By Tanveer Ahmed ISLAMABAD: Public Accounts Committee (PAC)’s Monitoring and Implementation Committee Tuesday grinded Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) and Pakistan State Oil (PSO) for not following the financial rules in awarding the contracts and giving the advances against any particular project. The committee’s meeting chaired by MNA Yasmeen Rahman expressed its annoyance over […]
Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced different foreign funded scholarships on behalf of various diplomatic channels for Pakistani students, commencing from 2011-12 academic session. These include the scholarships offered by the Mexican Government for graduate, post graduate and research studies; Master and PhD scholarships in Korean Development Institute (KDI School), School of Public Policy and […]
From UAE dynasties to dynamics every one is fully committed and wholeheartedly engaged with the ongoing relief operations and health services in different parts of Pakistan. UAE’s intensive relief operation in Pakistan once again proves its full commitment to humanitarian and ethical responsibilities and its keen interest to save lives and human dignity. The Khalifa […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the “Army neither intends to come to power nor will it come to power. The judiciary is independent and pro-democracy” adding that there is no “threat to democracy as the civilian government came to power after making numerous sacrifices and winning the 2008 elections.” To be […]
The summer’s floods in Pakistan have reopened a quarter-century-old debate on whether to build a large hydroelectric dam on the Indus River or not, a dispute that has split the nation along regional lines. Supporters say the water reservoir could have prevented much of the floods’ devastation and boosted agricultural production along the river. Opponents […]