Archive | January, 2008
Storms batter parts of Britain
LONDON: High winds battered large parts of Britain, claiming at least one life, as forecasters warn of blizzards and snow showers to come. A 45-year-old lorry driver died on the M6, near Tebay, in Cumbria as his lorry overturned in gusts of up to 70mph. The Forth Road Bridge, west of Edinburgh, was closed to northbound [...]
Continue reading...SC dismisses appeal of Project Manager of Malakand Chromites
31. January 2008
ISLAMABAD: A three member bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday disposed off the appeal of Shakirullah, Project Manager of Malakand Chromites against fine of Rs 50,000 to him and confiscation of his two increments. The high court had already dismissed his appeal. Shakirullah, an employee of Sarhad Development Authority had been posted as Project Manager [...]
Continue reading...SC directs retired deputy secretary to pay rent of official residence
31. January 2008
ISLAMABAD: A three member bench of Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar, Justice Ijaz ul Hassan and Justice Ch Ejaz Yousaf on Thursday directed Mrs Azra Riffat Rana, a retired deputy secretary of the Secretariat Group to pay rent of the official residence allotted to her and present the receipt before the [...]
Continue reading...Kashmir resolution will bring peace: Mufti
30. January 2008
JAMMU: Stating that BJP is undermining former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s peace initiatives, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said that the party is focused on bringing complete peace and normalcy to the State through peaceful and amicable resolution of the Kashmir issue. Popularity: 3% [?]
Continue reading...Polls pre-rigged: Shamsul Hassan
30. January 2008
ISLAMABAD: A key Bhutto aide and former Pakistan High Commissioner to the UK, Wajid Shamsul Hasan has asserted that the elections have already been pre rigged. In an interview with a foreign radio, he accused the government of providing PML (Q) candidates with stamped voting ballots prior to the election twenty five thousand each where [...]
Continue reading...Police probe Glasgow bride’s death in Pakistan
30. January 2008
LAHORE: Police are investigating the death of a British Muslim woman in Lahore, weeks after she married in secret. Sobia Wali, 22, from Glasgow, died, reportedly from food poisoning or a virus, after travelling with relatives to Pakistan to attend her grandmother’s funeral. It was reported yesterday that the call centre worker married her long-term [...]
Continue reading...SC disposes off petitions for allotment of plots
30. January 2008
ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed off petitions filed against allotment of four plots to senior officers of the Capital Development Authority in sector I-8 of Islamabad. The bench consisting of Mr Justice Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi, Mr Justice Muhammad Qaim Jan Khan and Mr Justice Muhammad Moosa K Leghari asked the [...]
Continue reading...UK paying for ‘migrant baby boom’
30. January 2008
LONDON: The NHS is spending £350m a year to provide maternity services for foreign-born mothers, £200m more than a decade ago, the BBC has found. Immigration has raised the birth rate so fast that some units have closed, so that midwives could be moved to areas of urgent need. A unit in Ascot, Berkshire, shut [...]
Continue reading...SC seeks complete record of BA degree of candidates
30. January 2008
ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Chief Justice Mr Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, Mr Justice Ejaz ul Hassan Khan and Mr Justice Ch Ijaz Yousaf has sought full details about the graduation exam of Intisar Hussain Bhatti, a candidate for the Punjab’s provincial assembly from Pindi Bhattian During hearing on Wednesday, the [...]
Continue reading...Japan to assist in construction of City Public School in Skardu
30. January 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Government of Japan will provide financial support of US $ 78,995 under GGP programme (Grant Assistance for Grass roots Human Security Projects) to Millat Progressive Society, an NGO, for implementation of the project ‘connection of City Public School in Skardu’. The agreement for the project was singed by Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Seiji [...]
Continue reading...Lashari lays foundation stone of new visa centre
30. January 2008
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Capital Development Authority Kamran Lashari has announced to provide maximum facilities for visa seekers coming from the nook and corner of the country to Islamabad. He was speaking after performing the stone laying ceremony of the new visa centre. The ceremony which was to be held in the Third Avenue, was shifted inside [...]
Continue reading...High level meeting reviews flour situation
30. January 2008
ISLAMABAD: Federal Food Committee in an important meeting chaired by Lt. Gen.(Retd) Farooq Ahmed Khan, Chairman NDMA on Wednesday, took a detailed overview of the flour situation in all the provinces, Northern Areas and AJK. Participants of the meeting included chief secretaries and food secretaries of all the provinces, AJK and Northern Areas, representatives of [...]
Continue reading...Outgoing UAE Envoy pays farewell call on Musharraf
30. January 2008
ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates, Ali Muahammad Al Shamsi paid a farewell call on President Pervez Musharraf at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. The president lauded the services rendered by the Ambassador for further promoting and strengthening the bilateral ties between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates during his tenure. He wished the outgoing Ambassador all [...]
Continue reading...Soomro calls on Musharraf
30. January 2008
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Muhammadmian Soomro called on President Pervez Musharraf here on Wednesday after the later completed his tour to the four European states. The President exchanged views with the Prime Minister about his visit to the European Union and the World Economic Forum at Davos and his parlays with important leaders there. The President also [...]
Continue reading...CIDA, UK delegations visit FJA
30. January 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Governance Exploratory Wednesday visited the Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) and discussed various issues of mutual interest. On their arrival at the Academy, the delegation was received by Hashim Abro, and other senior officials of the Academy. In their academic deliberation with the Director General Moazzam Hayat and the [...]
Continue reading...Meeting reviews land requisition for Swat cantonment
30. January 2008
SWAT: Local officials and military authorities met here on Wednesday to consider acquiring of land for establishment of cantonment in the district. Source said that higher authorities explored the issue of selection of land for construction of cantonment on permanent basis in Swat. In an earlier meeting, Swat D.O.R. had directed the concerned district patwaris [...]
Continue reading...Foreign govts stick to diplomatic norms commenting on Pak internal affairs: Memon
30. January 2008
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Nisar A Memon has said that Pakistan is sovereign country and the foreign governments must follow the diplomatic norms while making comments on its internal affairs. While commenting on remarks by American Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher about what he called certain irregularities in the election procedures [...]
Continue reading...Musharraf directs for timely completion of energy projects
30. January 2008
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf Wednesday directed the concerned authorities to ensure the completion of ongoing energy projects without any delay with in the stipulated period of time. Chairing high-level meeting here at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Musharraf directed the authorities to take short, medium and long-term measures to ensure the uninterrupted supply of oil, gas and energy in [...]
Continue reading...Bodies of 13 missing security personnel found
30. January 2008
KOHAT: Bodies of 13 security personnel, who were reportedly missing, were found in an abandoned vehicle. The dead bodies were shifted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Kohat and the officials have released names of those martyred. As per details security forces, during search operation in Dara Adam Khel, found dead bodies of the 13 personnel who [...]
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Dawn has an extremely neat and easily navigating website including the left sidebar. All important links show different pages of hard version of Newspaper that makes easy for the readers and visitors to pick the link they are interested in; including Front Page, National, International, Local, Business, Editorial and Opinion.. Website has segregated its columnists in the same side bar and links to their Mags. Website gives link to the Online Dawn News. The news in Pics is very praiseworthy feature of the site.
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