Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has stressed upon speeding up the exploration of oil and gas in the country to bridge the gap between demand and supply as soon as possible. He said that energy shortage has adversely affected the growth of our economy. The Prime Minister was talking to Federal Minister for Law, Mr. Maula Buksh Chandio and Advisor to PM on Petroleum Dr. Asim Hussain at PM’s House here today. The Prime Minister directed the Advisor [...]

Islamabad: Pak-US relations are at cross-roads and Pakistan’s policy-makers should adopt honest and truthful approach and accept their mistakes to gain the trust and confidence of people of Pakistan and subsequently international community. There was a near unanimous agreement amongst the speakers and participants that Pakistan’s military establishment and intelligence services should be brought under the civilian control. Parliament should make foreign and defence policies of the country. Parliament’s resolution should be implemented and there should be an independent commission [...]

Karachi: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah today presided the 12th meeting of Thar Coal and Energy Board, held at Chief Minister House. Chief Minister Sindh said that Sindh Government intends to accelerate the pace of work for Thar Coal and Energy Board so as to make successful efforts for power generation which is essential for progress and prosperity of Country particularly for Sindh province. He said that President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani [...]

Islamabad: No municipality of the World can succeed to keep the city clean without cooperation of the residents. The proud residents of the beautiful capital of Pakistan should join hands to make it an exemplary city for cleanliness and green poster. Says the Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA), Imtiaz Inayat Elahi, in an open letter to be sent to all residents of the Islamabad with a view to seek their active participation in CDA Anti- litter drive 2011. He has [...]

Muzaffargarh: Contrary to the common perception of Punjab being the most prosperous province of the country, Southern Punjab is home to some of the most impoverished citizens of the country. In the recent monsoon floods, Muzaffargarh was also one of the worst affected districts of the province due to its location between the rivers of Chenab and Indus. The devastation was evident during our visit to Muzaffargarh – Kot Adu. Home to one of the most famous folk singer Pathanay [...]

Lahore: Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran distributed certificates among the Pink, Gray and Yellow Karate belt holder girl’s players at Institute of Business Administration. The girl’s players showed different Karate techniq...

Lahore: Punjab University Health Center organized awareness program in connection with world hypertension day. The Chief Medical Officer Dr Nauman Ahmed under his supervision conducted free blood pressure check up, sugar test and Body Mass Index test....