ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for early release of its scrutiny committees’ reports compiled after auditing bank accounts of three major political parties, including PTI, PML-N and PPP. “From the first day, we want that the Election Commission make a comparison of … Read more
LAHORE: PML-N Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb has demanded Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down immediately as the foreign funding case report released by the Election Commission of Pakistan has proved him corrupt. Marriyum said that Imran had no legal or moral grounds to continue as Prime Minister of Pakistan after being proven a corrupt … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to benefit from experiences of countries using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Overseas Voting (Internet Voting) technology in elections. On direction of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), a high level delegation headed by Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan called on Ambassador of Brazil to Pakistan, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has stressed the need to control global warming for our upcoming generations. The prime minister said this while speaking at an agreement signing ceremony held on Tuesday between Ministry of Climate Change and World Bank for the launch of “Green Stimulus – Turning Concept into Reality”. Under the agreement, the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: PML-N Secretary Information Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that political orphans cannot call themselves as a national political party. Responding to Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry‘s statement, Ms Aurangzeb said that national political parties didn’t come into power by manipulating RTS nor were they created by patchwork. Read more: Nawaz Sharif should return money or face trial, … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervez Elahi have agreed to jointly take part in forthcoming local government elections in the province. The speaker Punjab Assembly along with Federal Minister for Water Resources Chaudhry Moonis Elahi called on the Punjab chief minister at his office on Monday and discussed … Read more
ISLAMABAD : National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has said that Islam strongly underscores protection of all fundamental rights of minorities, thus it is our religious obligation to protect the rights of our minorities. He expressed these views while talking to a delegation of Hindu Yatrees headed by Kundan Bai Ji, who visited Parliament House on … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday sought the assistance of leading lawyers on the legal issue of whether a case could be registered in Pakistan against a citizen who committed fraud abroad. Justice Anwar-ul-Haq Punnu sought the legal assistance during the hearing of a petition moved by Naseem Ahmed seeking registration of a fraud … Read more
KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has decided to not extend the winter vacations and all educational institutions across the province will open as per the schedule on 3rd January. The winter vacation has ended in the province and all public and private schools, colleges and universities will reopen on Monday. It was expected that the … Read more
KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chief Syed Mustafa Kamal has lambasted the discriminatory policies of Pakistan Peoples Party in Sindh and said that the elders of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari have become habitual of dividing the country and not accepting a united Pakistan. He said this while addressing the party’s general workers convention at a ground … Read more
KARAK: 159 Indian Hindu Yatrees among 215 pilgrims on Sunday performed their religious rituals in the Samadhi of Shri Pram Hans Maharaj here at Teri. The convoy of yatrees arrived in Pakistan through Wagah border and then reached Peshawar by air. They were later transported to Teri Samadhi at district Karak in tight security. Karak … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) along with BFD on Sunday launched a focused operation “HUM AHANGI” against illegal fishing in Gwadar. In the operation, the PMSA units carried out patrolling at open sea, south of Gwadar, Pasni, Pishukan, Ganz and Jiwani sectors to search for trawlers carrying out illegal trawling or using banned nets. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The prices of petroleum products have been increased up to Rs4 per litre. As per the notification issued by the Finance Division, the price of petrol has been increased by Rs4 to Rs144.82 per litre, the price of high speed diesel (HSD) raised by Rs4 to Rs141 per litre whereas kerosene by Rs.3.95 to Rs113.53 … Read more
ISLAMABAD: PML-N President and Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif wished the best for the nation in 2022 and said that the PML-N would start a decisive struggle to revive Jinnah’s Pakistan under the leadership of Quaid Nawaz Sharif. In his message, Shehbaz wished for peace in Pakistan, in the region and the world … Read more
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday presided over a meeting of the PTI members of Punjab Assembly and discussed the overall political situation of the province. وزیراعظم عمران خان کی زیر صدارت اراکین پنجاب اسمبلی کا اجلاس۔ اجلاس میں صوبے کی مجموعی سیاسی صورتحال سے متعلق امور پر تبادلہ خیال۔ وزیراعظم نے تمام ایم … Read more
ISLAMABAD: PML-N President and Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has said that the PTI government has made 2021 a year of devastation, desperation and inflation. Shehbaz in a statement issued on Friday said that it is the PTI’s hallmark that they bring a new tsunami of inflation every year, adding that Imran Niazi … Read more
LAHORE: FIA is transforming into a fully computerized ‘paperless’ investigation agency of the country. This was said in a statement issued by the agency on the eve of signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Azad Jammu & Kashmir Police to share real time with each other to strengthen … Read more
ISLAMABAD: PML-N President and Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has lambasted the mini-budget in which over Rs360 billions new taxes have been imposed on the people of Pakistan that are already suffering due to the PTI government’s economic terrorism. Reacting to the mini-budget, Shehbaz said that he had already warned the people that … Read more
QUETTA: At least four people have been killed while 15 others injured in a blast, which occurred near Science College on Jinnah Road in Quetta on Thursday night. According to the police, a meeting of Jamiat-i-Ulama (Nazreeyati) had ended just before the blast took place. Maulana Qadir Loni and other leaders were also among participants … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Terming the hue and cry over supplementary finance bill as totally unjustified, Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Thursday said that the government had proposed to review tax exemptions of Rs343 billion in the supplementary finance bill, 2021 out of which Rs272 billion taxes were refundable or adjustable, while the rest Rs71 … Read more
PESHAWAR: Corporate Circle of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Peshawar has arrested as many as 37 persons for allegedly involvement in money laundering and Hawala Hundi business during the month of December. According to Deputy Director FIA Khawaja Hammad ur Rehman, FIA Peshawar has also managed to recover more than Rs50 million during 34 raids conducted … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The first consignment, which is a part of the humanitarian package of Rs5 billion for in-kind assistance for Afghanistan announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan, has been handed over to the Afghan authorities on the Torkham border on Thursday. The package includes 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat, winter shelters and emergency medical supplies. Read … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The consignments of SinoVac (6 million) and Pfizer (0.5 million) procured by the NDMA arrived in Pakistan on 28/29 December will be handed over to Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination. Five more million SinoVac will arrive between 30 to 31 Dec 2012. On Tuesday (Dec 28), the National Institute of Health … Read more
ISLAMABAD: National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has awarded the mandate for the deployment of Point-of-Sales (POS) terminals to HBL for the acceptance of credit and debit cards at NADRA Centers across the country. These POS terminals are being deployed at all NADRA Centers on the directives and recommendation of the government of Pakistan and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan to take all necessary measures to ensure unity and discipline in the party provincial ranks for better performance in the forthcoming phase of local government elections in the province. The prime minister also discussed the organization of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Khyber … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to ensure the fast-track issuance of licenses for domestic exploration to cope with gas shortage in the country. The prime minister also instructed the relevant departments to remove hurdles in the process of installation of new LNG terminals and virtual pipeline projects by the … Read more
KARACHI-Karachi Administrator, Sindh government’s Spokesman and Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister on Law, Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Wednesday said that Sindh government was buying 240 buses to resolve the transport woes. “50 buses will arrive by January 31, a special water supply line is being laid from Hub to facilitate the residents of West district. … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh Minister of Universities & Boards, Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development, Muhammad Ismail Rahu on Wednesday inaugurated the newly renovated lecture hall at Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU). The minister on this occasion discussed with the heads of JSMU institutes about the development of new-age infrastructure and the creation of modern complexes, along … Read more
