Chief Minister devises plan for eradication of crimes in Punjab Lahore, November 25: The Punjab Chief Minister (CM), Shahbaz Sharif is determined to eradicate crimes in Punjab, especially in Lahore and a comprehensive plan has been devised for this purpose. The CM revealed this fact while presiding over a special meeting in the Chief Minister […]
Nov 25 2011 | Posted in
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Corruption of rulers leads the country towards disaster, says Chief Minister Punjab Lahore, November 24: Shahbaz Sharif, the Punjab Chief Minister (CM), said that corruption of rulers has caused immense harm to the country and if it continues in the similar manner, the county soon will suffer with an unavoidable disaster. CM was addressing to […]
Nov 24 2011 | Posted in
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Islamabad, Nov 22:The former Pakistan People’s Party member from Multan and the former Foreign Minister of the current government, Shah Mehmood Qureshi is set to meet the Pakistan Muslim League-N’s president Nawaz Sharif today. While speculations swirl as to which party will Qureshi finally join, the choice being Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf and PML-N, today’s meeting […]
Nov 22 2011 | Posted in
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Capturing the Punjabi imagination: drones and “the noble savage” Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid may have captured something rather interesting in his short story published this month by The Guardian. And it is not as obvious as it looks. In “Terminator: Attack of the Drone”, Hamid imagines life in Pakistan’s tribal areas bordering Afghanistan under constant attack […]
Former advisor to chief minister Punjab and well-known educationist Pirzada Rahat Quddusi joins PTI The list of traditional politicians that are joining Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) is getting bigger and bigger every day. Most recent addition to this list was of well-known educationist and former advisor to chief minister Punjab, Pirzada Rahat Quddusi. Quddusi declared his […]
Nov 17 2011 | Posted in
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As usual, he entered his ‘own’ house without knocking the door and seeking permission, hoping that his siblings might be eagerly waiting for his return. How excited he was to see his house which had experienced a number of changes. As he was proceeding inside, his heartbeat was getting faster. Entering the room, he saw […]
Nov 15 2011 | Posted in
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Pakistan and China start joint military exercise in Punjab – Code Name “YouYi-IV” Special Forces from Pakistan and China have begun a joint military exercise in the Punjab province to enhance their capability to counter "non-traditional security threats" and to launch joint anti-terror operations. The exercise codenamed "YouYi-IV" (Friendship-IV) began near Jhelum yesterday and will […]
Changing weather brings people a bit relief from Dengue fever Lahore, November 15: The changing weather brings a pleasant change for people as a considerable decrease in the Dengue victims has been observed not only in Lahore but in the whole province. On Monday, no patient died because of Dengue fever, which indicates that the […]
Nov 15 2011 | Posted in
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Imran Khan rules out support of establishment Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief, Imran Khan, is widely believed by many, particularly his opponents and disparagers, to be supported by the establishment. Opposition leader, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, is convinced that the ISI (Inter Services Intelligence) supported in the success of PTI’s gathering claiming that he is ready […]
Nov 14 2011 | Posted in
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Shoddy Canal system causes 40% wastage in Punjab Old and tawdry watercourses and canals have caused clean water wastage of 40 per cent in Punjab, leading to loss of agricultural productivity, says an official engaged in water management. An engineer at the Water Management Department of Faisalabad, Khalid Mahmood, said Personals associated with farming bussniess […]
Nov 14 2011 | Posted in
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When the National Assembly Session starts on Monday, there is a lot that the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has to grapple with. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) intends to come down hard on the ruling party. The NA Session is taking place after 25-day recess. The first couple of days are expected to be […]
Shahbaz Shareef seeks crackdown against kite flyers The Chief Minister of Punjab, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday ordered the district governments and law enforcement authorities to launch crackdown against kites flyers and people associated with business of Kite selling. CM’s directions have come in the aftermath of sad incident of death of a 25-year-old youth, […]
Nov 11 2011 | Posted in
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