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The electricity worth Rs 90507.339 million has been wasted/stolen during the last five years, Minister for Water and Power Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar told Senate on Friday. In a written reply to the question of Begum Najma Hameed, he said the units stolen or wasted in last five years were 13626.558 Mkwh. Giving reasons […]
The spiritual head of the Ajmer Dargah on Friday said he will “not be welcome or present” during Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf’s visit to the shrine, Indian media reported. Syed Zainul Abedin Ali Khan, the dewan of Ajmer Sharif, said Ashraf’s visit is a dishonour to families of slain Indian soldiers. […]
The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended on March 7 for the lowest income group up to Rs.8,000 increased by 0.51 per cent as compared to the previous week. The SPI for the week under review in the above mentioned group was recorded at 186.36 points against 185.42 points registered in the […]
Kuwait has initiated a policy of relaxation of visas for Pakistani nationals and Pakistanis working in the public sector Kuwait can now bring their wives and children to Kuwait without restrictions, officials said Friday. Also, private sector employees can issue dependent visas (male children up to the age of 15 and female children up […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan Friday issued the Code of Conduct for local and foreign Observers security personnel and polling staff for the general elections. Every person, who participates in election observation individually or as a member of local group‚ organization or international election observation mission must sign a pledge to abide by the […]
The Senate was informed on Friday that at present the total power generation capacity of the country from different sources is 8‚504 MW. Minister of State for Water and Power Tasneem Ahmad Qureshi told the House during question hour that the power generation from Hydel sector is 2‚837 MW and thermal 5‚052 MW while […]
The army on Friday assured the Election Commission its complete support in peacefully holding the upcoming parliamentary polls, the military said. The assurance comes at a time when the recent series of deadly bomb attacks in parts of the had raised concerns over peaceful elections, likely to take place in May. Ministers say the […]
Chief Election Commissioner, Justice (Retd.) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim says that free, fair and transparent elections are the ultimate goal of the Election Commission. “We are committed to fulfilling our Constitutional obligation to giving the nation a free and fair election,” he said on Thursday at the opening ceremony of the Training of Master Trainers […]
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Thursday launched its manifesto for the parliamentary elections as its chief Nawaz Sharif vowed to deal with the challenging issues of terrorism, militancy, poor law and order, corruption, worst power shortage, unemployment and inflation. Political activities are gaining momentum for the elections planned in May this year as the current assemblies […]
President Asif Ali Zardari will visit Iran to perform ground-breaking of gas pipeline project on Monday, the Foreign Ministry says. Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Ahmad Khan said at the weekly news briefing in Islamabad Thursday that several heads of state have also been invited to attend the ceremony. He said Ministry of Petroleum […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf would pay a personal visit to India on Saturday on a personal visit, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Foreign Ministry spokesman, Moazzam Khan said that the Prime Minister will visit the shrine of Muslim saint ‘Ajmer Sharif’. Responding to questions at weekly press briefing the spokesman said that […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Thursday told the last meeting of the federal cabinet that fair and transparent elections will be held on time. In his opening remarks at the federal cabinet ‚ he said judiciary‚ media and election commission are independent and free‚ therefore there is no chance for any rigging in […]
