Tag: Public

The private vs public medical university dilemma

Students seeking admission to medical colleges were faced with a dilemma as the deadline for applications to public sector universities looms large, while the...

Public warming up to Obama’s jobs bill

President Barack Obama heads to electoral battlegrounds to tout his jobs bill Tuesday, as his campaign officials argue voters are warming to the plan,...

Banned outfit allowed to rally at cost of public convenience

The ill planning of the Islamabad city administration caused acute nuisance for the residents of the city on Thursday, when all the roads leading...

Awan accuses Nawaz of demoralising public

Former federal minister Senator Babar Awan on Tuesday said that the workers of the Punjab government caused damage to properties belonging to the federal...

Public toilets keeping citizens away

Though, the federal capital has more than one hundred public toilets, clearly disproportionate to the population, but they have turned into shambles, as it...

Take measures to prevent dengue and don’t panic, Nawaz tells public

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Sunday asked people to adopt preventive measures instead of panicking to control the dengue virus outbreak....

Devastating deluge, deadly dengue and a dying public administration system

The recurrence of devastating floods and dengue epidemic in the country is not simply a coincidence rather it is a failure of the national...

Public and private schools: government can discriminate but mosquitoes will not

T he managements of Karachi’s private schools have expressed concern over the probability of a dengue virus outbreak in the city after monsoon rains...

10-year-old’s rape sparks public fury

A protest was held in favour of a 10-year-old girl who was raped by a private school teacher in the Badami Bagh Area during...

ITP unable to put a leash on public transporters

In spite of the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) having been established over six years ago with the aim of changing the attitude of public...

PEMRA makes Annual Report for 2010-11 public

Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, Dr. Abdul Jabbar presented PEMRA’s report of performance for the year 2010-11 to the President of Pakistan in...

Public transport is permanent headache

The residents of the capital are facing great hardships due to the unavailability of public transport, as they are forced to use taxies, which...

Civil awards for public office holders not unusual: govt

While Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Nisar Ali Khan termed the announcement of civil awards on the eve of Independence Day...

Civil awards for public office holders not unusual: govt

While Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Nisar Ali Khan termed the announcement of civil awards on the eve of Independence Day...

Hamdard Public School praised for outstanding performance

Hamdard Foundation Pakistan President Mrs Sadia Rashid has congratulated the students, teachers and the principal of the Hamdard Public School for securing 100 percent...

Public borrowing and shari’a guidelines

Islam, being a comprehensive religion, should offer guidelines to Muslims (individuals, families, businesses, governments and other social, political or economic units) in all aspects...

Commuters disappointed with public transport

Hundreds of commuters travel daily between Rawalpindi and Islamabad on public transport and a majority of them are extremely disappointed on account of the...