Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has declared 27 housing societies including the Airport Housing Society (extension) and the Lawyers Cooperative Housing Society, as illegal and has issued notices to them. The RDA, while recommending to the… Read More »Rawalpindi Development Authority declares 27 housing societies illegal
Association asks Supreme Court to allow kite flying in rural areas
LAHORE: As authorities are planning to continue the ban on the festival of kites this year, the All Pakistan Kite Flying Association has urged the Supreme Court chief justice to allow holding the festival outside the urban areas so that the centuries-old tradition could be preserved.
All Pakistan Kite Flying Association Chairman Khawaja Nadeem Wayn said that around 150,000 people in Lahore and 180,000 people in Gujranwala and Kasur districts, affiliated with the kite industry, had lost their jobs and were facing hardship, as they had no other means to earn livelihood.
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By Shireen Campwala
It is quite hectic to evaluate, explain and understand the delicate situation about packaged milk in Pakistan as there are many dangerous and poisonous substances and other harmful detergents being mixed in the packaged milk in Pakistan, Canada, USA and other European countries.
Justice Mian Saquib Nasir of the Lahore High Court expressed his serious concern about the packaged milk in our country. On Wednesday June 17, 2010 he had given information about the harmful substances mixed in the packaged milk, which is easily available in our country in local shops and stores. The information was given by Pakistan Standards And Quality Control Authority’s (PSQCA) chairman.Read More »The pitfalls of packaged milk in Pakistan
Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has cancelled the NOC issued for development of the Roshan Pakistan Housing Scheme in Sector E-16, as according to it, the planners of the project were not completing various formalities.
The CDA has informed the public and other concerned regarding cancellation of the No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued to the M/s Roshan Pakistan (RP) Corporation for development of Roshan Pakistan Housing Scheme in Sector E-16, Zone-II of Islamabad, with immediate effect.
The CDA spokesman said that action had been taken by civic body because of non-completion of post-NOC formalities even after lapse of more than seven years after issuance of the NOC.Read More »CDA cancels NOC issued to Roshan Pakistan housing scheme in Sector E-16
By Saeed Qureshi
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 – If Dr Allama Muhammad Tahirul-Qadri can bring about a change for the better in Pakistan, it should be diligently welcomed. His political party Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) that he founded in 1990 outlines the mission “to introduce the culture of true democracy, economic stability, improve the state of human rights, justice and the women’s role in Pakistan”. The PAT also aims to remove corruption from Pakistani politics.
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CES 2013 To hear Intel tell it, the days of the good ol’ laptop are numbered, and the future belongs to touch-enabled convertibles – laptops that lead a double life as both clamshells and tablets.… Read More »Intel bets the farm on touch-enabled convertible Ultrabooks
The government has revised down the interest rates on the National Savings Schemes (NSS) on investments with effect from January 1, 2013, according to a statement.
According to the announcement made by the Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS), in response to considerable slash in the discount rate by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the government has revised down the profit rates on National Savings Schemes for the investment made on or after January 1, 2013.
The instant revision is made in the bRead More »Pakistan National Saving Schemes profit rates decreased from 1-Jan-13
2012? That is so last year! As we ring in the dawn of 2013, let’s raise a virtual glass to all the tech that is yet to come in the new year. We’re hoping for… Read More »New Year tech: Nexus Q, easy TV, infrared keyboards, iEverything
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a Johnson & Johnson tuberculosis drug that is the first new medicine to fight the deadly infection in more than four decades. The agency approved… Read More »FDA approves 1st new tuberculosis drug in 40 years
1.Don’t smoke-Experiments from experts proves that smoking a cigarette after meal is comparable to smoking 10 cigarettes(chances of cancer is higher) 2.Don’t eat fruits immediately Immediately eating fruits after meals will cause stomach to be… Read More »7 Dangerous acts after a meal..