Tag: Works

Six plots allotted for mosques in ICT, NA told

  ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Housing and Works Akram Khan Durrani Tuesday said that the ministry had allotted six plots for the construction of mosques...

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Owner of wedding hall banged for stopping fire works The owner of a private Wedding hall in Rawalpindi was brutally beaten by youngsters when they...

KWSB issues 72-hour notice to PWD for clearing dues

The Karachi water and sewerage board has decided to disconnect water supply to all the offices and residential colonies of public works department (PWD)...

Administrator inspects development works in Landhi and Korangi

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Administrator Muhammad Hussain Syed while paying a detailed visit to ongoing development works in district East Karachi, directed the concerned...

Spanner in the works

It is noted with serious concern that counter productive and possibly deliberate bottlenecks on the Indian side threaten to put the classical spanner in...

‘Khuda Kay Liye’ among best cinematic works on WTC attack

It’s been a decade since the attack on New York’s World Trade Centre took the world by storm, and filmmakers and documentary-drama makers have...

Uplift works put off for 2 months

Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah insisted on Tuesday that the development budget will not be curtailed for utilisation on rescue and relief of...

Kamran Lashari appointed Secretary Housing & Works

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has appointed Kamran Lashari as Secretary Housing and Works.

New sea bills in the works

The Standing Committee on Ports and Shipping, National Assembly is meeting on June 15 (today) under the chairmanship of Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan to deliberate on...

Pakistani artists’ works sell like hot cakes in Singapore

A large number of paintings were sold in Singapore’s exhibition of Pakistani artists’ work. About 56 paintings out of 75 displayed in the group...

Asset tax in the works

The corporate sector may take a hit of an average of 19 percent on their FY12E/CY12E earnings with banks and cement manufacturers taking most...

‘Two and a Half Men’ reboot in works, without Sheen

The re-launch of ‘Two and a Half Men’ without Charlie Sheen is beginning to take shape. Sources reveal that series co-creator Chuck Lorre has...

Harry Potter documentary in the works

Fans of Harry Potter can look forward to more movie magic after the final installment of the wizarding franchise hits screens in July - an access-all-areas documentary is set for release. 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,' which stars Daniel Radcliffe, will bring the series to a close, but producer David Barron tells that moviemaker Morgan Matthews filmed a tell-all during the shooting of the picture - and it's set to be made public. Barron says, "He went behind the

CDG ready to start Rs 50m uplift works

GUJRANWALA - District Coordination Officer Barrister Nabil Ahmad Awan has said that City District Government (CDG) is ready to chalk out a comprehensive plan of uplift works worth Rs 50 million in collaboration with Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI). He said this while presiding over a meeting in which Member National Assembly (MNA) Khurram Dastgir Khan, GCCI President Sheikh Sarwat Ikram, Sheikh Muhammad Nasim, Zarrar Kaleem and CDG officers participated. District

Works of Akbar Allahabadi launched

LAHORE - Akbar Allahabadi's name in Urdu Literature is most prominent when it comes to writing about humour. Allahabadi always made fun of Western traditions in a light-hearted manner mixed with satire. He always prompted Muslims to follow Islamic traditions. The Kuliyat-e-Akbar Allahabadi was launched by Nazeer Muhammad at the Urdu Bazaar for lovers of literature and humour.

Pak-German expo in the works

KARACHI - To boost bilateral investment and trade between Pakistan and Germany, Pak-German Business Forum, is organising a major exhibition in Karachi in autumn of this year. Several investors and businessmen of the two countries will participate in this exhibition to strengthen the economic ties of the two countries.
Consul-General of Germany in Karachi Dr Christian Brecht was speaking to Pakistan Today. Dr Brecht visited the offices of Pakistan Today as a goodwill gesture to

Works of writer Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi commemorated

KARACHI - The Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) held the first event at the newly-established 'Gosha-e-Yousufi' on Monday to commemorate the works of legendary writer Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi, who recently won an Engro Excellence Award 2010.
A large number of people from all walks of life actively participated in the programme, which was hosted by Huma Bukhari. The Dow University of Health Sciences established the Gosha-e-Yousufi on the ground floor of its Learning Resources