Tag: Proposal

Punjab Forest and Fisheries Minister Ahmed Ali Aulakh told the Punjab Assembly on Thursday that no proposal was under consideration for establishing a new...

The United States and Afghanistan appeared close to signing a vital diplomatic deal, a pact that would continue cooperation between the two countries after...

People on Friday had mixed responses to the Rs 3.7 trillion proposed budget 2011-2012, tabled by the PPP in the National Assembly through Finance...

No proposal to provide ad-hoc relief to government employees in the 2011-2012 budget is under consideration but the final decision in this regard would...

Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) chief Gulbadeen Hekmatyar said on Tuesday that he was willing to talk to the United States to resolve the Afghan conflict. In...

China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said it was unaware of a request by Pakistan to Beijing for help in building a naval base at...

After being strongly criticised by different sections of society, particularly parents of school-going children, the Sindh government has finally announced that all public and...

KARACHI - The Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) South Zone has voiced strong opposition to two days off in the week for energy conservation. In a statement, PTA chairman Aziz Ahmed said Pakistan's economy which is already at its lowest ebb and many sectors are mired in crisis.
The decision to observe two days off in a week may result in total collapse of industrial sector especially the export sector which will suffer heavily, he lamented.Ahmed stated the decision last year

ISLAMABAD - The provincial governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) have rejected the centre's proposal of two holidays a week during summer and desired its non inclusion in recommendations for the energy summit. An official source at the Ministry of Water and Power said some of the draft recommendations for the energy summit were shared with the provinces to seek their consent.
Punjab and KPK both objected to the proposal of two holidays a week, saying it badly

LAHORE - The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has reissued its previous proposal for allowing the commercial import of second hand buses up to three years old on condition that such buses are first certified by a reputable pre-shipment inspection company which furnishes confirmation to the effect that the vehicle in question has a road life of at least five years.
Ministry of Commerce in a summary for the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet proposed that the commercial

ISLAMABAD - Rejecting the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)'s proposal of taking the army and judiciary on board to resolve national issues, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said on Thursday that it was the duty of people's representatives and not of the judiciary and the army to devise national agenda. "It is the responsibility of the politicians who are people's representatives to find ways to steer the country out of persistent crises and

KARACHI - The technical proposal of the National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) has been rejected as the firm has refused to carry out drilling work in the Thar coalfields under the water master plan, Coal and Energy Development Department Secretary Ejaz Ali Khan informed the Project Steering Committee on Thar Coal and Power Technical Assistance Project (TC&PTAP) in a recent meeting. The scheme titled 'Water Master Plan for Thar Coal Fields including Hydro geological, Water

KARACHI - Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Ali Mirza has approved a proposal for the constitution of an oversight committee to operate the department's complaint centre on a public-private partnership basis. According to a Home Department statement issued on Sunday, the minister said that the proposal would be submitted to the Sindh chief minister for formal approval. The proposal was shaped by the Consultant on Home Affairs, Sharfuddin Memon for making the complaint centre more

KARACHI - The actual bone of contention between the management of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and its pilots' association is the proposed sale of the Boeing 777 fleet which is being lobbied for by Managing Director Ijaz Haroon.
Sources told Pakistan Today that the PIA MD has failed to secure a bailout package from the government, and his plan of selling the 777 fleet is ostensibly aimed at offsetting the huge losses of the national flag carrier. The PIA management

SAHIWAL - Two brothers raped a widow when she rejected a marriage proposal from one of them. Reportedly, Ashiq, a resident of Chak No 107/12L, wanted to marry Naseem, the widow of Saeed. On her refusal, Ashiq, along with his brother, abducted Naseem and took her to some unknown place where she was raped by both of them.
SAHIWAL WILL GET MODEL BAZAAR: The Punjab government will establish model bazaars in all big cities of the province to provide essential commodities at cheep

LAHORE - It is possible to save Rs 80 billion per annum in the Punjab government by curtailing expenditures and introducing revenue reforms, a proposal formulated by the PCS Officers Association read on Wednesday.
According to the formula proposed by the provincial service officers, Rs 30 billion per annum can be saved per annum by curtailing expenditures. The PCS officers put forward that a lot of money could be saved by restricting the number of vehicles for officers and

KASUR - A young girl was killed over a marriage dispute at Kandonagar in the jurisdiction of Chunian Police Station. Reportedly, Waryam and Shaukat came to the house of Tufail and proposed his daughter for marriage to one of their relatives. On his refusal, they killed his daughter Manzooran.
TWO KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT: Two people were killed in a road accident in the jurisdiction of Sarai Mughal Police Station. Reportedly, three people were going to their village on their