Govt striving to improve education facilities: CM
LAHORECHIEF Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said the present government is fully aware of the importance of education and grooming of the chi
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Biden calls for new approach to Pakistan aid (AP via Yahoo! News)
A top Democratic senator on Wednesday proposed tripling nonmilitary aid to Pakistan to $1.5 billion a year, while restricting reimbursements for anti-terrorist operations unless Islamabad does more to fight insurgents along its Afghan border.
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64 polling stations declared sensitive for bye-elections
RawalpindiDeclaring 64 polling stations highly sensitive out of 562, the Rawalpindi district government has decided to deploy 4,500 police per
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Dry and hot weather prevail in country
KARACHI: The metrological department declared hot and dry weather in most parts of the country in last 24 hours.The hottest temperature 50 C was recorded in Dalbadin.Met office forecasted the same weather in most parts of country in next 24 hours however Kashmir and other close areas would see heavy showers.
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Hazrat Fatima (RA) symbol of steadfastness
IslamabadSeerat of Hazrat Fatima-tuz-Zahra (RA) is a role model for all Muslim women, as she struggled throughout her life for truth and becam
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Experts warn of dehydration, heat stroke
IslamabadWith the heat and humidity continuing, health experts have advised strict measures to avoid dehydration and prevent heat strokes.
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Armed police deployed for peace in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: More than 400 police officers, armed with advanced artilleries, were deployed at the sensitive areas in Peshawar to ensure peace here on Thursday.CCPO Peshawar Dr. Muhammad Salman stated a trained anti-terrorism troop, comprising of 200 soldiers, was deployed nearby the premises of sensitive declared jails.Those officers were equipped with latest R.P.G guns and light machineguns and people should have cooperated law-enforcing agencies for elevation of lawlessness, he added.
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17 people faint in Rawalpindi
RawalpindiAs many as seventeen people, including men, women and children, fell unconscious in different localities here on Wednesday due to hi
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Rs. 2 added to LPG per kg
KARACHI: The home production of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) went down by 300 ton adding two rupees per kilogram.The Chairman of LPG Distributor Association Hadi Khan termed that the fresh hike was caused by the imbalance found in supply and demand.The LPG market sources told that the technical faults in Dhodhak and Pendori fields caused reduction in production.
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Cricket: Kapil’’s Devils celebrate 25 years since World Cup triumph
LONDON: The members of the 1983 World Cup-winning India cricket team on Wednesday marked 25 years since their historic victory over the West Indies, their lone triumph in the tournament. Captain Kapil Dev’’s 14-man squad attended a private function in the pavilion at Lord’’s, followed by a gala dinner, a quarter century to the day since their stunning upset over Clive Lloyd’’s powerhouse side at the ground. Former captain Sunil Gavaskar, an opening batsman in the final, told that the entire team” feel very special about the moment, that we were part of India’’s cricketing history”. Despite entering the final as underdogs, and managing to set the West Indies a target of just 183 after batting first, India denied their opponents a hat-trick of World Cup titles with a 43-run win. Dev paid tribute to the West Indies team that India defeated, describing them as “really rich in every sense” while team member Ravi Shastri joked that the “25th of June doesn”t exist in the West Indies calendar”.
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