Islamabad: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Tuesday lauded the decision of the government to include representatives of consumers and business chambers in formulating policy for fixing CNG prices. Besides officials of Ogra, APCNGA, CNGDA, and Ministry of Petroleum, the sub-committee of the federal cabinet’s ECC has asked Network for ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionGovt’s economic performance dismal: traders
Lahore: The Government’s economic policies have failed to produce people’s friendly results as it has admitted that food cost has increased by 130 per cent since 2005-2006 to 2011-2012, a business leader said Tuesday. The wheat prices rose by 128 per cent, sugar161 per cent, pulses194 per cent, vegetable ghee151 ... Read More »
Shahbaz Sharif visits Bilour House to condole the martyrdom of Basheer Bilour
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif today visited Bilour House Peshawar to condole the martyrdom of Senior Minister Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa Bashir Ahmed Bilour in a bomb blast and expressed his heartfelt shock and grief with Bashir Ahmad Bilour’s family. Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Ch.Nisar Ahmad Khan, ... Read More »
Pakistan wins first T20 against India in India
Lahore: Pakistan has beaten India in first T20 match of the series by five wickets. Shoaib Malik was the hero of the match who scored in quit pressure.Pakistan after winning the toss had invited India to bat first. India gave target of 135 that was achieved by Pakistan before two ... Read More »
Only Parliament has right to take decisions: Kaira
Haroonabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Tuesday said only the Parliament and political forces had the powers to take political and administrative decisions. Addressing a press conference here, Kaira said, “We welcome all the parties, which want to do politics according to the Constitution. We will ... Read More »
Parha Likha Pakistan is our destination,Ch Pervaiz Elahi speaks at 5th Convocation of Dadabhoy
Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League senior central leader and Deputy Prime Minister Ch Parvaiz Elahi has said that “Parha Likha Punjab was a beginning and our destination is Parha Likha Pakistan which we, Insha-Allah, achieve after winning the elections, rate of literacy in Punjab had increased to 62 per cent as ... Read More »
President vows to continue work for Pakistan as envisaged by Quaid-i-Azam
Karachi: On 136th birth anniversary of Father of the nation, President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday visited the mausoleum of Qauid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah to pay his tributes to the Father of the Nation whose vision and untiring efforts culminated into the creation of Pakistan. The President laid floral wreath ... Read More »
President Zardari reiterates unqualified support to the Palestinian
Karachi: cause till the achievement of their right to self-determination. He was speaking at a ceremony held at the Governor House here to celebrate the achievement of the non-member Observer State status give to the Palestine in the United Nations. The Ambassador of the Palestine, Walid A. M. Abu Ali, ... Read More »
IRSP is being set up in Lahore for rehabilitation of special persons
Lahore: Institute for Rehabilitation of Special Persons is being set up in Lahore for rehabilitation of special persons and for this purpose, already existing center for rehabilitation in Mayo Hospital will be upgraded and given the status of Institute. All modern facilities for the medical treatment and rehabilitation of special ... Read More »
Shahbaz Sharif drives the Metro Bus
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that metro bus project is a wonderful project in the history of transport which will bring a prominent change in the transport culture. Metro bus service is such an historical achievement of Punjab Government of PML(N) due to which comfortable, safe, ... Read More »