KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) announced on Monday to suspend gas supply to CNG filling stations for two-and-a-half months in winter to meet the additional demand of domestic consumers. The government decided to suspend the supply of gas to all CNG stations across Sindh and Balochistan from December 1, 2021, to February 15, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday sought a reply from the attorney general of Pakistan on a plea to probe the alleged audiotape of former chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar. The petition filed by President Sindh High Court Bar Salahuddin and Syed Hyder Imam Rizvi has requested IHC to constitute a commission comprising … Read more
JHELUM: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday inaugurated the academic blocks of al Qadir University in Jhelum. The university will provide education facilities for boys and girls in Islamic teachings, mysticism and modern scientific research. The educational programme of al Qadir University will also focus on building leadership qualities in the students as well as … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Veteran journalist Muhammed Ziauddin passed away at the age of 83 after a prolonged illness at his house in Islamabad on Monday. Ziauddin had been associated with Pakistan’s leading publications including Dawn and The Express Tribune. His funeral prayers would be held after Asr in Media Town, Rawalpindi. In an interview with a private … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Palestine has extended its gratitude to Pakistan for supporting the cause of Palestinian people. In a statement on the occasion of International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People, being observed on Monday, the Palestinian embassy in Islamabad appreciated the historical Pakistani fraternal stance, supporting the Palestinian people to obtain their rights. The embassy on … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan bourse opened on a bullish note as the KSE-100 index witnessed an increase of 220.43 points, or 0.50 per cent, in the first hour of trading on Monday. The stock on Friday, showed sharp recovery, amid higher trades in oversold stocks and short coverings, as investors’ weighed robust textile exports and remittances … Read more
KARACHI: At least three people were killed and nine others wounded in a road accident near Landhi Bacha Jail on Monday in Karachi. Rescue sources said the coaster van was carrying employees of a private van that turned turtle after colliding with a passenger bus. The deceased and injured have been shifted to the Jinnah … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has inaugurated the UAE Visa Centre in Karachi. UAE Culture, Youth and Social Development Minister Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan and Consul General Dr Salem Al-Khaddeim Al-Dhanhani were also present on this occasion. Governor Imran Ismail said that during the last few years Pakistan and the UAE have laid … Read more
LAHORE: After surfacing of a video, the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) on Sunday alleged the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) of buying votes in NA-133 by-elections. A video is doing rounds on social media which shows that some people wearing masks are sitting at an office and bundles of money are kept before them, from … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Sunday met his Iranian counterpart Seyed Ebrahim Raisi and Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon separately, on the sidelines of the 15th ECO Summit in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Talking to Ebrahim Raisi Arif Alvi underscored the need for establishment of regular bilateral mechanisms between Pakistan and Iran for trade including utilisation of … Read more
QUETTA: During a crackdown on young doctors, police on Sunday arrested 19 doctors, paramedics staff and other people from a red zone area in Quetta for blocking road. An FIR has been lodged against the arrested people for blocking road and violating the Criminal Law Ordinance and coronavirus standard operating procedures. The young doctors and … Read more
KARACHI: The local administration on Sunday imposed Section 144 around Nasla Tower as demolition work on the building continues on order of the Supreme Court. The Section 144 bans gathering of more than four people in the vicinity of the building, a notification in this regard was issued by Commissioner Karachi Muhammed Iqbal Memon. The … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has asked the people to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In a tweet, the NCOC also urged the people to observe the standard operating procedures to prevent spread of the virus. “Due to emergence of new variant ‘Omicron’ in various countries, it is imperative to follow SOPs … Read more
RAWALPINDI: The 41st Pakistan Army Rifle Association Central Meet is in progress at Army Marksmanship Unit, Jhelum. According to the media wing of armed forces, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), about 2,500 firers from Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces (CAFs) including Rangers, Frontier Corps and Airport Security Force as well as civilians are … Read more
LAHORE: The youth wing of Jamaat e Islami (JI) has threatened to hold rallies all over Islamabad, if their ‘Unemployment March’ was stopped from reaching the D-chowk. JI Information Secretary Qaiser Shareef said the JI youth would hold a historical ‘Unemployment March’, which would culminate at D-chowk. At the end of the march, JI chief … Read more
QUETTA: A spokesperson of the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) has said that loadshedding was not being carried out anywhere in Balochistan. “There is no policy of gas loadshedding from the company,” said the spokesperson. He said several areas faced the issue of gas pressure, which was created because of leakages in old pipelines and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said the world needed to immediately provide financial assistance to Afghanistan to avert impending economic collapse. During his meeting with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the sidelines of the 15th Summit of Economic Cooperation Organisation in Ashgabat, Dr Arif Alvi has emphasised that sustainable peace and stability in Afghanistan … Read more
KARACHI: Huge contingent of law enforcers has been deployed at the Nasla Tower as demolition work on the order of the Supreme Court is underway. Police and rangers personnel have been posted around as no irrelevant person is being allowed to go near the Nasla Tower. All the ways leading to the building have been … Read more
