Urdu Newsletter Aug 20 To Aug 27, 2010
Summary Urdu Newsletter Aug 20 To Aug 27, 2010 Date 8/20/2010 Download ppf newsletter vol 8 no-33.pdf
Daily Archives: August 20, 2010
Reliable data regarding women needed
THIS is with reference to Aisha Khan’s article commending Nadra for registering women in a large number (Aug 11). For the planning and programming of any project in the country, reliable data is essential. National Identity Cards (NICs) will help identify the economic and social status of women in the country. The female population in […]
Punjab estimates Rs107bn flood losses
By Intikhab Hanif LAHORE: The Punjab government has estimated an initial loss of Rs107 billion caused by the floods, seeking around Rs25 billion from the federal government for immediate rescue and relief measures, and restoring the communication network. Official sources informed Dawn on Thursday that as per initial estimates, the provincial government immediately needed Rs37.5 […]
PTCL ‘troublemakers’ won’t get salary, bonus
By Zulqernain Tahir LAHORE: The Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) has withheld the salary for the month of August and Eid bonus of all its employees to “force the protesters to call off their strike”. The PTCL board of directors has reportedly taken the decision after it fails to get the workers back to work. On […]
Youth website ‘Salam Pakistan’ launched
Islamabad: A website for the youth namely ‘Salam Pakistan’ has been launched. The purpose of this site is to provide a platform for the talented youth to display their abilities besides paying tributes to those personalities who bring laurels to the country. The maiden issue of ‘Salam Pakistan’ has also hit the newsstands on 14th […]
Gray trafficking and violators: Senate body directs PTA to take strict action
By Ijaz Kakakhel ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology on Thursday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to take strict action against gray trafficking and officials involved in it. The meeting, chaired by Senate Body’s Chairman Senator Muhammad Idrees Khan Safi was of the view that the call centres across the country were […]
Plea against blockage of TV channels put off
LAHORE – Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) Khawaja Muhammad Sharif on Thursday disposed of a petition against blockage of private TV channels observing that the petition has borne fruit because Supreme Court of Pakistan has started hearing of the same case. The judge said start of hearings of the case in the supreme court […]
Journalist summoned in missing doctor’s case
LAHORE – The Lahore High Court has summoned Abdul Manan, reporter of an English newspaper, directing him to explain whether he was sure about it that the missing doctor namely Ali Abdullah of Jinnah Hospital was taken into custody by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as he claimed in his news story. Justice Ijaz Chaudhry was […]
RSF, Himal appeal for aid to flood victims
PESHAWAR: International media watchdog Paris-based organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Nepalese magazine Himal Southasian appealed to the international community to join relief operations for the flood victims in Pakistan. Meanwhile, Himal Southasian set up a fund in Kathmandu for those all over South Asia and elsewhere seeking to support the immediate, ongoing relief efforts […]
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