A campaign is underway in Pakistan to get people to give up cars and scooters and start pedaling. The Critical Mass bicycle club in Lahore says the city’s polluted and crowded streets…
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NHA To resume Work on Lowari Tunnel
ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has resumed construction work on Lowari Tunnel after the authorities concerned gave security clearance to the foreign constructors working on the project, it has…
Sarhad Tourism to Explore Mega Projects in Hazara
PESHAWAR, Aug 1: The Sarhad Tourism Corporation and Wildlife Department in collaboration with private sector are designing mega projects to explore the tourism potential of the Hazara region. Talking to Dawn Minister…
Jira an archeological site near Islamabad
Islamabad abounds in prehistoric and historic sites. Almost every village in Islamabad boasts of sites of historical and archaeological significance. During a survey of archaeological sites and documentation of monuments in Rawalpindi…
Swat Valley returning to normal tourists arrival begins
At a time when thousands of people of Swat are displaced from their houmes and some are returning to dificult conditions and to begin new life, some tourists from Sindh & Punjab…
Lahore city tour Bus ?Aik din, sadion ka safar? Launched
LAHORE:? 1st August 2009 The Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) has formally launched ?Aik din, sadion ka safar? (One day ? a journey of centuries), a tour bus service on the…
SC declares Nov 3, 2007 action unconstitutional removes Judges
ISLAMABAD, July 31: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has declared the November 3, 2007 act of former President Pervez Musharraf unconstitutional. The 14?member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice…
ICAP seminar on Intellectual Property on 30th July
KARACHI, July 28 2009: The Southern Regional Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) is organizing a seminar on Intellectual Property July 30 at its premises here. An announcement…
Anthology of Quaid to be launched in London on July 29
LONDON, July 28 2009: The second edition of Jinnah Anthology, a compilation of articles, essays and personal accounts on Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah compiled by renowned scholars Liaquat H. Merchant and Professor…
Women must stand against exploitation: Sherry Rehman
LAHORE, July 26 (APP): Former Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman, has said that the rights of women are being exploited all over the world and they must make a…
1990-policy on tourism to be replaced soon
ISLAMABAD, Jul 26 Pakistan current tourism policy though framed back in 1990, but still guiding the business of country?s tourism sector inspite of falling miserably short to meet modern-days? needs of this…
Overseas Pakistanis to get computerized passports from August 1: Reman Malik
PARIS, July 21 (APP): Ministry of Interior has made all arrangements for issuance of Machine Readable Passports to the Pakistani community living in France from August, 2009. This was stated here by…