Tag: Public
‘Public office holders not immune to prosecution’
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday said the constitution did not provide immunity to any public office-holder for contempt of...
Public Safety Commission to be made effective: Sharmila
Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Media Affairs Sharmila Faruqui has said it is need of the hour that National Public Safety Commission may...
HEC provides 1041 jobs at Public Universities
Higher Education Commission’s Interim Placement of Fresh PhDs (IPFP) Programme has placed 1041 Pakistani PhDs as Assistant Professors across the country at both...
Public funds are not meant to satisfy the politicians’ greed
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has said that funds allocated for various development projects in the budget are public property and should not be...
Public transport fares slashed, NA told
Minister of State for Interior Imtiaz Safdar Warraich on Friday told the National Assembly that following the reduction in petroleum prices, public transporters in...
Eat at public places in Ramadan at own risk
Eating, drinking and smoking at public places during fasting hours in Ramadan has been prohibited to ensure sanctity of the month. The Ministry of...
Public patience runs out, Army steps in
Sick of the ‘stubborn’ attitude of the young doctors, the patients and their relatives held a protest demonstration against the treatment that was being...
SEF invites private sector for public schools’ reform
Representatives from the private sector participated in an advocacy event organised by the Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) to highlight its pioneering adopt-a-school programme recently.
The...
SECP to introduce e-IPO
The SECP is about to introduce the concept of e-IPo in the upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPOs) of shares and Corporate Bonds (CBs) by...
McDonald’s admits to burger tricks
The fast-food giant has disclosed the cinematic secrets around a laborious process called “food-styling”, which makes burgers appear bigger, juicier and tastier in public....
HDA warns public of housing scheme
The Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA) has advised the general public not to make investments in Gulshan-e-Kareem Housing Scheme because it was built on the...
Emma Stone flattered by Jim Carrey’s love message
‘Easy A’ star Emma Stone says she was flattered after actor Jim Carrey declared his love for her in a public video message last...
LDA auctions 13 properties for Rs 133.24 million
13 properties, including four school sites, eight commercial plots and one residential plot, situated in various housing schemes across the city, were auctioned against...
Retired, rehired VCs stay put despite SC verdict
The future of half a dozen vice-chancellors of public sector universities hangs in the balance despite the Punjab government not passing a law with...
Govt cuts prices but oil companies collecting illegal chunk
Although, the government has slashed down prices of petroleum products to provide relief to masses but oil marketing companies, both public and private, are...
Petrol becomes scarce commodity after new tariff
Petrol has vanished across the Punjab following the government’s announcement to cut the prices of petroleum products. On Friday, the government reduced the prices...
Haqqani’s fate sealed
Memogate commission’s report is out and understandably made public the same day it was presented to the Supreme Court. Apparently time-wise that was an...
