UK ‘has huge shale gas resources’
One of the energy firms hoping to exploit the UK’s resources of shale gas says it may be sitting on significantly more gas than previously thought.
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Fair share: Mehsuds demand equal distribution of resources
PESHAWAR: Mehsud tribesmen on Saturday asked for the equal distribution of development projects and resources among different tribes of South Waziristan Agency. In a news conference at the Peshawar...
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Lack of resources hinders swift resolution of murder cases
RAWALPINDI: Much like other major cities of Pakistan, where killings, murders, kidnappings and other crimes are commonplace, the garrison city Rawalpindi frequently plays host to horrific incidents....
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Experts call for exploiting alternative energy resources
Experts and representatives of industry and academia have stressed the need for switching to alternative, affordable and sustainable energy resources to cope with the current crisis. They were...
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Locomotives contract: ‘Government should not be wasteful of resources’
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court chief justice on Friday expressed serious concern over a 4 million contract (now terminated) for purchase of 75 locomotives awarded to a Chinese firm by the Government...
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Allocating resources: Provincial govt announces Rs1 billion increase in...
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Minister for Information Shaukat Ali Yousafzai on Friday announced an increase of Rs1 billion in the provincial health budget, raising the amount to Rs8 billion....
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Public affairs: Alternative resources focus of new energy policy
LAHORE: The Punjab government’s first energy policy – that it hopes to announce in a month – will focus on electricity generation from hydel, bio-mass, coal, bio-gas and sun. The government hopes to...
View ArticlePhilippine rebels to share resources
Muslim rebel leaders in the Philippines’ troubled south will get access to the lion’s share of the region’s natural resources under a new agreement reached in peace talks with the government.
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Bridging the shortfall: Varsities focusing on alternative energy resources
ISLAMABAD: While the country is facing one of the worst energy crises in recent memory, varsities are looking to capitalise on alternative energy resources in collaboration with the government and...
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Exploiting resources: Akhorwal clan demands royalty from coal mining
PESHAWAR: Members of the Akhorwal clan in Darra Adam Khel have asked the government to give them royalty for the coal mines in their area. Representatives of the clan, led by Haji Malik Noor Muhammad,...
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Guard down: Enough words, give us resources, say policemen
KARACHI: January has proven to be one of the deadliest months for policemen in Karachi. The Sindh government and police high-ups, to save the lives of those who guard the city, have issued a number...
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Resources overload: MPAs learn Tharparkar village has 54 schools
KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Nisar Khuhro confirmed that there are 54 schools in only one village in Tharparkar district but he failed to see the problem with these statistics. During the Sindh...
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Tackling security threats: Govt moves to pool intelligence resources
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday approved the establishment of a joint intelligence directorate and a rapid response force in an effort to revamp existing mechanisms to deal with...
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Skill training: Importance of human resources stressed
Despite the heavy influx of foreign aid and government support, social development in the country has been marginal owing to the acute shortage of qualified human resource. These views were expressed...
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Planning phase: Workshop on human resources today
LARKANA: A consultative workshop is being held today in Hyderabad to develop a human resources plan as well as finalise the rules and regulations for the Jacobabad Institute of Medical Sciences...
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Innovation: ‘Allocate resources for research’
LAHORE: Former Higher Education Commission chairman Dr Attaur Rehman on Tuesday called on the government to allocate more resources to science, technology, research and innovation. He was addressing...
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Railways: ‘Use own resources to raise revenue’
ISLAMABAD: Standing Committee of National Assembly on Railways asked the ministry to utilise its own resources while also bringing in the private sector on the best possible terms to increase its...
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Public policies and bank resources
There is one important lesson I have picked up from my 50 years of experience of watching the process of economic development around the globe. Simply stated, it is that economies do well or do poorly...
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FUI convocation: Corruption eating up resources
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Wednesday urged the youth to fight the menace of corruption which was eating up national resources. Speaking at the convocation of Foundation University...
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Pooling resources: Denmark assures assistance for wind power turbines
ISLAMABAD: In an inundated effort to resolve the critical energy crisis that estimates a loss of 3% of GDP each year due to power shortages, the Denmark government extended its support to establish...
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