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Water level in Mangla dam remains unchanged
Sep 7th
MIRPUR (AJK): Water level in Mangla Dam remained unchanged on Monday at 1206 feet against the dead level of 1040 feet.
The water level in Jhelum river was constantly receding as the inflow of the river into the dam was recorded as 33,900 cusecs, official sources said.
The sources said More >
CCI to ensure transparent distribution of relief funds
Sep 7th
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) has said it will become a ‘credible face’ of the government and take all policy decisions for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the flood-affected areas and equitable and transparent distribution of funds. A meeting of the council presided over by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani More >
PM assures transparency in funds distribution
Sep 6th
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday called for collective efforts to rehabilitate the flood affected people by rising above political affiliations and assured transparency and “zero tolerance” in collection and distribution of donations.
Addressing a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) here at the PM Secretariat, attended More >
Alleged rapist spared mob justice, held by police
Sep 3rd
GUJRANWALA: A man caught red-handed Wednesday evening while attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl in a graveyard on Lanbanwali Road, Rahanwali, was spared lynching by a mob by the police.
An eyewitness, who requested not to be named, said he heard screams and turned to see an old-man, Muhammad Hussain alias More >
Inter-corporate debt swells
Sep 2nd
ISLAMABAD: Inter-corporate debt has ballooned to Rs300 billion and authorities are considering penalising the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), the biggest defaulter, a top official of the Water and Power Ministry said.
Secretary Water and Power, Shahid Rafi, told the Public Accounts Committee in a meeting on Wednesday that the Pakistan More >
Govt decides to convene CCI meeting this week
Aug 31st
ISLAMABAD: The government decided on Monday to convene a meeting of the Council of Common Interests this week to create consensus among the provinces over a mechanism for payment of compensation to people displaced by floods and their rehabilitation. Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said at a press conference here that More >
British govt approached for show thrower extradition
Aug 29th
LAHORE: The interior ministry is making efforts for the extradition of Shamim Khan who claimed to have hurled shoe at President Asif Ali Zardari during his address to party men in Birmingham early this month. Official sources told Dawn that the interior ministry had provided “criminal record” of Khan to the More >
Aamir Khan’s idiosyncrasies
Aug 29th
MUMBAI: As is his custom, Aamir Khan has kept the costumes of Rancho, the character he played in the super hit 3 Idiots and the clapboards that were used for the film.
“You know I keep the clapboards of all my films. On the last day of the shoot, I collect (the More >
NODMC yet to be set up
Aug 27th
ISLAMABAD: The four provinces and Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan have so far failed to nominate their representatives for the National Oversight Disaster Management Council proposed at a high-level meeting presided over by the prime minister on August 19, thus delaying the setting up of the council. Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira More >
Floods wreaks havoc to countrys irrigation
Aug 25th
ISLAMABAD: A huge infrastructure of countrys water irrigation and power system has been destroyed or damaged during the recent floods, causing loss of billions of rupees to the national kitty.
Since water has not yet receded and access to flood affected areas is restricted, it will take some time to More >
Floods wreaks havoc to country’s irrigation
Aug 25th
ISLAMABAD: A huge infrastructure of country’s water irrigation and power system has been destroyed or damaged during the recent floods, causing loss of billions of rupees to the national kitty.
“Since water has not yet receded and access to flood affected areas is restricted, it will take some time to assess More >
Telecom Sector Suffered Rs. 1.8 Billion Loss in Floods
Aug 24th
Telecom Sector Suffered Rs. 1.8 Billion Loss in Floods is a post from: ProPakistani
The telecom sector of the country has suffered Rs. 1.87 billion losses to its infrastructure and equipment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan because of the massive floods while the damage in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan could be More >
Floods cause Rs1.8bn loss in telecom sector
Aug 24th
ISLAMABAD: The telecom sector has suffered Rs1.87 billion losses to its infrastructure and equipment in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan because of the massive floods and official sources said that the damage in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan could be much more than that. According to initial estimates of the Ministry of More >
Islambad, AJK at odds
Aug 22nd
ISLAMABAD: The federal government and the government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have failed to reach a compromise over the payment of outstanding electricity dues owed by the latter.
According to sources privy to ongoing negotiations between the two sides, differences also persist on a proposed increase in the power More >
Provinces refused to divert ADP funds: Gilani
Aug 22nd
LAHORE: The commission proposed by Nawaz Sharif to mobilise resources for relief work and monitor expenditures could not be constituted as provinces refused to contribute 30 per cent of the budget for their Annual Development Programmes to it, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani disclosed on Saturday. “We never rejected Mr Sharif’s More >
Gilani-Nawaz idea finds few takers
Aug 20th
ISLAMABAD: A new phase of reconciliation between the two main political parties of the country in the aftermath of floods did not last even a week.
