KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said that nearly 26,000 “ghost” employees are working in various government departments, and that the public exchequer can save nearly Rs6 billion by removing them. While talking to media personnel after inaugurating the “Sindh Employees Smart Card” at the Sindh Secretariat on Monday, Memon said that computerization of […]
Karachi: Spells of scattered monsoon rain are forecast in parts of Punjab, Khyber-Pakhunkhwa, lower Sindh and Azad Kashmir during the current week, the met office said on Tuesday. “However, the trend of subdued monsoon rains would continue in Pakistan till mid of August 2012,” the office said in its fresh weather advisory. The rapid development […]
By: Nabeel Anwar Dhakku CHAKWAL: “Jins-e-hunnar ka kaun kharidaar hai Faraz,Heera, keh pathro’n sey bhee sasta dikhai day.” This couplet, penned by the legendary romantic rebel of Urdu poetry, the immortal Ahmad Faraz, aptly describes Hassan Liaquat, a man who remains in the shadows despite being exceptionally talented. Thirty-five-year-old Liaquat, who was born in Chakwal, […]
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) recently announced a plan to provide disaster risk insurance for Pakistan’s 180 million people to cover the loss of human lives, livelihoods, shelter and livestock. This would be the biggest ever insurance venture in the world. While this is a welcome move, considering how natural disasters have caused widespread […]
By: Umer Farooq PESHAWAR: While closing proceedings into the case of an Afghan runaway couple, the Peshawar High Court directed a family court to decide the case, with no adjournment, within 40 days. Mariyam and Haiwad said they fled Kabul last month to wed in Abbottabad after they learned that Mariyam’s parents wanted her to […]
By: Ghulam Hussain Renowned ‘Maula Jutt’ film writer Nasir Adeeb has blamed PTV and other TV channels for the decline of Pakistan’s film industry. He said PTV and other channels had always propagated against the local film industry, due to which, working here was not considered honourable anymore. In an exclusive interview with Daily Times, […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday said the government had taken positive steps for empowerment of women to let them play their due role in national development. He was taking to National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) Chairperson Dr Nafeesa Shah, Adviser to Prime Minister on Human Rights Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and Special […]
PESHAWAR: Tariq Orakzai, a radio journalist, who was brutally injured by the Airport Security Force (ASF) personnel on Saturday, has demanded the involvement of senior officials in a probe against the ASF personnel. Orakzai, an employee of Prague-based Mashaal Radio, had gone to The Baacha Khan International Airport to see-off his family members who were […]
KARACHI: A freewill couple on Tuesday approached Sindh High Court (SHC) seeking protection and action against tribal influential people and criminals who have planned to kill them in the pretext of honour killings. Imam Ali Chang and his wife Afshan Gul Chang stated this while talking to journalists at the SHC after submitting a petition. […]
Indian academic Salma Siddiqui is on her fourth visit to Pakistan since the year 2000, for research in connection with her PhD in Media Art and Design at the University of Westminster in London. On Friday she presented a paper at the Institute of Peace and Secular Studies (IPSS), Lahore, analysing three Pakistani films on […]
By: Ilmana Fasih As the dates approach, the excitement is increasing. The event is “Celebrate India, Pakistan Independence Days for Peace, Aug 14-15, 2012” — on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/LcHOeU. As more people join the event page, those who joined earlier are getting to know each other better. They share common interests in music, culture, poetry. […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has appointed Farooq Awan as chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) with immediate effect, confirmed the new appointee. “Yes, I have been appointed chairman PTA on specified terms and conditions,” said Farooq Awan on Tuesday night. He said he would no longer serve as secretary to the Ministry […]
By: Khalid Iqbal RAWALPINDI: Anti Corruption Court (ACC), Rawalpindi Judge Chaudhry Ameer Muhammad Khan on Tuesday suspended for fifteen days – till August 15, 2012 – the order declaring former Bahria Town chief Malik Riaz Hussain a ‘proclaimed offender’ in the land fraud case. The court suspended orders as Malik Riaz has got protective bail […]
ISLAMABAD: Standing Committee on Information Technology on Tuesday discussed the alleged tax evasion of Rs 47 billion by five telecom companies and directed the departments concerned to furnish a report about the tax evasion as to know the true fact of the matter. The Cellular Mobile Operators gave presentation to the committee regarding the procedure […]
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