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Posts Tagged ‘Bhakkar’

Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal: Sindh, Punjab at Impasse

By Sher Ali • Feb 22nd, 2010 • Category: Politics

The Punjab government has conceded to the Sindh demand over the Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal, and voluntarily halved its share of water from the Indus zone through this vital link from Sunday.
The decision to reduce irrigation supplies to the southern part of the province to 3,000 cusecs of water was taken after a meeting between high [...]



Flood Management in Punjab : But What Next?

By Qudrat Ullah • Jan 29th, 2010 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Punjab, the land of mighty rivers and flowing canals witnessed many big deluges which caused losses to the tune of billion of rupees, besides damaging lives and property of the public. Although the flood management is the responsibility of the provinces, yet a number of federal departments are entrusted with the Federal Flood Commission, which [...]



Next Target of Taliban : Punjab

By Rohail Butt • May 16th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

The security environment in Punjab has taken a significant turn for the worse. At the same time, a range of other violent actors - from Punjabi anti-Indian extremists to Central Asian warlords - operate in the non-Pashtun areas of Pakistan, and they are ready to welcome the armed gangs of Taliban from the mountains of [...]



Bhakkar Suicide Attack

By Rohail Butt • Oct 6th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The war is spreading and now it has reached to the very remote and far flung areas of Pakistan. The astonishing attack came on the Rasheed Akbar Khan Noorani’s house in the Bhakkar and in that attack more than thirty people died and many were injured.
Rasheed Akbar Khan Nowani is the member of national assembly [...]



Shahbaz Shahbaz Shahbaz

By Rohail Butt • Jun 8th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

After eight years, seven months and twenty six days, Punjab’s eight crore people have once again got their favorite chief minister back. Shahbaz Sharif is the true tiger of the Punjab, he has proved it before, and he is all poised to do it again. Shahbaz Sharif has been in the Punjab Assembly since 1990 [...]



Shahbaz Lands in Punjab

By Ali Yar Khan • Jun 3rd, 2008 • Category: Politics

If you have been in any city of Punjab from 1997 to 1999, you must have heard of the no non-sense rule of Shahbaz Sharif, the then chief minister of the Punjab, the most populous province of Pakistan. You may also acknowledge this brilliant doer that if you are not way too biased or heart burned.
Punjab Assembly [...]