Sunday, September 15th, 2019
APBF condemns Lesco for 70% power tariff hike for industry
LAHORE (15th Sept): The All Pakistan Business Forum has criticized the LESCO for raising its power tariff for the export industry by up to 70%, costing the manufacturers about Rs20 per unit. APBF President Syed Maaz Mahmood said that the power distribution companies (DISCOs) have raised their electricity tariff for the Punjab exporting industries, charging them up to Rs20 per unit from the earlier rate of Rs10.62 per unit by imposing various levies and taxes. “The DISCOs in Punjab, including Lahore Electric Supply Company, has started charging their industrial consumersRead More
AIOU launches ten BS programs
ISLAMABAD, September 15: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) took an initiative launching ten BS (Four-year) programs, keeping in view the new emerging academic trends and the market-based students’ needs. The decision to this effect was taken by the Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Zia-Ul-Qayyum on the recommendations of the University’s Academic Council. The ten programs are: Library and Information Sciences, Gender and Women Studies, Islamic Studies, Arabic, Mass Communication, Urdu, English, Pakistan Studies, Accounting and Finance and Instructional Design and Technology. According to Director Admissions, October 15 is the last date for receiving the applications for admission inRead More
Pakistan summons Afghan Charge d’ Affaires, lodges protest over attack on Pak Army
Afghan Charge d’ Affaires was summoned to Foreign Office and a strong demarche was made over the latest incident of firing on a Pakistan military contingent engaged in completion of fencing of Pak-Afghan border. In a statement on Saturday, Foreign Office strongly condemning the attack, said it was underscored that the Afghan side is responsible for securing the areas on its side of the border, as mutually agreed on several occasions. Pakistan once again called upon the Afghan government to do the needful to secure the border areas, especially alongRead More
UK student visa changes termed too little, too late
Suroor Rahimtoola graduated last year with a first class undergraduate degree from the prestigious University of Cambridge. But despite having an impressive academic record, her job prospects in the United Kingdom were bleak. She was rejected by most firms because of her passport. “Applying to 70 to 80 firms and being rejected by all of them because of your passport is really de-motivating,” she told Dawn. The problem was not unique to Ms Rahimtoola, or even to those who had a Pakistani passport. Thanks to then-home secretary Theresa May, aRead More
Pro-Khalistan Sikhs and Pakistanis hold protest against India over human rights’ violations
NEW YORK (DNA) – Pro-Khalistan Sikhs joined by Pakistani community members held a protest in Houston, United States, demanding resolution of Kashmir dispute and against Modi-led Hindu nationalist Indian government for committing gross violations of human rights in occupied Kashmir. To express support for the cause of Kashmir and demanding a separate land for Sikhs, the Sikh community members and Pakistanis, in a form of carcade with Kashmir and Khalistan flags mounted on their cars, moved through the roads and streets while chanting full-throat slogans against the Modi regime. TheRead More
Occupied Kashmir remains under Indian military siege on 42nd day
SRINAGAR (DNA): In occupied Kashmir, the humanitarian crisis is aggravating further as the Indian authorities continue to impose curfew and other restrictions in the Kashmir valley on the 42nd consecutive day, today. The Kashmir valley remains under strict military siege as hundreds of thousands of Indian troops deployed in every nook and corner continue to keep millions of people confined to their homes. The telecom sector of the territory has suffered a loss of more than 900 million rupees in last one month. An official of a telecom company toldRead More