Lahore, Sept 21 : The PML-N has described the newly elected Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s maiden speech at the joint session of the country’s Parliament yesterday as “long on words but short on deeds”.

Reacting to Zardari’s speech, PML-N leader Pervaiz Rashid said it was more of a “play of words”.

“It is not time for forceful words alone, but they must be matched with powerful actions as well,” the Dawn quoted him as saying.

Lahore, Sep 20 : Approximately 315 Indian pilgrims have already arrived in Pakistan for the 469th death anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji, while about 400 pilgrims will reach the Wagha border today by a special train to attend the three day Joti Jot Guruparab.

Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Deputy Administrator (Shrines) Fraz Abbas said that about 400 pilgrims would reach by special train today.

He said all Sikh pilgrims are scheduled to reach Pakistan by September 20, but half of them had already arrived by the Samjhauta Express.

Lahore, Sept 17 : Despite the social dogma associated with sex, people in Pakistan use 130 millions condoms annually, says a new survey.

Among the many available methods to curb unwanted pregnancies, condoms still remain the preferred choice of contraception in Pakistan, reveals a study by Green Social Marketing, an organization working towards improving female healthcare in the country.

“Immediate pregnancies and low time periods between childbirth can cause high blood pressure and excessive bleeding during the next pregnancy, which claims around
30,000 lives each year in Pakistan,” the Daily Times quoted Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Secretary General Dr Samrina Hashmi, as saying.

Lahore, Sept 17: Thousand of families who used to earn their bread by plying tongas in Lahore are on the brink of starvation, as, after the ban imposed by the Pakistan government, only a few ply on the a selected roads.

Till just a few years ago, before the ban was imposed, there were nearly 4000 tongas in the city ferrying school kids and office goers, that too absolutely pollution-free.

Thousands of people, who were associated with this business, became jobless as a result and the recent spell of inflation has added to their miseries.

Lahore, Sept 17: The PPP-led alliance government in Pakistan had turned out to be a divine punishment for masses, as the slogan chanters of “Roti, Kapra Aur Makan” have done nothing except bringing poverty and hunger to the nation, said an Islamic party leader in the country.

Jamaat-e-Islami deputy secretary-general Maqsood Ahmad said that the prices of petrol, diesel and gas in Pakistan had gone up despite the fact that the oil prices had dipped over 30 per cent in the international market in recent weeks.