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August 2, 2010

‘30,000MW can be generated from coal deposits in Pakistan’

Associated Press of Pakistan

 ISLAMABAD: Member Science and Technology of Planning Commission of Pakistan Dr Samar Mubarakmand said that the magnitude of Pakistan’s coal deposit is several times more than total oil reserves of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran and Iraq.

“We can generate 100 million barrels of diesel and 30,000 MW of electricity from our coal deposits for 500 years,” he said while addressing the participants of 21st Convocation of National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, (NU-FAST) here.

“The country endowed with the second largest deposit of coal in the world at Tharparkar, confirmed deposit of copper and gold at Reko-Diq valued at 1.2 trillion dollars and third biggest asset of the country is extremely intelligent and well trained human resource” he said.Read More »‘30,000MW can be generated from coal deposits in Pakistan’

People warned of fake education/visa consultants in Pakistan

Myra Imran
Representatives of renowned educational institutions of Australia, United Kingdom and United States have warned aspiring candidate against fake consultants that actually make big majority of the total number of consultants working in the country.

They said that according to a rough estimate, there are more than 2,000 consultants in the country and among them only 20 are reliable and affiliated with the international institutions. They were talking to ‘The News’ at a two-day International Education Expo organised by HR Consultants on Sunday. “There is severe lack of good guidance in this regard and it is largely up to the student to judge the consultant’s reliability,” said Adeel Saeed Mir, Navitas Country Manager for Pakistan. He deals with admissions in colleges and universities in Australia and Canada. Read More »People warned of fake education/visa consultants in Pakistan

‘Don’t badmouth Musharraf, move courts if you can’

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SENIOR Member All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) and former Federal Minister Dr Sher Afgan has said that there was a democratic government and an independent judiciary in Pakistan; therefore, politicians should bring allegations against former President Musharraf to court instead of bad mouthing him.

Addressing a press conference at Lahore Press Club, he said that APML would present its manifesto this September. Dr Sher Afgan assured that Pervez Musharraf would return to the country before any form of elections held. He said that Pervez Musharraf does not fear facing the charges levelled against him provided that a fair trial was held. The current hotchpotch of corrupt politicians cannot solve the problems of people and the salvation of the country can only be brought about under the leadership of Pervez Musharraf, he added.Read More »‘Don’t badmouth Musharraf, move courts if you can’

ISLAMABAD: 100 corrupt SHOs take oath never to take bribes

By Tariq Butt

More than 100 notoriously corrupt SHOs (station house officers) of six Punjab districts swore on the holy Quran in the months of June and July in the presence of several area notables and members of the civil society that they would never again take bribes.

And if any police officer was found involved in corruption, the concerned SHO would be held responsible for this offence. This was part of the “Gujranwala Model” introduced by Regional Police Officer Zulfikar Cheema in the Gujranwala Range comprising districts of Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahuddin and Narowal.Read More »ISLAMABAD: 100 corrupt SHOs take oath never to take bribes