Tag: Woes

Shortage of train coaches irks passengers

LAHORE: Passengers protested against the low number of train coaches at the Lahore-Narowal route, especially during the coming holidays of Ashura, Muharram-ul-Haram. Several passengers, who travel...

Reconstruction of Lawrence Road leads to virtual closure of Ganga Ram...

LAHORE: The Outdoor Patient Department (OPD) of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital remain virtually shut on Monday due to closure of Lawrence Road, thanks to development...

CASA-1000 project to help resolve Pakistan’s energy woes

By Babar Aly   The acute energy crisis in Pakistan started back in 2006-07 with a gradual widening in the demand-and-supply gap. Since then this gap...

Alternative energy can heal Pakistan’s energy woes

Renewable energy products’ exhibition opens at Pak-China Friendship Centre   The Former Minister for Environment Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi has stressed upon the incumbent Pakistan Muslim...

PTI springs up with fresh rigging woes

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Information Secretary Dr Shireen Mazari Sunday criticised the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) government for once again planning to rig the...

Engineers spell out Capital’s civic woes

Engineers’ body shows concern over absence and poor maintenance of civic facilities in Capital Calls for improving water supply system, roads, footpaths in Islamabad Institution of...

Razed temple highlights Pakistan Hindu woes

The demolition of a Hindu temple by a Karachi property developer is yet another reminder of how insecure religious minorities have become in Pakistan....

Oil sinks on Spain’s debt worries

Oil fell in Asian trade Monday as Spain's debt woes pressure financial markets, including commodities, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for...

Asian shares slip as Spain woes come into focus

Asian markets slipped on Tuesday as Spain's surging borrowing costs replaced the previous day's optimism over Greece's election, while leaders at a G20 summit...

CNG strike enters fifth day

CNG customers across the country continued suffering as the strike called by the All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) entered its fifth day on Sunday...

Fertiliser sector: Bureaucracy exacerbates woes

Due to gas curtailment Engro has once again raised urea prices by Rs176 per 50 kilogram bag (excluding GST) effective from October 4, the...

Economic woes could hit Indian festive spending

India’s retailers look set for a tough annual religious festival season — traditionally a time for exuberant spending — as high inflation and interest...

Back-to-school woes

Sadly, there is no vacation that never ends, as school-going children know all too well: with the end of summer children, teachers, parents, are...

Energy woes plunge capital into darkness

In a bid to reduce the mounting electricity bills the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has adopted an anti-public way of saving money by turning...

Wozniacki woes continue as Serena forfeits

World number one Caroline Wozniacki's disappointing US Open preparations continued Wednesday as she crashed out to young American Christina McHale at the ATP and...

Colleges adding to woes of matric students

Fresh from the fiasco of the Matriculation results, students are now facing another dilemma as they apply to colleges for Intermediate studies in the...

Gilani, Clegg call for solution to Afghans’ woes

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on Tuesday called for a solution to Afghanistan’s troubles that was generated...