ISLAMABAD: Chairman Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi on Thursday said the academia could play a vital role in spreading awareness on the miserable conditions of the Kashmiri prisoners who have been jailed by the Indian authorities. Addressing the participants of a seminar at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) titled ‘The Iconic … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Thursday said the Green Line buses will start their operation in Karachi from December 25. Addressing media in Karachi, flanked by Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, governor Sindh said Prime Minister Imran Khan would inaugurate the Green Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project on December 10. … Read more
KARACHI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Thursday conducted a raid at the Karachi seaport on a tip-off and recovered 96 kilogramme drugs. The ANF spokesperson said the drugs were adeptly concealed in towels. He said the drugs were booked in the name of an exporter identified as Cargo IB Trader. The cargo was being sent … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the Kashmir dispute had made South Asia a hostage. “We tried our best to hold talks with India over the issue of Kashmir, however, India construed our efforts for peace as weakness. We hope that there will come a government in India with which could resolve issues … Read more
KARACHI: Dairy and Cattle Farmers Association President Shakir Umar Gujjar on Thursday rejected the milk price set by Karachi Commissioner Iqbal Memon through a notification. Shakir Gujjar said the Karachi commissioner had issued the notification without agreeing to the recommendations of stakeholders. “This is the commissioner’s one-sided notification. We request him to withdraw the notification … Read more
CANBERRA: In a diplomatic achievement for Pakistan, the government of Australia has returned an aniconic stone dating from the third millennium BCE, having originated in Balochistan. Read more: PM Imran says govt committed to restore, preserve heritage sites The stone was handed over to Pakistan’s High Commissioner Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry at a ceremony which was … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks opened on a bearish note as the KSE-100 index witnessed a decline of 153.15 points, or 0.35 per cent, in the first hour of trading on Thursday. The Pakistan equity market closed bearish on Wednesday, as it remained range-bound with low volumes and across-the-board lacklustre activity. The KSE-100 went up 285 … Read more
Pakistan reported its first “suspected” case of the new coronavirus variant Omicron in a woman in Karachi on Wednesday, Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho confirmed but added that a genomic study was being carried out for confirmation. Read more: Omicron threat looms over Sindh, experts urge caution “The genomic study of the coronavirus patient’s … Read more
KARACHI: Former Sindh governor Muhammed Zubair on Thursday said the Green Line Bus Rapid Transit Project (BRT), which Prime Minister Imran Khan was going to inaugurate on December 10, was a gift of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to Karachi. “The Green Line project was given by the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) to Karachi. It … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday awarded Malik Adnan a certificate of appreciation in recognition of his bravery and efforts to protect his colleague Priyantha Diyawadana in Sialkot. Addressing the condolence reference for the Sri Lankan national Priyantha Diyawadana who was brutally lynched by a mob at a factory in Sialkot over alleged blasphemy, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Tuesday termed the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)’s decision to hold a march on Pakistan Day an extremely irresponsible move. “The armed forces stage a national parade on this day which is attended by citizens, ambassadors and various delegates,” he said in a series of tweets. The interior minister … Read more
KARACHI: A lawyer of private industries on Tuesday said it was not possible for industries of Sindh to pay Rs25,000 minimum wage set by the provincial government to labourers. During the hearing of the plea before a two-member bench of the Supreme Court against the minimum wage in Sindh, the lawyer said the minimum wage … Read more
LAHORE: After being promoted to Grade 21, Dr Usman Anwar, senior police officer serving in Wafaqi Mohtasib in Lahore, has been directed to report to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). Dr Usman Anwar is expected to report to the FIA Headquarters on Tuesday, where it is expected that he would be given the important charge … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan stocks opened on a bullish note as the KSE-100 index witnessed an increase of 517.29 points, or 1.2 per cent, in the first hour of trading on Tuesday. The Pakistan equity market on Monday moved both ways on account of pressure on economic numbers along with the political disturbance. The investors’ interest … Read more
KARACHI: In an alleged encounter, a police official gunned down a student of grade 12 and shot and injured his friend in Karachi’s Orangi Town area on Monday night. The police official claimed that the college student identified as Arsalan Mehsood was killed in an exchange of fire, while his accomplice fled in injured condition. … Read more
Senate committee asks FBR to revoke revaluation of properties SRO ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to revoke the recent SRO issued on the revaluation of properties and urged the officials to determine the value of immovable properties in consultation with the relevant stakeholders in 15 … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia has allowed the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to operate increased number of flights to the kingdom. The PIA spokesman, in a press release, said that the national flag carrier would now operate 48 flights in a week between different destinations of the two countries. He said eight flights each would be operated … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair in Islamabad has decided to implement a comprehensive strategy to curb Sialkot-like incidents and ensure strict punishments to all the perpetrators. The prime minister chaired the meeting to review the overall security situation in the country wherein the participants said that individuals and mobs … Read more
