Archive for February 2005
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Deep shock and dismay over the demise of Nawab Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, the oldest Aligarh University Student in Pakistan on Monday, has been expressed by members of the Aligarh Old Boys Association who had hosted
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Protest rallies and demonstrations have racked the interior Sindh causing severe setback to already fragile economy of the province. The main cause of protests is possible revival of Kalabagh dam project and construction of 'Greater
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The transporters, in a joint meeting with the Deputy Convenor of Muttehida Qaumi Movement (MQM), MNA Dr Farooq Sattar and Sindh Minister for Transport, Adil Siddiqui here on Tuesday, decided to defer the two-day strike
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Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat has said that the Line of Control (LoC) is not a permanent international boundary between India and Pakistan and only a 'travel permit' would
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Hilal Ahmer Organisation (Red Crescent Society) has supplied the first instalment of the relief goods worth Rs 17 million for rain, snow and flood affected people in Balochistan. Organisation's delegation
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The government has initiated a Rs 39 million emergency plan to tackle a possible locust attack on all crops including wheat in March and April this year, which was predicted in a Food and Agriculture
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Budgetary allocations for education will be increased to Rs 47 billion from the current level of Rs 12 billion by 2010 due to high population growth. A well-placed source told Business Recorder that budgetary requirements
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The National Assembly will meet here on Wednesday for the first session of the new parliamentary year. The government plans to table a set of amendments in the rules of procedure and conduct of business
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Mother of the PPP leader Mir Munawar Ali Talpur and mother-in-law of Ms Faryal Talpur, District Nazim Nawabshah, passed away at a local hospital in Karachi on Tuesday morning. She was 71 and left behind
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The Senate Standing Committee on Education has directed the ministry to keep 'moral and ideological' aspects in mind while reviewing curriculum and asked to complete the process within a year. The committee, which met here
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