Ministers and officials laud Doda Khan?s efforts
KARACHI: The federal ministers for sports and Inter-Provincial Coordination termed the conduction of international boxing event in Pakistan as a grand
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LPG prices go up across Pakistan
KARACHI: The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has increased by Rs3 per kilogram across the country, the LPG Distributors Association said Sunday.
LPG Distributors Association President Irfan Khokar told Geo that the prices of domestic and commercial cylinders have gone up by Rs25 and Rs100 respectively.
He said that the price of liquefied petroleum gas has risen to 100 with the increase of Rs5 in Peshawar, Islamabad, Multan, Lahore and Hyderabad while it has jumped to Rs120 in Murree, Gilgit, Swat, Quetta and Azad Kashmir.
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?Rs 123 bn uplift funds released for Punjab?
LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Finance and Planning and Development Tanvir Ashraf Kaira said on Saturday the Punjab government had released Rs 123 bi
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Suspected US drone strike kills 2 in Pakistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone missile strike has killed at least two people in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region.
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US drone attack kills five in Pakistan: officials (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US missiles flattened an extremist hideout in Pakistan’s lawless tribal belt Sunday, killing five militants in the latest strike in a recent spike in drone attacks, Pakistani officials said.
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Roadside bombs kill 6 in Pakistan’s northwest (AP via Yahoo! News)
Roadside bombs struck two vehicles in Pakistan’s volatile northwest Sunday, killing a former irrigation minister and three others in one attack and two anti-Taliban tribal elders in the other.
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Up to 14 hours of unscheduled load shedding
LAHORE: The Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO)?s administration has said that country is facing power shortfall of 2700 mega watts.
The duration of power cut in urban areas has reached 8 to 10 hours a day while 16 to 20 hours of load shedding is reported in country?s rural areas.
People are facing difficulties due to the unannounced power cut.
According to Director General PEPCO Muhammad Khalid, total power generation in the country is 8,600 mega watts, however, demand is 11,300 mega watts.
Sources said duration of load shedding in various parts of the country has climbed up to 14 hours while normal day life is badly affected.
Most of the grid stations were tripped down in Lahore last night due to the fog while people had to face difficulties in cold weather.
DG PEPCO said 220 grid stations were repaired from Kala Shah Kaku to Lahore and Sheikupura.
He further said the electricity has been restored in various parts of Lahore while Kasoor, Chunian, Bhai Phero and Liliani grid stations have started working.
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People are talking about ?
? the pot calling the kettle black syndrome that is the hallmark of all political parties and how each shouts louder than its rivals about the misdeed
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Generals, judiciary should also be held accountable: Kaira
HAFIZABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira Sunday said if politicians are to be held accountable, then generals and judiciary should also be put through this process.
He expressed the above views while addressing the inauguration ceremony of Hafizabad Press Club.
?If politicians have been held accountable throughout since 1970, then why not the same be chosen for judiciary since 2007,? the Information Minister questioned.
?The army and judiciary had been conspiring in the past,? he said.
He said presently the army is fighting against the scourge of terrorism with patience and valour. However, he said, smashing the Taliban mindset is not an easy task.
Qamar Zaman Kaira said when the government tried to bring an end to load-shedding through rental power plants, an uproar was created in the country, pushing the country behind by six months. ?Now no one is ready to come up with immediate investment.?
He said 800 MW electricity will come on line from this month from the new power plants.
The government is in the process of building Bhasha Dam for which the Musharraf led regime did not purchase even a single inch of land.
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?Clean drinking water for all? project likely to flop
Rawalpindi
After failure of the clean drinking water initiative (CDWI), another clean drinking water for all (CDWA) project is likely to be fl
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