Ignoring an agreement Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif had reached last week to set up an independent commission to More >
Nespak sacks 439 workers
Aug 19th
ISLAMABAD: The government sacked on Wednesday 439 employees of the National Engineering Services of Pakistan (Nespak) following a decision to drastically curtail reconstruction projects in areas affected by the 2005 earthquake in Azad Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Letters issued by Nespak’s vice-president Jamiluddin Khilji said the services of the project More >
Girl escapes brothel, seeks shelter in Sialkot
Aug 18th
SIALKOT: A 14-year-old girl on Monday sought refuge at a shelter home after escaping from a brothel in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) where she was taken after being kidnapping,.
Sonia told the media that she was kidnapped in childhood by a woman named Cheeno and her husband, Akram. She said More >
62 Solar Powered Sites Completed by Telenor and CMPak
Aug 17th
62 Solar Powered Sites Completed by Telenor and CMPak is a post from: ProPakistani
Through the Rural Telecom Projects of Universal Service Fund, Telenor and CMPak have completed 62 solar powered sites in
- Mirpur Khas – 34 sites,
- Bahawalpur – 13 sites
- Nasirabad – 15 sites
A population of 2.37 million people will be benefitting from More >
Punjab, KP and AJK get moderate rainfall
Aug 16th
LAHORE: The Met Office on Sunday reported light to moderate rainfall in parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir, adding that there were no immediate chances of downpour in flood-hit areas of Sindh. However, it forecast fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall, with chances of heavy rain at isolated More >
Zardari, Gilani agree to call meeting on flood situation
Aug 13th
ISLAMABAD: Acting on suggestions by PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani have decided to call an urgent meeting of Council of Common Interest to discuss the flood crisis.
Speaking to the PML-N chief on a telephone conversation in which the two leaders discussed More >
No-trust motion ousts AJK speaker
Aug 13th
MUZAFFARABAD: The AJK Legislative Assembly passed a no-confidence motion against Speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir on Thursday. The speaker’s ouster was a foregone conclusion after Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan, who heads the Muslim Conference (MC), entered into an informal alliance with 19 MLAs belonging to different parties and groups and was re-elected More >
Low on credibility, govt struggles for aid
Aug 13th
ISLAMABAD: Mutual trust is everything when it comes to money deals. However, this is something that is lacking between international donors and the government of Pakistan, which is hampering the effort to cope with the worst-ever flooding in the country’s history.
The country’s ‘tainted’ past when it comes to spending money More >
PTCL Signs Service Promotion Agreement with Wisecomm
Aug 12th
PTCL Signs Service Promotion Agreement with Wisecomm is a post from: ProPakistani
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has signed an agreement with Wise Communication Systems Pvt. Ltd (Wisecomm) to promote its services across Pakistan.
Mr. Naveed Saeed (SEVP Commercial), PTCL and Mr. Tariq Bhatti (Chairman Wisecomm) signed the agreement in the ceremony held More >
No confidence motion passed against AJK Speaker
Aug 12th
AZAD KASHMIR: A no confidence motion against Speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday.
Chaudhry Muhammad Aziz moved the no-confidence motion, which was passed with 35 votes. The Farooq Haider Group did not participate in the voting, while
Ch M. Aziz, Shah Ghulam Qadir, Farooq Haider, Noreen Arif, More >
Protest in AJK against ‘Indian violence’
Aug 10th
Several hundred Pakistanis demonstrated on Tuesday to denounce violence in Indian-held Kashmir, where unrest has surged since a student was killed by police tear-gas in June.
Centre, AJK headed for a showdown
Aug 9th
ISLAMABAD: The prospects of a row between the federal government and Azad Kashmir seem more real than ever before after the law ministry of the latter declared construction of several hydel projects in AJK by Public Private Investment Board (PPIB) – a subordinate body of the federal ministry of water More >
Army relief operation continues in flood-hit areas
Aug 9th
RAWALPINDI: Army continued its relief operation in the flood hit areas of Sindh, Punjab, FATA, KPK and Northern Areas despite heavy rain.
According to ISPR, today Pakistan Army dispatched another 140 Boats from Gujranwala to flood hit areas of Southern Punjab and Sindh. A total of 930 boots including 782 More >
