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LAHORE - Benazir Income Support Programme Chairperson Farzana Raja has said that the Pakistan Day is an occasion for us to reaffirm our strong commitment of uplifting the lives of poor and marginalised segments of society, said a statement issued here on Tuesday.
She said, "71 years ago, it was eventful day of 23rd March 1940 when thousands of Muslims from various parts of the sub-continent shared a dream together. To convert the dream into reality, they gathered in Lahore under

ISLAMABAD - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday presented a bleak picture of the economic situation in Pakistan and recommended a complete overhaul of the economy to put the country back on the path of recovery without disengaging itself to facilitate reforms.
Upon conclusion of its extended talks with Pakistan's economic managers, the IMF issued a statement of its assessment, cautiously appreciating the proposed plan of the government but at the same time candidly

ISLAMABAD - PML-Likeminded Secretary Information Kashmala Tariq and ex-chairperson of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Monday said that winds of change were sweeping worldwide and it was time for change and action. In a statement issued here on the eve of International Women's Day, she said that the status of women in Pakistan continued to vary considerably across different classes, regions, and the rural/urban divide due to uneven socioeconomic development and the impact of

LAHORE The speakers of the seminar on "Disturbing Conditions in Balochistan" held in Lahore stressed the need to seek a political solution of the crisis in the sensitive area of Pakistan. They demanded that parliament and media should focus on the issues that are creating feelings of deprivation in Balochistan. It was urged that Bugti's killers be brought in the court of law.
The seminar appreciated the efforts of the Army in opening new avenues for progress and development in

LAHORE - A consultation workshop to develop a gender strategy for police organizations in the country was held on Tuesday at the Avari Hotel with the involvement of senior management officials in the Punjab Police.
Approximately 30 police officers participated from all parts of Punjab of which 13 were women.
The consultation was facilitated by the Gender Responsive Policing Project (GRPP) - a joint venture of the National Police Bureau (NPB) and German Agency for

LAHORE - WAPDA Chairman Shakil Durrani has directed the Chinese contractor Messers Dongfang Electric Corporation to accelerate work on Jinnah Hydropower Project, so that it could start electricity generation by August this year. He expressed these views during his visit to Jinnah Hydropower Project.
The project is a part of the least-cost energy generation plan, being executed by WAPDA, to harness the indigenous hydropower resources of the country. Speaking on the occasion, the

PESHAWAR - PML-Likeminded chief Senator Salim Saifullah Khan has said smooth and friendly relations with all the neighbouring countries could enable the country to meet economic and political challenges. Addressing a press conference at his residence on Sunday afternoon, Salim Saif Ullah Khan observed cordial relations with the neighbouring countries could pave the way for investment and trade links with the rest of the world.
He said poverty, unemployment and backwardness were

ISLAMABAD - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday categorically conditioned its support to Pakistan with immediate measures to implement economic reforms to control the rising fiscal deficit and inflation, as the government asked for at least one more tranche of the $11.3 billion stand-by arrangement.
The IMF team, consisting of the Mission Chief for Pakistan Adnan Mazarei and Director Middle East and Central Asia Department Masood Ahmed, and Resident Representative

LAHORE - There are a lot of opportunities for students in the US and Europe for education abroad, giving a great deal of exposure to them, said Career International Network (CIN), Managing Director and migration legal advisor Izhar Ahmed Khan while talking to Pakistan Today. He said Canada, UK and Australia have amended immigration rules with new rules helpful to skilled and professional individuals who should consider immigration a viable option for a better future.
CIN has been

Lahore - Political parties should be democratised and strengthened to establish democratic governance in the country, believed speakers on Thursday at a seminar aiming at the role of political parties in Pakistan. The seminar was organised by Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO) and was presided over by Husain Naqi, while Mubarak Ali, a historian, Qayyum Nizami, an intellectual, Iftikhar Ahmed, a journalist, Jamhoori Watan Party General Secretary Rauf Sasoli, former

ISLAMABAD - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the government to introduce an equitable tax system in the country to overcome the chronic low tax to GDP ratio, which is at the same level since the last 20 years.
Addressing a conference of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists on Wednesday, IMF Mission Chief Paul Ross said, "The tax to GDP ratio has not changed during the last 20 years." Observing that the prevalent tax system was inequitable, he suggested

ISLAMABAD - The Ministry for Environment's Core Group on Climate Change held its meeting on Wednesday with Secretary for Environment, Muhammad Javaid Malik in the chair.
Issues pertaining to climate change were deliberated and former state minister for environment Malik Amin Aslam gave a presentation on National Environment and Economic Development and highlighted environmental situation of the country and its impact on the economy. Participants also gave recommendations and

LAHORE: The founder of 'Khudi', a social movement against extremism, Majid Nawaz said, "Extremism has been existing since partition, and it cannot be washed away within days. Pakistan is considered as a failed state because of lack of ideological consensus, which needs to be promoted to build a peaceful and democratic Pakistan."
Quilliam Director Majid Nawaz expressed these views in an interview with Pakistan Today. He said Khudi had a comprehensive programme to eliminate