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National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence was informed on Monday that the second phase of the new Benazir International Airport would be completed by September 2012.

The airport is being constructed by a Chinese company, which is the world’s fourth largest construction company. The total cost of the project is is Rs 63 billion. “The first phase has been completed while the second phase will be completed by September 2012,” said a press release.

The committee meeting, chaired by Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, was apprised that the cargo operation could be started in December 2012 and the main problem being faced in the project was the road network, which was to be completed by the National Highway Authority (NHA). The committee stressed the NHA to take appropriate steps for timely completion of the project.Read More »Second phase of New Islamabad (Benazir) Airport to be completed by September

This is my Pakistan The News report by Shakeel Anjum She was bitterly crying on phone begging for her life in the captivity, as she had seen her 16-year-old brother on a CD being slaughtered… Read More »Waiting to receive pieces of daughter’s dead body

Pakistan’s nuclear programme has made some extraordinary progress by developing one of the world’s smartest nuclear tactical devices, it has been learnt. According to a western diplomat, the former dictator and the then President General… Read More »Pakistan has developed smartest nuclear tactical devices

Islamabad: The online sale and purchase of sacrificial animals is yet to take boom due to price hike and least interest of online buyers and purchasers.

Some of the businessmen have been providing online services on different websites to facilitate people at their doorstep.

Muhammad Rafiq, a businessman said that online animal business would take some time to get momentum. It is just the start as people are getting information gradually about the business.Read More »Qurbani animals’ online sale, purchase yet to take momentum

An ultimatum to save family values The trend of court marriages is increasing from the last few years especially in urban areas, which are giving an ultimatum to the citizens of Islamic country to save… Read More »Rising trend of court marriages in Pakistan

Associated Press of Pakistan

Rawalpindi: Excise and Taxation department has established a total of 36 online registration centres in Punjab , Secretary Excise and Taxation Punjab Shamail Ahmed Khawaja said on Tuesday.

Addressing businessmen at Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industries (RCCI) premises here, he said a total of 3.5 million vehicles have so far been registered in the province and all the details regarding the legality of the vehicles can be seen on the department’s website.

The system of property tax collection is being simplified and traders/shopkeepers would be facilitated in this regard, he said and added that Capital Value Tax and Property Tax amount would be spent in the areas from where these taxes are collected.Read More »36 online vehicle registration centres set up in Punjab

MEHMOOD-UL-HASSAN KHAN Diversified but integrated diplomatic efforts, regional seminars and international conferences on nuclear arsenals reduction, nuclear proliferation treaty, nuclear free zone and the last not the least, nuclear fuel swap are going on around… Read More »NUCLEAR FUEL SWAP: A COMPARATIVE RESEARCH STUDY

MEHMOOD-UL-HASSAN KHAN The nuclear security has become mantra of every country around the globe after the sad incidents of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. It is now used as effective diplomatic and socio-economic bargaining tool around the… Read More »EMERGING TRENDS IN NUCLEAR ARSENALS DOCTRINES