ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Senator Sherry Rehman on Monday slammed the government for its failure to tackle the looming crisis of petrol and take action against those involved in the crisis in the past. In a series of tweets, Sherry Rehman said the ‘Tabahi Sarkar’ was creating one crisis after another. “Petrol had … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday sought an affidavit from the Cantonment Board Malir (CBM) that no private land was occupied to establish cattle market in the past. The CBM administers and manages the largest animal market of Pakistan which is established every year on the occasion of Eid ul Adha near Sohrab … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange opened on a bearish note as the KSE-100 index witnessed a decline of 66.74 points, or 0.14 per cent, in the first hour of trading on Monday. The local bourse on Friday remained in the positive trajectory due to the market consensus of an increase in the interest rate and investors’ … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has said a transboundary dialogue on mitigating air pollution was imperative to resolve issue of Lahore’s smog, which mostly generates because of crop residue burning by Indian farmers across the border. During the 26th Conference of Parties (COP-26) held in Glasgow, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar has underscored the need for crafting Weighted Average Cost of Gas (WACOG) legislation to meet an increased demand of the commodity especially in the peak winter season. “During winter a demand spike occurs in the local gas circuit which cannot be plugged by imported LNG till WACOG legislation,” Hammad … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema e Islam-F (JUI-F) Senator Maulana Hafiz Hamdullah on Sunday said his party would approach the Supreme Court against the legislation related to elections in the country. “How elections can be transparent, when there is no transparency in legislation,” Hafiz Hamdullah said while talking to media in Islamabad. Terming November 17, the day … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Secretary Transport Sindh Sharik Ahmed has said 50 new buses will be operated in Karachi from the end of January 2022. The buses in Karachi will be the first phase of the project under which 250 buses will be operated in Sindh to provide better transport facility to the masses. The project is being … Read more
LAHORE: A group of robbers on Sunday snatched cash and valuable items worth Rs34 million from a family in Johar Town area of Lahore. Police said owner of the house has been identified as Dr Naseem. An FIR has been lodged against the robbers at Johar Town police station. The FIR mentioned that 10 million … Read more
LAHORE: Clarifying on objections of the opposition leaders against use of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in general elections, Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab for Information and Spokesperson Punjab Government Hasaan Khawar said the EVM was a simple machine and people would not have difficulty in understanding it. Addressing at a ceremony in Lahore, … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Sunday rebuked his younger brother and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif for adopting weak strategy against the government. The differences between Nawaz Sharif and the leader of the opposition in National Assembly are not hidden from anyone but now these differences are emerging in the party meeting … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar on Sunday said that smog has been declared a natural calamity for the protection of human lives in Punjab. Usman Bazdar in his statement said that necessary powers had been given to the deputy commissioners to monitor the measures being taken to control smog. He said that strict … Read more
HARNAI: Unknown assailants gunned down at least three coal mine workers on Sunday in Shahrag area of Harnai, Balochistan, on Sunday. Bol news channel quoted Levies sources as saying that all the victims were working in the coal mine of Amanullah Taran. On the other hand, Harnai Deputy Commissioner, Suhail Anwar Hashmi told that the … Read more
LAHORE: Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati on Sunday said corruption, malpractices and delays in departures of trains would not be tolerated in any case. “The government is committed to provide better travel facilities to passengers at the railway stations,” he said during his surprise visit to the Lahore Railway Station. He said the Lahore … Read more
DEPALPUR: A man expired and health condition of three other men was critical after consuming toxic wine in Qila Deva Singh area of Depalpur, Bol news channel reported on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Sher Muhammed. The other three men were shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital for medical assistance. Deputy Superintendent Police Shabbir … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Sunday said the government was going to introduce virtual gas pipeline system of Liquefied Natural Gas to overcome energy shortage in the country. “The provision of gas to domestic consumers during the winter season is the first priority of the government,” he said talking to a private news … Read more
HAFIZABAD: Elite Police Force of Hafizabad arrested at least 32 suspects during an operation against criminals in Hafizabad Circle and Pindi Circle areas on Saturday night. The suspects were allegedly involved in different crimes. District police officer Bilal Zafar Sheikh said huge quantity of weapons, drugs and wines were recovered from their possession. Bilal Zafar … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Saturday, blamed previous governments for pollution in Sahiwal. Without naming a political party, the advisor said “they built a coal power plant in the lush green agricultural land of Sahiwal which has resulted in the city being ranked as one of the … Read more
LAHORE: Cybercrime Wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has claimed to have arrested at least six suspects including five Nigerians from Lahore on charges of committing financial fraud through impersonation. According to an FIA official, on a tip-off, FIA’s cybercrime wing team of Faisalabad conducted a raid and arrested the suspects involved in financial … Read more
