Islamabad: In the third round of protest against forced evictions, the Traders Action Committee (TAC) on Monday observed shutter-down strike at Melody Market. Traders chanted slogans and said conspiracies against their movement will meet failure.
Speaking to protesting traders, Chairman TAC Salahuddin Khan, Central Organising Secretary Chaudhry Kashif, General Secretary Melody Adil Anis and others said [...]
Traders observe shutter-down strike at Melody Market, Islamabad
PM takes notice of non-compliance of Public Accounts Committee’s instructions
Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday while taking serious notice of the non-compliance of the instructions by Public Accounts Committee, directed the concerned ministries and divisions to give due importance to the matter for improving the country’s good governance.
The Prime Minister termed the good governance as prime objective of the government’s policies [...]
All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat condemns continued kidnapping and torture of Muslim youths
New Delhi: In a letter to the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Home Minister Shri PC Chidambram, All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat President Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan said that “we cannot accept that our youths are routinely kidnapped, tortured and forced to accept crimes we believe they did not commit. Acquittals by the dozens are [...]
Pakistan and Norway agree to enhance educational cooperation
Islamabad: The Government of Pakistan and Government of Norway has decided to enhance and strengthen the educational co-operation between the two countries. This agreement was reached in a meeting between Federal Education Minister, Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani and Ambassador of Norway in Islamabad H. E. Mr. Robert Kvile. The two sides decided to establish a [...]
Modern Training Facilities for Swimmers to be Arranged – Pir Aftab Jilani
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Sports, Pir Aftab Shah Jilani has said that modern training facilities for swimmer players were to be arranged in order to feteh prominent place at the international competitions. He expressed these views while talking to President Women Swimming Association Ms. Nuzhat Sadiq MNA at a meeting here today.
The Minister said that [...]
Stanford University takes on board Pakistani Media Professionals
ISLAMABAD: The VINNOVA-Stanford Research Center of Innovation Journalism has called on Amir Jahangir, a Pakistani media professional to become the Program Advisor to the Center, advising the VINNOVA-Stanford Research Center of Innovation Journalism on Journalism and Media in Pakistan.
The VINNOVA Stanford Research Center of Innovation Journalism was founded in January 2009 by the H-STAR institute [...]
Upgrade Facility for Etihad Guest Frequent Flyers
Islamabad: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is offering its most frequent customers the opportunity to upgrade their seats at the airport before they fly.
With the introduction of ‘instant upgrades’, passengers have the opportunity to upgrade to a higher class at the airport as long as passengers have the required number [...]
