Unending loadshedding compels masses to take to the street Lahore: (Friday, June 01, 2012) Irked by the unending loadshedding, masses in several cities across the country decided to take to the street to protest against the government’s inability in meeting out even basic of the people’s needs. The major cities where demonstrations erupted today included […]
Jun 2 2012 | Posted in
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Apparently this summer will not be worth remembering, as people across the Punjab province have been compelled to take to the streets in simmering anger against record-breaking loadshedding. The electricity shows up quite rarely in many areas of the country, particularly in Punjab, ever since the mercury shot up in the last one week. The […]
May 10 2012 | Posted in
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A US-made Hercules C-130 military aircraft crashed on August 17, 1988 near Bahawalpur, killing military ruler General Mohammad Ziaul Haq and 30 others including Pakistani generals and the US ambassador. A PIA Fokker carrying 54 people disappeared on August 25, 1989 after leaving Gilgit in northern Pakistan. The wreckage is never found. A PIA Airbus […]
Bhoja Airlines’ plane crash in which 118 passengers and nine crew members lost their lives was the 36th incident of passenger planes crashes in Pakistan. At least 705 were dead in the previous 35 jet crashing incidents in the last 64 years. Air flight B-4 213 crashed about 4 nautical miles (roughly 8 kilometers) from […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday rejected the possibility of any caretaker setup, saying they would complete their constitutional term mandated by the masses. “Prime Minister is the strongest man at present. He will neither go upward nor downward and will not go inside or outside”, he said while talking to media in […]
Senate body demands resignation of Communication Minister Dr. Arbab Alamgir The Senate Standing Committee on Communication Thursday flayed severe criticism on Minister for Communication Dr Arbab Alamgir Khan, asking him to tender the resignation over poor performance of the ministry for last four years. A meeting of the committee held in Parliament House with Senator Wali Muhammad […]
Jan 6 2012 | Posted in
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MQM reacts over Afaq Ahmed’s release; Farooq Sattar threatens government with ‘million march’ Multan (December 17), Deputy Convener of the Coordination Committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Dr. Farooq Sattar said expressed his anger and discomfort over government’s inability to pull the country out of mal-governance and a poor economic situation and said his party […]
Dec 17 2011 | Posted in
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Three requests for one warm welcome With the news of President Asif Ali Zardari’s recovery, collation partners and his close aides are preparing to give the PPP’s co-chairman a warm welcome home. The decision to this affect was taken soon after the doctors permitted Zardari to go home. However, President’s security staff, due to security […]
Dec 16 2011 | Posted in
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The secret tunnels of Lahore Lahore is also known as ‘’The Walled City of Lahore’’, ‘Old City’ or “Anderoon Shehr”. The wall was built in the Mughal Era from to protect the city during battles. Origin of Lahore is uncertain but it is believed that the Historical city is as old as 2,000 BCE. Lahore […]
Dec 12 2011 | Posted in
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200 CNG buses to be put on roads in Lahore claims LTC chairman, Ahmad Hassaan Transport situation is Punjab is getting worse with every passing day and keeping this in mind the government of Punjab is going to put 575 CNG buses on the road, by the end of January 2012. Lahore Transport Company Chairman […]
Dec 8 2011 | Posted in
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Shah Mehmood Qureshi says Imran Khan is following in the footsteps of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the vice President of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, claimed that Imran Khan is following the footsteps of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto more than anyone. It is worth highlighting here that these remarks came into the surface when Bilwal […]
Dec 8 2011 | Posted in
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ISLAMABAD – Hameed Akhtar as a writer, journalist and political worker strived his whole life for the progressive movement, social justice, unity, and prosperity of the ordinary people of Pakistan, said speakers at a remembrance seminar ‘A Farewell to Hameed Akhtar’ organized by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here on Monday. I.A. Rehman, renowned journalist, […]
Nov 29 2011 | Posted in
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