KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday acquitted two alleged activists of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) that were sentenced to life by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) for the alleged killing of police constable Aftab Shah during a strike called by the party in 2011. A two-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Taking a snipe at the opposition, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday was left surprised after inaugurating a project remotely via technology and wondered why the opposition was not willing to use electronic voting machines. “I was looking that by using technology we have done this inauguration [but] I am surprised why all the … Read more
KARACHI: Afzal Jokhio, brother of Nazimuddin Jokhio who was allegedly killed at the Memon Goth Farm House of PPP MNA Abdul Karim Jokhio and MPA Jam Owais Jokhio on November 3, 2021, filed an application before the Judicial Magistrate (II) of Malir on Tuesday pleading to send the inquiry and investigation of the alleged murder … Read more
LAHORE: Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz paid a visit to Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain at the hospital to inquire about his health. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), in a tweet, shared that during the visit Hamza also met Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervaiz Elahi and Hussain’s son Chaudhry Salik … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia has handed over two mosques as a ‘gift’ to the people of Pakistan, Arab News quoted the Saudi ambassador to Pakistan, as saying. The kingdom donated the King Abdul Aziz Mosque in the city of Mansehra, KP, which can accommodate more than 10,000 worshipers, and the King Fahd Mosque in Muzaffarabad with a capacity … Read more
LAHORE: Three female students won 15 gold medals while one male student won four gold medals at the 27th convocation of the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore. Sadaf Munir won six gold medals and Ayesha Khalid won five gold medals. Similarly, Arshma Hasnain and Hamza Siddique won four gold medals. Degrees were awarded … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi remarked on Tuesday that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) can not only be utilised to improve Pakistan’s economy but can also be a game-changer for the region. According to Radio Pakistan, the foreign minister emphasised enhancing connectivity to improve the economy and cultural linkages at a ceremony in Islamabad. … Read more
KARACHI: The rupee continued to recover against the dollar on Tuesday, as it gained 40 paisas; following measures taken by the central bank regarding increase in the average cash reserve requirements to 6 per cent. It is the second straight day of recovery in the rupee value. The exchange rate ended at Rs174.89 against the … Read more
WASHINGTON: Battered by critics and dire opinion polls, President Joe Biden signed into law the biggest US infrastructure revamp in more than half a century at a rare bipartisan celebration in the White House on Monday. The $1.2 trillion package will fix bridges and roads, change out unhealthy lead water pipes, build an electric vehicle … Read more
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping traded strong warnings on the future of Taiwan at a virtual summit meant to establish “guardrails” against conflict between their rival superpowers. The video-link summit, which took place late Monday in Washington and early Tuesday in Beijing, lasted a “longer than expected” three and a half … Read more
KARACHI: Karachi Administrator Murtaza Wahab said on Monday that the city government was examining the heavy traffic on Lyari Expressway on a trial basis. “Trucks and container trailers will pass through the Lyari Expressway. Plying heavy traffic at Lyari Expressway will reduce traffic congestion in the city,” the administrator said during an inspection of the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: PPP leader Shazia Marri on Monday called the government’s move of placing former Sindh chief minister Qaim Ali Shah’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL) a ‘shameful’ act. In a press release, while condemning the move, Marri said Shah is a “senior politician and a respectable” person. PPP’s central information secretary alleged that … Read more
FREETOWN: The blast from a fuel tanker that blew up in Sierra Leone’s capital of Freetown earlier this month has now claimed 144 lives, authorities said Monday. “The toll from the explosion has risen to 144 dead and 57 patients who are being treated, 11 of whom are in critical condition,” Lamarana Bah, head of … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry alleged on Monday that attacking the judiciary, hurling accusations at judges and making videos to blackmail them was the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) history. Briefing media persons about the meeting of coalition partners with Prime Minister Imran Khan, Fawad said a “strange joke” was being circulated in the country about … Read more
LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Britons Monday against complacency as European nations reintroduced Covid restrictions, urging younger people to get vaccine booster shots to combat a winter wave of infections. Scientists in the UK gave the green light to an expansion of the country’s inoculation programme to offer a third shot to all healthy … Read more
LAHORE: With the transfer of hundreds of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officers across the country under a newly formed rotation policy, working of the agency has hit a snag as not only the pendency of cases has been increasing, the prosecution process in the cases pending at various courts is also being severely affected. The … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Work on four of the total nine Special Economic Zones (SEZs) along with Gwadar Free Zone under the auspices of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are at an advanced stage, an official said on Monday. During a meeting hosted by the CPEC Authority for the Chinese companies working in Pakistan, Special Assistant to the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organised capacity-building training sessions on AML/CFT compliance in Lahore, a statement said on Monday. Mohammad Iqbal, director general of the Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs), apprised the participants of the steps taken to reinforce the … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the government to take measures for curtailing increase in dollar to reduce pressure on the foreign exchange reserves, a statement said on Monday. Speaking at an interactive session with the Lahore Economic Journalists Association (LEJA) office-bearers, LCCI president Mian Nauman Kabir suggested doing trade … Read more
KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab said on Monday that the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) will now provide relief to the citizens by eliminating the traditional method of garbage collection by using modern methods and technology. Wahab said this while addressing the inaugural function of door-to-door garbage collection in 31 union councils of Karachi’s … Read more
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) signed a Joint Project Development Agreement (JPDA) with Etihad Airways to facilitate the development of the first Waste-to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (WtF) plant in the Middle East Region on the occasion of Dubai Air Show 2021, WAM reported. Upon completion, the plant will have the potential to transform … Read more
ISLAMABAD: No progress has been made on the privatisation of the SME Bank because of lukewarm response to the Privatisation Commission from the pre-qualified bidders so far. In this regard, a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Privatisation was held under the chairmanship of Senator Shamim Afridi at the Parliament House on Monday. The … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday dismissed a plea of the former head of the anti-theft cell of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) Rashid Siddiqui challenging the formation of departmental promotion and selection committees (DPSCs). The committees were formed via a court order on June 10, 2021. The DPSCs were formed … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Establishment Arbab Shahzad met Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin at the Finance Division and briefed him on the concept of reward to the best performing federal ministry and division in achieving their targets. The concept of performance evaluation will promote the … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan bourse witnessed a profit-taking session on the first day of week, as the negotiations between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have not ended yet; thus, exerting pressure at the bourse. “Investors’ interest was low during the session, amid expected hike in the upcoming MPS [monetary policy statement] announcement coupled with … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday recommended relaxation in the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules for the import of urea and also approved the payment of second installment to the independent power producers. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Division Omar Ayub Khan chaired the meeting. On a summary tabled … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday reserved its order on a contempt of court application over the non-implementation of a judgment on the eradication of measles and rubella via an effective immunisation campaign. In 2014, the SHC while disposing of a petition and hearing initiated on a suo moto notice had directed the … Read more
