Sitara colony: ‘Don’t hold polling at N-supporter’s school’
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) candidate for chairman in Union Council no231 (Pak Colony) has sought transfer of a polling station from a Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) partner school in...
View ArticleGarhi Shahu: Independent credible challenge to PML-N
LAHORE: In UC 124, a tough competition is expected between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidates and a panel of independent aspirants. The union council comprises Bargunza Quarters, Garhi...
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Johar Town J Block: PTI, JI join hands to challenge ruling party
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) have formed an electoral alliance in UC 114 against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). The union council consists of Johar Town’s...
View ArticlePublic health: Commissioner unhappy with medicines shortage
MULTAN: Sahiwal Division Commissioner Azmat Mahmood on Sunday expressed displeasure over lack of some medicines at District Headquarters Hospital, Sahiwal. During a surprise visit to the hospital,...
View ArticleSamanabad: N-League candidate ‘more popular’
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) seems to have an edge over the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in Union Council 83. Mian Muhammad Tariq, formerly a political adviser to the chief...
View ArticleNawankot: 25-year old running for vice-chairman
LAHORE: Muhammad Hanan Chaudhry, a 25-year-old law graduate, is enthusiastically running a door-to-door campaign for vice chairman in UC 89. Chaudhry has a ticket from the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz...
View ArticleOfficial visit: CM to inaugurate Chakdara Bypass
TIMERGARA: A PTI delegation met Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Sunday morning and requested that he visit Lower Dir. He accepted the invitation and agreed to visit Lower Dir in the near future. He...
View ArticleFrom scars to books: CM asks authorities to speed up work
PESHAWAR: The chief minister has directed authorities to expedite work on Zamung Kor, a home for street children in the city. It should be operational by the end of November, he said in a handout...
View ArticleVoice of dissent: ‘PM’s visit to US a disappointment’
MARDAN: JI General Secretary Liaquat Baloch said the prime minister’s four-day visit to the US was a disappointment. Speaking at a convention in Shergarh, Mardan on Sunday, the JI leader said PM Nawaz...
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Engine of growth: Defending the conservative lending policy
KARACHI: Banking spreads are at an all-time low and industry-specific tax hikes have already taken effect. Yet many banks have smoothly sailed through what some analysts had expected to be a...
View ArticleParliamentary committee on CPEC: Western route as dual carriageway recommended
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Monday recommended to the federal government that the western route be built as a dual carriageway at the beginning...
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Market watch: Index ends red amid low volume, value
KARACHI: After a positive start that saw the benchmark-100 index rise close to 34,100, investors turned dreary as news of a strong earthquake in the northern parts of Pakistan gathered momentum. Heavy...
View ArticleFast action required: KATI for solution of infrastructure problems
KARACHI: Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) President Zahid Saeed has urged the Sindh government to resolve infrastructural problems faced by the industries on a priority basis. The...
View ArticleKSE approves integration with counterparts
KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) approved on Monday the schemes of its integration with the Lahore and Islamabad stock exchanges besides changing its name from KSE to the Pakistan Stock...
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Engro Fertilizer announces Rs2.789 billion profit
KARACHI: Engro Fertilizer reported a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs2.789 billion in the third quarter (Jul-Sep) of calendar year 2015, up 31% compared to Rs2.137 billion in the same quarter of calendar...
View ArticleGillette’s earnings nearly double
KARACHI: Supported by improved margins, Gillette Pakistan nearly doubled its net earnings during the July-September quarter of 2015, the company revealed in its report on Monday. The maker of the...
View ArticleHorror in October: Massive quake hits Pakistan
BAHAWALPUR / LAHORE / QUETTA / KARACHI / BHAKKAR / SARGODHA / MULTAN / DG KHAN / MUZAFFARABAD / NORTH WAZIRISTAN / BAJAUR / SHABQADAR / GILGIT / MANSEHRA / UPPER DIR / LOWER DIR / SWAT / SHANGLA /...
View ArticleCivil, military efforts mobilised
ISLAMABAD: In the aftermath of Monday’s massive earthquake, army troops mobilised to provide relief to people in remote areas while Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed a crisis cell to be set up...
View ArticleDozens dead in northeast Afghanistan
KABUL: The devastating earthquake that shook northern Pakistan on Monday originated from northeast Afghanistan where it killed more than 50 people and injured hundreds others, sending shockwaves as...
View ArticleUN, US offer help in relief efforts
UNITED NATIONS: Hours after the massive earthquake struck northern Pakistan and Afghanistan, the international community offered to help the two stricken countries. The United Nations and its...
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