TheNews RSS Feeds - Islamabad Newshttp://www.thenews.com.pkLatest News Via RSS Feedsen-usCopyright 2009 TheNewshttp://www.thenews.com.pk/rss11/19/2009TheNewshttp://www.thenews.com.pk/rss/thenews.jpghttp://www.thenews.com.pkStudent’s death triggers massive protestIslamabad A young student hit by a recklessly driven public service vehicle on Islamabad Expressway succumbed to his injuries on his way to thehttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20945911/20/2009SC seeks report from CDA on its joint venture profitIslamabad The Supreme Court (SC) Thursday directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to submit before the court today (Friday) a report http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20946011/20/200963,459 apply for NIPIslamabad The Ministry of Youth Affairs has received over 63,459 applications from across the country for the 3rd batch intake under National Ihttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20946111/20/2009Free of limitation, artwork by Raja Changez goes on displayIslamabad For Raja Changez Sultan — a painter and poet of equal stature — art is a visual vehicle that has both reflective as well as introspechttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20946211/20/2009Help prevent severe bunionsA bunion is a painful protrusion at the base of the big toe that can make even walking a chore. A severe bunion can affect the alignment of several tohttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20946311/20/2009Changing face of the capitalIslamabad Gone are the days when walking on the tree-lined roads of the picturesque capital city was enough to sooth one’s nerves, where one cohttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20946411/20/2009Pakistan ‘lacks legislative framework to protect children’Islamabad Despite ratifying United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in 1990, Pakistan being state party has apparent lack ofhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20946511/20/2009ACCA holds ‘train the trainer’ workshopIslamabad A workshop ‘train the trainer’ was organised on Thursday by Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Pakistan in order http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20946611/20/2009ISPR documentary wins first prize in film festivalRawalpindi ‘Life of a Siachin Soldier’ an ISPR documentary has won the first prize in the international film festival ‘Eserciti-e-popoli’ (armihttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20946711/20/2009LHC disposes of NWFP govt’s petition against NepraRawalpindi The Lahore High Court (LHC), Rawalpindi Bench, here on Thursday disposed of a writ petition of the NWFP government against the Natihttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20946811/20/2009History of silk weaving in PakistanIslamabad The Arts and Crafts sub-group of the Asian Study Group (ASG) organised a discussion on the history of silk weaving in the subcontinenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20946911/20/2009UWT to perform ‘grand sacrifice’ on Eidul AzhaIslamabad: Ummah Welfare Trust (UWT), a United Kingdom based non-governmental organisation, has announced to perform a grand sacrifice of animals worthttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20947011/20/2009Shopkeepers complain of less sugar in 50-kilogram bagsRawalpindi Shopkeepers have complained that sugar bags being distributed by the city district government have less weight and water is mixed inhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20947111/20/2009Only 30 per cent of sugar goes to domestic consumers in PindiRawalpindi Only 30 per cent of sugar quota allocated for the residents of Rawalpindi is sold to consumers at the controlled price, while the rehttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20947211/20/2009Can’t get sugar? Try sweets in your teaAs people face an acute shortage of sugar, some families have found an easily available alternative to sweeten their tea: instead of a spoonful of sughttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20947311/20/2009Pakistan suffers loss of Rs365b every year: PMIslamabad Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the government is undertaking a series of steps to address environmental issues ahttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20947411/20/2009People book butchers before purchasing animalsIslamabad Butchers are in high demand these days to the extent that many residents are trying to get them booked even before purchasing sacrifihttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20947511/20/2009Profitable days for blacksmithsIslamabad Ahead of Eidul Azha the business activities of blacksmiths are on rise in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The people http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20947611/20/2009Parking plaza in Raja Bazaar soonRawalpindi Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has released some of Rs3.5 million to construct triple-storey parking plaza near Fawara Chowkhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20947711/20/2009briefs...Students briefed on safety measures Our crime correspondent Islamabad Superintendent of Police (Industrial Area Zone) Abdul Ghafhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=20947811/20/2009