figure out whether the entity would retain its

BRUSSELS - Belgium this week snatches Iraq's record as the country boasting the world's longest recent political crisis - an event celebrated tongue-in-cheek by a "chips revolution" honouring its favourite dish. After boycotts on sex and shaving, Thursday's bid to bring feuding politicians back to the negotiating table is the latest proving the country at least still has humour.
On Thursday, the nation of 11 million people, prestigious home to global institutions the EU and NATO,

KARACHI - The Engro Corporation Limited (ECL), one of the largest conglomerates listed at Karachi Stock Exchange, is planning to increase the company's authorised capital by Rs 1.0 billion to Rs 4.5 billion. The fertiliser and power giant had calculated its existing authorised capital at Rs 3.5 billion as of December 31, 2010.
The ECL has notified its shareholders at the country's three bourses in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore about the company's intention to increase its

LAHORE - Developing football academies is an innovative approach to educating students for a career in football, says PFF President Faisal Saleh Hayat. Faisal is hopeful that the talent generated from these academies participates in our forthcoming 13th National U13 Festival of Football.
According to Faisal, PFF aims to broaden the player base by attracting new participants, and several academies have been built so that talented players can be identified and nurtured. Most of

ISLAMABAD - The government on Wednesday shared its plans for expenditure cuts with the PML-N team by disclosing that it planned to halve the increase in salaries of government employees in this year's budget for the remaining four months of the current fiscal year, and reduce the Rs 70 billion-flood relief fund by Rs 10 billion.
A source said the PML-N team, however, demanded an across-the-board salary cut, including slashing of salaries of parliamentarians, ministers, the prime

LAHORE - Punjab Industrial Estate (PIE) is pushing forward with plans to establish power plants not only at Sundar but also at Rahim Yar Khan, Bhalwal and Multan Industrial Estate as well as evaluating alternate energy options. It is working towards the required gas quota and had requested the federal government for special consideration and on instructions of the Punjab chief minister, a special case was taken up with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources but the body has

Mexican movie director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is eager to see footballer Wayne Rooney swap the pitch for the big screen, insisting the sports star will "have a good Hollywood career" once he hangs up his boots. The 'Biutiful' filmmaker worked alongside the national player on a Nike commercial as part of last year's World Cup tournament.
In the series of clips, Rooney had to take on several different roles and Inarritu was so impressed with the 25 year old's acting abilities

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) will initiate a talent hunt programme from school level to prepare players who could represent Pakistan in the international circuit. "The tennis players will be given central contracts, enabling them to fully concentrate on their game and bring a good name to the country," Senior Vice President, PTF, Irshad Bhatti said here on Sunday.
"We are also going to open tennis academies at tehsil and district levels to make this sport more

ISLAMABAD - Even though Ministry of Tourism, under the devolution plan, will not be a federal subject after February 28, there is no clear outline of how it is to be devolved, the Standing Committee of the Senate on Tourism was told on Saturday.
"There are 123 employees of the ministry, 22 Memorandum of Understandings with different countries, Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), asset of Rs 23 million land of Malam Jabba Resort and several other allied departments of

MADRID - Spain plans a partial state takeover of its weakest savings banks as it seeks to reassure investors a rescue will not weigh on its deficit. A source familiar with the matter disclosed that the government would force debt-laden regional savings banks to become conventional banks and seek stock market listings to persuade skittish investors that they are good investments.
The state-backed bank restructuring fund (FROB) would then take stakes in the banks - known as cajas -

ISLAMABAD - Painting a bleak picture of the economy, the government finally started sharing plans to improve how it functions with the parliamentary political parties to persuade them to support implementation of the crucial revenue and power sector reforms.
Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Petroleum Minister Naveed Qamar, Law Minister Babar Awan, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Dr Nadeemul Haq and Minister of State for Economic Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar as well as

KARACHI - The Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Programme (BBSYD) has imparted training to over 61,000 youths and through the 2010-2011 Phase-III, around 50,000

KARACHI - The Sindh government has established a new cell to take over the responsibilities of the public-private partnership unit being run by the Finance Department after failing to ensure that development schemes are properly implemented
The main objective of establishing the new cell is to achieve the goals, which the government had set, sources told Pakistan Today.
A few months ago, Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah had directed the additional chief secretary

LAHORE - The Sunni Tehreek would provide complete legal assistance to former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer's assassin Mumtaz Qadri, Sunni Ittehad Council Chairman Fazal Karim said on Sunday.
He was speaking at a religious conference at the Aiwan-e-Iqbal Auditorium. Karim condemned protests in Taseer's favour saying that no civil society or non-governmental organisations (NGO) ever held a protest against killings of Sunnis in terrorist attacks at the Jamia Naeemia, Nishtar Park

Singer Annie Lennox is heading to Africa in the New Year as she pushes forward with her campaign to stamp out the deadly HIV/AIDS virus. The former Eurythmics star is a leading campaigner for AIDS initiatives, and works closely with politicians in her native Scotland on ways to combat the disease.
And she is now planning a trip to Malawi to review the progress of anti-HIV projects set up in the country five years ago. She tells, "There is a huge pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa and

Kate Moss is planning a new career once she retires from the runway - she wants to open a school for models. The beauty has been at the forefront of the modelling industry since the 1990s and has also found success designing for fashion chain Topshop, but she has set her sights on founding a special training academy for aspiring catwalk stars.
She's adamant posing for snaps isn't as easy as it looks and modelling is an art form which should be taught to young wannabes. She