Thursday, July 8, 2010
Hasb-e-Haal – 8th July 2010
Pepco withdraws new power tariff
Updated at: 2151 PST, Thursday, July 08, 2010
LAHORE: Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) Thursday withdrew split power tariff for day and night, which was announced earlier in the evening, Geo News reported.
MD Pepco Tahir Basharat Cheema denied reports regarding power tariff hike and said there was no change in day and night tariff.
Geo’s initiative forced the Pepco to withdraw the decision, which would have only added to the miseries of the common men.
Earlier in the day, DG Pepco Mohammad Khalid announced the increase.
The new power tariff structure was split into peak hours and off-peak hours categories for the consumers of 5 kilowatts. The day time was set as off-peak hours category while the night time was set as peak hours category.
The rates for peak hours were fixed at Rs 11.77 per unit and Rs 7.18 per unit for the off-peak hours.
LAHORE: Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) Thursday withdrew split power tariff for day and night, which was announced earlier in the evening, Geo News reported.
MD Pepco Tahir Basharat Cheema denied reports regarding power tariff hike and said there was no change in day and night tariff.
Geo’s initiative forced the Pepco to withdraw the decision, which would have only added to the miseries of the common men.
Earlier in the day, DG Pepco Mohammad Khalid announced the increase.
The new power tariff structure was split into peak hours and off-peak hours categories for the consumers of 5 kilowatts. The day time was set as off-peak hours category while the night time was set as peak hours category.
The rates for peak hours were fixed at Rs 11.77 per unit and Rs 7.18 per unit for the off-peak hours.
Fake degree holders should seek nation’s apology: JI
Updated at: 2249 PST, Thursday, July 08, 2010
LAHORE: Amir Jamat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan Thursday said those politicians whose degrees proving to be fake must apologies to the nation.
Addressing a ceremony here in Mansoora, Munawar Hassan said the US influence is has increased considerably in areas where Pakistan allowed the former to operate its airports, forcing the area residents to relocate elsewhere.
He said the US and its allies have lost the war in Afghanistan, demanding of Pakistan government and the army to withdraw the logistic support provided to them.
LAHORE: Amir Jamat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan Thursday said those politicians whose degrees proving to be fake must apologies to the nation.
Addressing a ceremony here in Mansoora, Munawar Hassan said the US influence is has increased considerably in areas where Pakistan allowed the former to operate its airports, forcing the area residents to relocate elsewhere.
He said the US and its allies have lost the war in Afghanistan, demanding of Pakistan government and the army to withdraw the logistic support provided to them.
Nawaz urges govt to accept courts’ rulings
Updated at: 1011 PST, Thursday, July 08, 2010
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif said it was a public support that contributed to the restoration of the judiciary, Geo News reported Thursday.
Talking to media before leaving for London along with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, he said the government measures are posing hazards to democracy, urging the government to accept the verdicts of the higher judiciary.
The government should not try to behave as court, he stressed.
Reacting to the present stand-off between judiciary and the government, Nawaz said the institutions are being ridiculed and the entire country is witnessing it.
Deploring the letter written by the official of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to judiciary as highly condemnable, Nawaz said the effort is afoot at present to make the courts controversial, adding his party cannot attest to this maligning drive, which is aimed to keep under wraps government failures.
On this occasion, the PML-N chief said he wont play a silent spectator on grave misconduct of the government, adding, ‘We should support the courts.’
Voicing his mistrust and disapproval of the Nab, as being the contrivance of a specific mindset and a tool created by former General (rtd) Pervez Musharraf for translating his nefarious designs, he said the Bureau has been established to persecute and torment innocent people like Javed Hashmi.
Rs50 billion involves the scam of Bank of Punjab (BoP), which amounts to half of the Kerry-Lugar Bill, Sharif informed adding this is such a huge amount that the PML-N cannot let the issue go unattended.
He continued, ‘The government should show out the suicide bombers present among government ranks, who would ultimately ruin the government to the core.’
Speaking on the occasion while responding a question, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said the Punjab government never commented on any sabotage activity in any part of the country; instead, ‘we prayed to Almighty Allah with our raised hands to accord the country a life in peace.’
‘We had a disastrous bombing at Marriott Hotel in Islamabad; but, we did not react by saying the federal government failed on tackling the terror issue.’
Nawaz added that Punjab government always responded positively on such occasions when terror befell any part of the country.
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif said it was a public support that contributed to the restoration of the judiciary, Geo News reported Thursday.
Talking to media before leaving for London along with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, he said the government measures are posing hazards to democracy, urging the government to accept the verdicts of the higher judiciary.
The government should not try to behave as court, he stressed.
Reacting to the present stand-off between judiciary and the government, Nawaz said the institutions are being ridiculed and the entire country is witnessing it.
Deploring the letter written by the official of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to judiciary as highly condemnable, Nawaz said the effort is afoot at present to make the courts controversial, adding his party cannot attest to this maligning drive, which is aimed to keep under wraps government failures.
On this occasion, the PML-N chief said he wont play a silent spectator on grave misconduct of the government, adding, ‘We should support the courts.’
Voicing his mistrust and disapproval of the Nab, as being the contrivance of a specific mindset and a tool created by former General (rtd) Pervez Musharraf for translating his nefarious designs, he said the Bureau has been established to persecute and torment innocent people like Javed Hashmi.
Rs50 billion involves the scam of Bank of Punjab (BoP), which amounts to half of the Kerry-Lugar Bill, Sharif informed adding this is such a huge amount that the PML-N cannot let the issue go unattended.
He continued, ‘The government should show out the suicide bombers present among government ranks, who would ultimately ruin the government to the core.’
Speaking on the occasion while responding a question, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said the Punjab government never commented on any sabotage activity in any part of the country; instead, ‘we prayed to Almighty Allah with our raised hands to accord the country a life in peace.’
‘We had a disastrous bombing at Marriott Hotel in Islamabad; but, we did not react by saying the federal government failed on tackling the terror issue.’
Nawaz added that Punjab government always responded positively on such occasions when terror befell any part of the country.
Two alleged terrorists held in Lahore
Updated at: 0817 PST, Thursday, July 08, 2010
LAHORE: The intelligence agencies have claimed nabbing two suspected men here in Lahore early on Thursday, Geo news reported.
Suspects were allegedly hailing from Waziristan while the same have been moved to unidentified location for investigation, sources said.
The arrests were made through detecting satellite phones suspects were carrying with them in Lahore, intelligence sources told Geo news.
Suspects, identified as Qari Abdullah and Allah Yar, arrived Lahore by taking various intercity passenger busses from Lahore.
Also, the intelligence sources claimed recovery of suspected documents including maps of Lahore city with marks on some sites on them.
It is said that the duo were to be assigned terrorist attacks in Lahore.
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