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Daily Archives: August 21, 2011

PTA suspends licences of 11 defaulting service providers

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has suspended licences of 11 service providers’ for a month due to non-submission of audit accounts and non-payment of annual regulatory dues in the last couple of years. “PTA is curbing the menace of grey traffic and willing to punish heavily all the defaulters. These operators have been given show […]


First medical varsity for women starts functioning

Atif Zia Qureshi Nawabshah–The People University for Medical and Health Sciences after up-gradation at an expense of Rs. 200 million has started functioning. Earlier it was working as Peoples Medical College for Girls. This was disclosed by the first Vice Chancellor Prof Azam Hussain Yousfani while talking to media at conference hall of the university. […]


Two killed over Karo-Kari in Pano Aqil

SUKKUR: Two persons were killed over Karo-Kari in Pano Aqil on Saturday. Police said that in Nagour Mahar village in the limits of Mubarakpur Police Station of Pano Aqil, two men were killed in a clash between two groups of Mahar clan over Karo Kari issue. Allah Wasayo and Ishaque Mahar were killed in the […]


Sher Afgan quits Musharraf’s league

LAHORE: Dr Sher Afgan Niazi has announced that he is quitting General (R) Pervez Musharraf’s All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) with a pledge to remain “loyal” to the former dictator in personal capacity. Dr Niazi, a staunch follower of former president, was the senior vice-president of the APML. “I have resigned from the office of […]


NA delegation visits Kot Lakhpat jail

LAHORE: A delegation from the National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights visited Kot Lakhpat jail on Saturday. The delegation’s chairman, Riaz Fatyana, took personal interest in the improvement of the environment in the jail. He directed the IG prison to take concrete measures to facilitate visitors and inmates. Fatyana, along with other members of […]


Pemra eyes Rs4bn investment in broadcast sector

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Dr Abdul Jabbar presented Pemra’s report of performance for the year 2010-11 to President Asif Ali Zardari in a meeting held at the President House. Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan and Secretary Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Taimoor Azmat were also present […]