Quetta— Balochistan Government and UNDP signed a
cost-sharing agreement to the tune of Rs.25
million (approximately US$ 400,000) for the
Gender Justice Through Musalihat Anjuman Project
(GJTMAP) 2008-2011, a UNDP supported Project.
Lahore— President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz,
Punjab Sardar Zulifqar Ali Khosa on Thursday
expressed the resolve that allied parties in the
coalition set up would promote healthy
democratic and political values.
Karachi— Pakistan observing the 23rd anniversary
of UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection on
Tuesday urgently needed to incorporate these
into national laws. Executive Coordinator The
Network for Consumer Protection Dr. Talib
Lashari in a statement said basic needs of
consumers throughout the country has to be met
and that too without any distinction and
discrimination.
Faisalabad— A new national record has been set
in milk production during a 4-day National Horse
& Cattle Show which concluded here on Thursday
at University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF).
The previous record of buffalo milking
competition was 27 Litres which has been broken
by black queen buffalo of Nazir Ahmad Sona
Gujjar r/o Jaranwala road with 28.63 Litres in
24 hours.
Multan—City district government Multan (CDGM) is
planning to set up a Rs 8 billion power plant to
generate 58 Megawatt electricity from solid
waste under a public-private partnership venture
based on Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) principle.