ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Tuesday strongly condemned the arrest of Kashmiri human rights activist Khuram Parvez in occupied Kashmir. “Arbitrary arrests of human rights activists on orchestrated charges by Indian occupation forces is clear evidence of New Delhi’s state-terrorism and trampling of fundamental human rights in Indian occupied Kashmir,” said the FO statement. “The … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday directed the provincial government to inform within a month about how a man whose land was acquired 15 years ago would be paid the amount awarded to him for his land acquired under the Land Acquisition Act. The directions were issued by a two-judge bench headed by Justice … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Tuesday said that the finest audit system should be put into place to solve financial problems prevailing in public sector universities. In a statement released by the speaker’s office, it was said that the speaker in his meeting with the Auditor General of Pakistan Muhammad Ajmal Gondal … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday directed the Punjab government to empower the local government and release funds to Lahore mayor to address the smog situation and eliminate encroachments from the city. Advocate Sheraz Zaka appeared on behalf of the petitioner and argued that the main difference between developing and developed countries was the empowerment and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Vice-President Maryam Nawaz is behind fake and doctored audios that have recently surfaced on social media. Addressing a press conference after a cabinet meeting, the information minister said that the intention behind the videos is to pressurise the judiciary. “It is not … Read more
KARACHI: A dacoit was killed while his accomplice was injured in an exchange of fire within the limits of Defence police station on Tuesday. The deceased and injured – who were later identified as Saifuddin (24) son of Matin and Saeed (22) son of Ghafoor respectively – were shifted to the Jinnah Hospital. Couple found … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the state cannot sustainably function according to its potential without developing a tax culture. Speaking at a ceremony hosted by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on the official inauguration of Track and Trace System, the premier appreciated FBR for heading towards a milestone of achieving … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday constituted as many as three separate committees to assess the working mechanisms for e-voting in tandem with modern technological techniques for the next elections, sources informed Bol News. The committees are mandated to respectively look into the effective working mechanism for electronic voting machines, internet voting, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to make space for Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin in the Senate, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Senator Ayub Afridi tendered his resignation in the upper house on Tuesday. Senate Chairperson Sadiq Sanjarani has accepted the resignation. Afridi has been an elected representative in the upper house of the … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Mohammad Basharat Raja informed on Monday that the provincial government has decided to set up a directorate to combat rising drug use in academic facilities, said a press release issued by the Punjab Assembly. Speaking in the house, the minister made the announcement in reply to a query from Punjab Assembly … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail will inaugurate the three-day 12th Pak Pharma and Healthcare Exhibition and Conference on November 23 (Tuesday) at the Expo Centre Karachi, confirmed Prime Event Management and Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA), the organisers of the conference. M Mansoor Dilawar, Chairman PPMA, CEO-Searle iv Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Chairman Mac & Rains … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court was informed on Monday that the local administration is yet to finalise the price of fresh milk as negotiations are still underway despite a series of meetings between relevant stakeholders. The final meeting in this regard is scheduled for November 24. The Commissioner Karachi Office has been negotiating with all … Read more
KARACHI: In an attempt to ensure fair practice and transparency in pharmaceutical marketing, the Drug Regulatory Authority has introduced the ‘Ethical Marketing to Healthcare Professionals Rules, 2021’ on November 17, said SRO 1472 (1). According to the new law, the pharma companies shall not provide gifts to individual beneficiary healthcare professionals in any shape; companies … Read more
ISLAMABAD: An inquiry committee, in its fact-finding report, has held NDMA and Ministry of Climate Change capacity issues responsible for the lapse of $2.73 million grant from World Bank. A project titled ‘Strengthening Urban Disaster Response Capacity’ was initiated in 2011 as a foreign aided project and was financed through the WB’s Policy and Human … Read more
