Islamabad—Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz
Sharif has announced a development package for
Rawalpindi city aimed at improving educational,
health and infrastructure facilities for the
citizens. He gave details of the plan at a news
conference following a meeting with elected
political leadership of the district at Punjab
House here Tuesday.
Islamabad—The government parliamentarians
supported the Kerry-Lugar Bill while the
Opposition Members belonging to Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid
opposed the Bill and termed it detrimental to
the sovereignty and security of the country in a
seminar entitled ‘Kerry-Lugar Bill: Myth and
Realities.’
Islamabad—PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujat
Hussain Tuesday urged to redress the grievances
of the people of Balochsitan, adding an early
implementation of Balochistan Package would help
restore the trust of the people of Balochistan.
Islamabad—Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani
has said the Government was committed to
ensuring provision of funds for the uplift of
underdeveloped areas of the NWFP. While
meeting a delegation of PPP MNAs belonging to
NWFP at PM House here Tuesday the Prime Minister
said the Government was taking short, medium and
long-term measures for meeting energy shortage
in the country. For this purpose, he said,
rental power units and thermal and hydel power
plants would be set up.
Islamabad—An exhibition of water colour
paintings by Arjumand Awan was previewed her on
Tuesday at Nomad Art Gallery (NAG) with a prime
focus on the problems faced by women in society.
His paintings with a series of Illusion, Awe and
Dance depict the miserable condition of a woman
which attract the human lover people to think
about the miseries of women in society. All of
the images have been used in symbolism in the
paintings to address the issue in a soft manner.
