By Kunwar Idris
IN the 2006 Charter of Democracy, Pakistan’s two major and moderate political parties jointly committed themselves to “an independent judiciary, a neutral civil service and rule of law and merit”. It is a remarkable commitment. Continue reading »
ISLAMABAD, May 17: The Pakistan Housing Authority here on Saturday held an open ballot to select 128 people for allotment of apartments which will be constructed in the federal capital and Lahore. Continue reading »
Investment, any kind, wants success. People invest in a political process and they want to see it succeed; they invest in relationships and they want them to succeed. Investment, it seems, doesn’t like failure Continue reading »
In Pakistan the future of democracy will be secured only if political parties and societal groups develop the habit of working together even when they have differences Continue reading »
Rs 57m for Sector I-15 development
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Saturday approved four development projects worth Rs 1.921 billion.
The approval was granted in the meeting of Development Working Party of the authority. Kamran Lashari, the CDA chairman, chaired the meeting. According to a CDA official, all members of the CDA board, representatives of finance division, planning commission and other high officials of the CDA attended the meeting. Continue reading »
* Lahore allowed 125 arms licences every month
By Rana Kashif
LAHORE: The Punjab government has revised the Arms Control Policy (which deals with the issuance of arms licenses) and has increased the quota of arms licences each district could issue, sources in the provincial government told Daily Times on Saturday. Continue reading »
* Poor ventilation main cause of indoor pollution
* Women more exposed to danger
* EPD to launch a project against indoor air pollution
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KARACHI: Green tea helps protect the human body against fatal diseases and is the common cure for obesity, as it is rich in anti-oxidants, mainly epigallocatechin gallate, said International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences’ Professor Dr Iqbal Choudhary. Continue reading »
SINGAPORE/KARACHI: Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s cut Pakistan’s sovereign rating on Thursday, citing increasing pressure from expanding budget and trade deficits against a volatile political setting. Continue reading »
ISLAMABAD: President of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Muhammad Ijaz Abbassi, in a meeting with Hamid Ali Khan, Chief Commissioner of Islamabad emphasized for the revival of one-third of registration charges on transfer of property on gifting to the blood relations, which is now being transferred at full charges. Continue reading »
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) organised networking events and receptions in Canada from April 21-30. The events were held in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa in collaboration with High Commission of Pakistan, Canada Pakistan Business Council (CPBC), The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE) and various other local partners.
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LAHORE: The stagnant real estate sector, which showed a sign of recovery with the setting up of new democratic government, seems to have failed to materialise the upturn as support elements are missing and investors appear to prefer to stay on the side-line. Continue reading » |
LAHORE: The British High Commission (BHC) on Thursday said the processing time for all visa applications was 15 working days. “The exceptions to this are settlement cases, which currently take up to 60 days to be Continue reading »
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ISLAMABAD: Work on the project to convert Islamabad Highway into an expressway by constructing a dozen of underpasses and a flyover to ease ever increasing traffic is in full swing. Continue reading » |
The MQM is already straining at the leash to join the federal cabinet. The PMLQ, which is enjoying the spectacle from the sidelines after having been clobbered, is unlikely to remain on the fence if and when the PPP needs it to save the presidency. Sharif knows this Continue reading »