Tag: Strategy

Govt to showcase New Growth Strategy

The government will be show casing its much touted reform laden New Growth Strategy (NGS) before international audience at the two day international conference...

Roundtable to devise plan for New Growth Strategy

For devising an implementation plan for the much touted reform laden New Growth Strategy (NGS), the Planning Commission and the United Nations Development Programme...

Rescue 1122 to develop a ‘community safety strategy’

Addressing a function at the PCSIR Auditorium on Thursday, the Rescue 1122 Director General Dr Rizwan Naseer said the Punjab emergency service has rescued...

Avoiding media only common strategy of PML-N and PPP

President Asif Ali Zardari and the Sharif brothers may have differences on all major issues, but keeping the media away and not speaking to...

PM calls for evolution of strategy to counter monsoon

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday called for working out a strategy to face any possible challenges during the upcoming monsoon, asking the...

Workshop on communication strategy

Livestock & Dairy Development Department Punjab organised a workshop on “Review of Communication Strategy for Livestock Department” at University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences,...

Budget has strategy on poverty: Gilani

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday that the government had outlined a five-pronged strategy to alleviate, a strategy centred on cash support...

‘BISP employs multi-pronged strategy to combat poverty’

The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Farzana Raja said the BISP has implemented a multi-pronged strategy based on best international practices to curb...

‘Pakistan’s new strategy tailored to boost economy’

Stressing the need to engage the youth of Pakistan in productive and progressive activities, a Pakistani official has said that the planning commission has...

Body to finalize strategy against drone strikes today

ISLAMABAD - The Parliamentary committee on national security would finalize strategy and recommendations against US drone strikes in the country's tribal belt today.
The committee would meet under the chairmanship of Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, sources informed Online. During the meeting, matters related to national security and overall law and order situation in the country would be reviewed in length.
State Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has also been summoned to

Govt working on two-pronged strategy to curb targeted killings, says Shah

KARACHI - To eliminate targeted killing from the city, the government has adopted a two-pronged strategy under which it is contacting political parties and also taking administrative measures, said Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah. He said this at a press conference after presiding over a meeting regarding the law and order situation at the Chief Minister's House on Wednesday. This was the first meeting of the chief minister holding the portfolio of the Home Department, after

Counterterrorism strategy: time for changing perspectives

ISLAMABAD - I met the spokesperson for Mayor's office Manhattan in 2003. Seeing a young bright boy in his twenties was quiet a surprise for me, specially, when we in Pakistan are used to grey-haired spokespersons for our important offices. I asked them how this young boy handles vicious and clever media of USA.
I was told that a complete team of seasoned grey-haired experience backed him up behind the screen, however, media having a friendly young contact, usually don't show

Vice-chancellors to finalise strategy on HEC devolution today

ISLAMABAD - In order to press the government not to devolve the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to the provinces, vice chancellors from across the country will assemble on Thursday at HEC headquarters to show solidarity against the decision.
A senior official at HEC said more than 30 VCs of private and public sector universities would be gathering at HEC, to evolve a joint strategy to avert the commission's potential devolution in the name of implementation of the 18th

Strategy to control milk prices reviewed

KARACHI - Karachi Administrator Fazlur Rehman assured representatives of consumer associations on Sunday that the city government will take their viewpoint into consideration while making any decision on the rates of milk items.

Opposition undecided on strategy for president’s address

ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE - The concerted efforts undertaken by the government on Monday, a day ahead of the president's address to the joint sitting of parliament, remained fruitful to the extent that no opposition party announced boycott of the session, all of them remaining undecided and divided on the issue. The divided opposition failed to devise a joint strategy for the president's address until Monday with some looking towards the others and some not remained firm on their earlier

Aaqib defends Pakistan’s World Cup strategy

LAHORE - Pakistan assistant coach Aaqib Javed has defended Pakistan's strategy in the ongoing World Cup, questioned by greats Imran Khan and Wasim Akram. Imran, Wasim and other former Test players believe that Pakistan can land into trouble against stronger oppositions in the World Cup as they are playing one bowler short in the competition.
But Aaqib believes the team's inconsistent batting line-up needs a boost. "No team goes in with five specialist bowlers.
What people

Strategy for Pakistan: show the flashing sword of vengeance

COMMENT - As the World Cup creeps towards the finale of its long-drawn league stage, the Pakistan cricket camp is confronted with all the usual serious troubles: a barren opening pair, a wicket-keeper who would apparently drop a football in his present form, woeful fielding, catching and throwing from the deep, an under-performing and inconsistent batting line-up, mindless running between the wickets, and according to recent newspaper reports, more pressure tactics from the Brothers