Punjab earmarks record Rs345bn for development
LAHORE: The Punjab government has set aside a record sum of Rs345 billion for the Annual Development Programme (ADP), an increase of 35 per cent over the outgoing year’s revised ADP of Rs224bn.The ADP...
View ArticleSindh unveils Rs168bn ADP for 2014-15
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday unveiled Rs168 billion Annual Development Programme (ADP) for 2014-15, with a major thrust on improving service delivery of existing infrastructure and launching...
View ArticlePunjab budget: Tax measures to yield Rs164bn
LAHORE: The Punjab government has proposed measures in the budget for 2014-15 to revamp its tax administration to curb tax evasion and raise collection through imposition of new levies, rationalise the...
View ArticleKarachi crime: Fifth policeman killed in Orangi in a week
KARACHI: A 35-year-old head constable was gunned down on Friday in a targeted attack said to be carried out by militants in Orangi Town, bringing the death toll of policemen killed in such attacks in...
View ArticlePoliceman guarding mosque shot dead in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Unidentified assailants gunned down a police constable guarding a mosque on Ormar Road during Friday prayers in the suburbs of Peshawar, police said. The constable was identified as Farooq,...
View ArticleThree health workers face murder charge over measles deaths
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department on Friday announced it would book three of its technicians for intentional murder over four deaths during the recent anti-measles campaign in the...
View ArticleFresh probe ordered into Dera jailbreak
PESHAWAR: The provincial government has ordered a fresh inquiry into the Dera Ismail Khan jailbreak, which had occurred in the last week of July 2013.According to a handout here on Friday, Dr Hammad...
View ArticleThree mortar shells fired from Afghanistan
PESHAWAR: Three mortar shells were fired from Afghanistan on Saturday which fell near the Pak-Afghan border.According to sources, the mortar shells landed in Lowai Shalman area of the Landikotal Tehsil...
View ArticleEarthquake tremors felt in Peshawar, surrounding areas
ISLAMABAD: A moderate earthquake struck northwest Pakistan, causing panic in towns and cities, but there are no immediate reports of casualties or damage, an official said.Mohammad Riaz, a senior...
View ArticleMusharraf's name on ECL: Govt challenges SHC ruling in apex court
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Saturday challenged the Sindh High Court's ruling which had struck down its order of preventing retired General Pervez Musharraf from leaving the country.Attorney...
View ArticleTwin blasts target security forces' vehicle in Mohmand
PESHAWAR: Twin blasts in Mohmand Agency on Saturday left one paramilitary soldier dead and five others injured in a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (IED) blast near a security forces'...
View ArticleNo special package for Karachi mega projects in budget
KARACHI: Like the federal government, the Sindh government has also not announced any special development package for Karachi in its budget for 2014-15.Although Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah...
View ArticleCountry's leadership must unite against Taliban: Rehman Malik
KARACHI: Former interior minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Rehman Malik on Saturday said time had come for the country’s leadership to come together and stand united against the Taliban...
View ArticleBalochistan minority MPA shot dead in Quetta
QUETTA/ISLAMABAD: Minority member of the Balochistan Assembly Handery Masieh was killed by his guard in Quetta on Saturday, an official said. He was killed in a firing incident in Nawan Killi — located...
View ArticleFive, out of six routes to Karachi airport sealed
KARACHI: Following the deadly attack on Karachi airport, five out of the six total routes to Karachi airport have been sealed, DawnNews reported on Saturday.The step has been taken to enhance security...
View ArticleKP budget for 2014-15 set at Rs404.80 bn
PESHAWAR. Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KP) Minister for Finance, Sirajul Haq on Saturday presented a Rs404.80 billion budget for the year 2014-15 in the provincial assembly.It includes an ambitious Rs139.80...
View ArticleFour new polio cases put Pakistan total at 82
KARACHI: Officials on Saturday said four more polio cases have emerged in Pakistan, putting the total number of reported cases in the country this year to 82.Emergency coordinator of the WHO’s polio...
View ArticleYoung Bengal tiger dies at Karachi zoo
KARACHI: A young Bengal tiger, imported only two years ago from Belgium, died at the Karachi Zoological Gardens on Saturday, officials said.Zoo director Fahim Khan said the big cat, which was hardly...
View ArticleWoman in Dera Ghazi Khan gang-raped
DERA GHAZI KHAN: A woman in Dera Ghazi Khan has died after being gang-raped, DawnNews reported.According to reports, the girl had via phone become friends with one of the accused. A residence of...
View ArticleGovt appeals order to let Musharraf go abroad
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Saturday challenged a Sindh High Court order to remove former president retired General Pervez Musharraf’s name from the exit control list (ECL), fearing that if...
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