The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in its recent report has said that economic reforms initiated by the government in the past year contributed to improved economic conditions, growth edged up, budget deficit…
Protestors contracting diseases owing to unhygienic conditions
A large number of sit-ins participants of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) are suffering from viral diseases due to changing weather condition and their long stay at one place.…
Senators reject Taliban conditions for talks
Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman Haji Mohammad Adeel on Tuesday said the preconditions set by the Taliban for dialogue process did not carry logic and carrying on attacks on senior…
No conditions, no dictation
COAS Kayani vows not to bow to terms of terrorists Reiterates army’s resolve to fighting menace of terror at any cost Supports political dialogue, but won’t allow terrorists to take advantage…
US has to accept conditions before inking BSA: Afghan official
Chief of staff of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s office has categorically said that Afghanistan has its conditions for inking security pact known as Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States. “Since…
Conditions for Taliban talks not met yet: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said conditions for talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan had not been met yet, after a spat over a new Taliban office in…
Lawyers not allowed to meet Musharraf at farmhouse
Former president Pervez Musharraf has been prevented from meeting his lawyers and members of his party All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) on the first day of his detention in his farmhouse in…
Main conditions for $16 billion in Afghanistan aid
The international donor community has attached a series of conditions to the $16 billion in aid for Afghanistan that was announced at a conference in Tokyo on Sunday. Here is a breakdown…
SBBYDP to improve socio-economic conditions: Benazir Bhutti
District Coordinator of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Youth Development Programme (SBBYDP) Sukkur Benazir Bhutti has said SBBYDP aims to provide opportunities for short-term employment and skill development to approximately semi-literate and educated unemployed…
Female students protest against abysmal conditions
Hundreds of female students residing in International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI)’s hostels on Monday morning locked all the gates of the varsity, denying entry to any students and teachers into the varsity…
Conditions in F/6 to nurture dengue growth
Sector F/6, one of the posh and most populated areas of Islamabad, depicted a gloomy picture as far as prevention measures regarding dengue is concerned, reveals a survey. Sheer negligence on the…
Abysmal sanitary conditions in capital’s fruit markets
Rising cleanliness problems and encroachments in the city’s fruit markets due to the Capital Development Authority (CDA)’s negligence present an abysmal picture. “The CDA allocates over Rs 1.7 million every month to…
Sanitary conditions in East district inspected
The municipal commissioner of the city’s East district, Muhammad Ali Sheikh, visited the PB Barar Society, Shabbir Ahmed Usmani Road, University Road and other areas of district East to inspect sanitary conditions,…
SECP relaxes conditions for grant of licenses to non-profit associations
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has relaxed conditions for the grant of license to non-profit associations regarding multiple objectives, start-up donation, mandatory registration within three months and criteria for…
Weather conditions cause loss of 25 pc mango production
Mango production in the country, which was expected to increase by 30 per cent this year, has been drastically affected by climatic change. Hot weather in Sindh along with thunderstorms with rains…
PCB toughens conditions for players’ agents
LAHORE – Having apparently learnt a lesson from the spot-fixing scandal that rocked Pakistan cricket, the PCB on Wednesday issued tough guidelines for players’ agents, requiring them clearance at multiple levels if they want to represent cricketers.
The new Agents Regulations 2010 will be immediately applicable to all persons wishing to act as agent (s) for the cricketers who have or are representing Pakistan at all levels or who participate in cricket matches/tournament
‘Balochistan to face drought-like conditions’
KARACHI – Another devastating landslide on the pattern of Attabad is on the offing in Hunza Valley, while Balochistan may suffer from moderate to severe drought in coming years. Similarly, there is a visible earthquake fault line passing through the Chaman town of Balochistan but no building codes or other precautionary measures are being adopted to mitigate the effects in case of a jolt in future.
These revelations were made during the course of discussion at the 5th meeting of