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Book prices skyrocketing

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

RANA LATIF/SAJID ALI
LAHORE - The prices of books being used in English medium private schools have jumped up to 200 per cent within a period of one year.
According to a survey conducted by The Nation, the prices have registered an unprecedented increase and beyond the inflation rate of other commodities during the same period. The prices of O and A level books catering Oxford and Cambridge syllabus have increased up to 60 per cent during the first quarter of the new

Private schools reopen tomorrow

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

LAHORE - All educational institutions in the private sector, including kindergarten, montessori and elite schools, will reopen tomorrow (Monday) after their closure due to inadequate security arrangements.
These institutions like Beaconhouse Schools System, American Lycium, The Educators and British Council schools are starting the curricular activities again as the Lahore High Court rejected the petition filed by the owners� association.
According to the sources in

Independence, autonomy linked to self-reliance: CM

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that objectives of Pakistan creation cannot be achieved without eliminating monopoly of a specific class of people on higher and quality education. He said that only intelligent and educated youth can save Pakistan in the existing difficult circumstances, therefore, he appealed to the youth to come forward with full force to discharge their national responsibilities.
He expressed these views during his presidential

Imran to limit his political activities

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

LAHORE - Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday shifted to his residence after successful small intestine surgery at Shaukat Khanum Hospital.
Talking to the newsmen after he was discharged from the hospital, Imran Khan said he would limit his political activities till complete recovery of his health. He said healing of wound would take sometime and until that he would restrict his movement and political activities. He thanked people for sending bouquets, cards

Small districts complain of deprivation

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

LAHORE - Though all the major lawyers� groups are flexing their muscles to clinch maximum seats in the forthcoming elections of the Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) scheduled for November 21, the small districts have shown grave concerns over conducting of elections as they are deprived of true representation in the Council due to faulty procedure and rules.
A study of rules and procedures has revealed that entire Punjab has been divided into eight divisions under Legal Practitioners

Special training to police on the cards

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

LAHORE- The Punjab government is making untiring efforts to improve the law and order situation in the province. The government wants to give special training to police force to tackle the menace of terrorism. He asked the business community to help the government in improving law and order situation.
This was stated by the Punjab Chief Minister Senior Advisor Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa while speaking at a meeting of Punjab Chambers of Commerce & Industry Coordination Committee

Pictures of Lahore attackers released by Punjab government

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

The government of Punjab has released the pictures of deceased terrorists involved in attacks on offices of law enforcement agencies last month. The government has also announced reward on the identification of these terrorists. In an advertisement published in newspapers from provincial government, four pictures of four terrorists involved in attacks on FIA building, training centers of Police and Elite Force have been released. There is also a picture of terrorist carried out blast

MQM starts reorganisation in Punjab

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

LAHORE - The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has started the process of party�s reorganisation in the Punjab, member MQM co-ordination committee Dr Ali Hussain told The Nation here on Friday.
He informed that following directions from the high command, the MQM Punjab chapter had started the process of party�s reorganisation in the province and a special meeting in this regard was held at party�s provincial office.
Revealing the details on the matter, he said that members of

Punjab makes class-V, VIII exams compulsory

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

LAHORE - Punjab government has decided to make the exams organised by the Punjab Examination Council (PEC) compulsory for all the students of grade-V and VIII that includes all government, Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) and registered private schools. However, the institutions offering 0 and A-level courses affiliated with foreign examination bodies are exempted for the current year.
The private school owners have denounced the move, saying that they would prefer to affiliate

S Punjab to be declared tax-free zone

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

LAHORE - The Cabinet Committee on development of Southern Punjab, set up by Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif has recommended to declare Southern Punjab as tax free zone for the promotion of investment.
These recommendations were made by the committee during a meeting presided over by Senior Advisor to CM Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa at Chief Minister�s Secretariat on Friday. The meeting was attended by MNAs and MPAs belonging to various districts of Southern Punjab,

'N' leaders use influence to avoid arrest of accused

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

LAHORE - PML-N leaders are flexing their political muscles to rescue key leaders of the PHA Employees Union, who on Thursday last thrashed PHA high officials on the postponement of PHA elections, safeguarding them against their possible arrest after the registration of case under Terrorism Act on the request of PHA authority concerned here on Friday.
Though five nominees in the case have been rounded up but arrest spree seems to be an eyewash, as those got arrested are ordinary

Promotion of Urdu vital to progress

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

LAHORE - The Urdu language, fundamental identity of our nation, is the key to excel in the world but unluckily we are hell-bent to bury it alive by preferring English language in formal and informal use due to century�s old inferiority complex infused into us during colonial rule.
A renowned Urdu poet Arshad Shaheen expressed these views at The Nation Forum on Friday. He said the bigotry of the Hindus with the Urdu language rendered it huge loss, which is evident from the

Collective efforts can root out corruption: Shahbaz

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

LAHORE - Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that corruption has weakened the foundations of the country and there is a need for collective efforts to root out this curse. He said that misappropriation of funds would never be allowed. He said that development projects worth billions of rupees had been initiated for the sole purpose of provision of basic amenities to the citizens.
He said that a high standard of construction work, timely completion of the projects and

Motorists forced to buy expensive fuel

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

LAHORE - Motorists faced sever problems in several parts of Punjab particularly here in the City as most of the CNG stations observed strike on Thursday to protest against the government�s decision to suspend gas supply to such filling stations two days a week under the new gas load management plan.
The strike badly affected public transports particularly the auto-rickshaws besides multiplying the miseries of the motorists.
�We have observed complete and successful strike

'N'-backed activists thrash PHA officers

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0300

LAHORE - The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Thursday bears the brunt of deep-rooted political rivalry between PPP and PML-N workers when union body allied to PML-N mobbed the PHA office and roughed up its top officials for postponing the union elections till indefinite period.
With the untoward development, law and order situation was created which threw the traffic out of gear at Jail Road causing massive traffic mess on The Mall, Ferozepur Road and other linking