PCSIR pensioners unpaid for two months
Dr Shahid, who retired in BPS-20 from the PCSIR three years ago, visited Dawn offices on Monday to narrate the ordeal he and other pensioners had been going through for the two months...
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ArchivePCSIR restrained from finalising promotions of grade-19 officials
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday restrained the departmental promotion board (DPB) of the Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR) from making a final decision on the promotions of grade-19 officers without the permission of the court...
The bench was hearing a petition filed by Dr Riazuddin, a PCSIR officer, who assailed the PCSIR’s notification regarding constitution of the DPB...
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ArchivePCSIR solution easing misery of rickets patients
Around nine years ago, the PCSIR had come to the help of the rickets patients by making ‘Jolly Solution’...
They, however, said some patients were fortunate as pediatricians referred them to the PCSIR Peshawar for getting ‘Jolly Solution’ at nominal rate...
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ArchiveDiva Restaurant’s barbeque, location make it a crowd-pleaser
RAWALPINDI: While there are many outlets in the garrison city known for great food, Diva Restaurant stands out for its barbeque as well as its location...
Mohammad Taimoor, meanwhile, said the best thing about Diva Restaurant was its location...
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PakistanExact location of Raiwind sit-in not decided: PTI
LAHORE: As the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid have opposed the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s plan to stage a sit-in outside the prime minister’s Raiwind residence on Sept 24, the PTI has said that it will not lay siege to the premier’s house and will announce the ‘exact location’ of the sit-in in a few days...
“The party has not yet selected the ‘exact location’ of the sit-in...
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PakistanPakistan should benefit from its strategic location, says World Bank MD
ISLAMABAD: The chief operating officer and managing director of World Bank, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, underscored the importance of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), saying “Pakistan should effectively take benefit of its strategic location for achieving economic objectives"...
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WorldSaudi officials who killed Jamal Khashoggi must reveal location of body: Erdogan
The Saudi officials who killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi in their Istanbul consulate must reveal the location of his body, Turkey's president said on Friday in remarks that were sharply critical of the kingdom's handling of the case...
Key mysteries remaining include whether the killing was carried out with the knowledge of the crown prince, who denies it, and the location of Khashoggi's body...
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ArchivePM Imran to decide south Punjab sub-secretariat location: FM
However, the ruling party remained unable to decide the location of the sub-secretariat during the past 18 months though it formed a committee to take a decision after coming to power...
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ArchiveGoogle releases location data to aid Covid-19 efforts
The analysis of location data from billions of Google users’ phones is the largest public dataset available to help health authorities assess if people are abiding with shelter-in-place and similar orders issued across the world to rein in the virus...
Google said it published the reports to avoid any confusion about what it was providing to authorities, given the global debate that has emerged about balancing privacy-invasive...
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ArchiveWildlife awareness centre for children to be set up at Monal Restaurant’s location
ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee on Monday was informed that the area that was being used by the management of Monal Restaurant would be converted into a Visitors Information Centre for children’s education and awareness on protection of wildlife...
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PakistanElahi accuses Sanaullah of using IB to ‘trace location’ of party MPAs ahead of CM election
Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Tuesday accused Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah of using the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to “trace the location” of legislators with the intent to influence them ahead of the chief minister’s election on July 22...
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PakistanKarachi airport's demarcation map changed multiple times for alleged land occupation: FIA probe
A probe by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has revealed that the boundary of the Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA's) land at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport (JIAP) was shifted multiple times in the past in connivance with CAA and revenue department officials, purportedly to illegally occupy the property...
The suspects include former federal minister retired Capt Haleem Siddiqi, former Karachi administrator Saqib Soomro,...
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ArchiveCase registered against housing society after 10 years
RAWALPINDI: Ten years after the Punjab forest department lodged a complaint against Bahria Town, a case was registered on Thursday on charges of kidnapping, illegal detention and occupation of government land...
On October 11, 2005, a senior forest department official, Jamil Ahmed, had lodged a complaint with the police stating that the Bahria Town administration was cutting trees from government land in Loi Bher -
ArchivePolice help sought for operation against unauthorised housing society
ISLAMABAD: After facing strong resistance from the landlords recently, the city managers on Friday sought help from the police and the local administration to carry out an operation against an unauthorised housing society in Shah Allah Ditta...
The CDA is planning to carry out the operation against the housing scheme - North Ridge - operating on a private land in Zone III on Monday...
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