LAHORE: A sessions court on Saturday granted post-arrest bail to a suspect in the case of assault on Tiktoker Ayesha Akram at the Minar-i-Pakistan. Additional district and sessions judge Ikhlaq Ahmad allowed the bail petition of a suspect, Saddam Hussain, subject to surety bonds of Rs100,000. Police accused the suspect of having a key role … Read more
LAHORE: PML-N President and National Assembly Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif lashed out at the PTI government for being missing in action as the condition of the local farmers gets more worrisome and miserable due to the fertilizer crisis. In a statement, Shehbaz said that the people who provided food to the Pakistani people were crying … Read more
LAHORE: Capital City Police Chief Additional IG Fayyaz Ahmad Dev said that the journalists’ community was the hand and glove of Lahore police for maintenance of law and order in the city and reform of society. “Lahore police is fully committed to providing complete security to the citizens including journalist community and would utilize all … Read more
LAHORE: Governor of Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar hosted breakfast in honour of more than 2,000 party workers of South Punjab; Provincial Ministers, Members Punjab Assembly, Party Lawyers, Women, Youth participated in a large number. Governor of Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that Imran Khan would complete the last day of his constitutional term as Prime … Read more
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has stressed the need for unity to counter the disinformation campaign of hostile forces. Read more: COAS Bajwa urges swift mechanism for channeling humanitarian aid to Afghanistan He expressed these views while interacting with teachers and students of various educational institutions, including LUMS, FCU, UET, LSE, PU and … Read more
LAHORE: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) and the Auqaf department have started the conservation work on the Shrine of Hazrat Mian Mir in the city. Read more: COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa visits Data Darbar in Lahore The project had been funded by the Auqaf department that appointed WCLA as the executing agency. The … Read more
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that fencing on 2680 kilometres of the area along the Pak-Afghan border had been completed, while the remaining 21 kilometres would be completed soon. Read more: Afghan Taliban stop Pakistan army from fencing international border: report Speaking on a point of order in the Senate on Friday, he said … Read more
KARACHI: Housewife Maira Tayyab has considered begging for money to feed her family in inflation-hit Pakistan, while shop owner Mohammad Hanif finds his thoughts turning to crime. They’re too proud and honest to act on the impulse, but their woes are shared by millions of Pakistanis whose disgruntlement threatens Prime Minister Imran Khan’s chances of … Read more
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nayhan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates visited Pakistan Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai on Wednesday. Read more: PM Imran Khan affirms Pakistan’s solidarity with UAE after recent attack He was received by the Ambassador of Pakistan to the UAE Afzaal Mahmood. … Read more
Moody’s assigns B3 rating to Pakistan’s Sukuk offering KARACHI: Moody’s has assigned a B3 rating to the proposed US dollar-denominated trust certificates (Sukuk) issuance by the government of Pakistan, a statement said on Tuesday. –SHAHNAWAZ AKHTER Read more IMF Board to meet on January 28 for Pakistan’s sixth review KARACHI: The Executive Board of the … Read more
PSX announces Alfalah Consumer Index Exchange Traded Fund launch KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has announced the launch of Alfalah Consumer Index Exchange Traded Fund (ACIETF), a statement said on Monday. –LATIFUR REHMAN Read more Rupee gains 15 paisas against dollar KARACHI: The rupee gained 15 paisas against the dollar on Monday, as holiday … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Friday ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to file a case against encroachment on Dharamshala land in Karachi and present evidence. A three-member bench headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmad was hearing a suo motu case today about minority rights. Read more: … Read more
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said the government fully believed in freedom of expression, said Radio Pakistan. Read more: Pakistani dramas can be played in Azerbaijan with translation: Fawad Felicitating the newly elected office bearers of Lahore Press Club, he said promotion of responsible journalism was also needed along with freedom of expression. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the settlement of the decade-old Thor and Harban tribes’ dispute will allow smooth and timely completion of Diamer Bhasha Dam. It will also pave way for the settlement of a boundary dispute between Gilgit Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Imran Khan said in a Twitter post. Read … Read more
Karachi’s power consumers paying huge cost of KE-SSGC rift KARACHI: The electricity in January is going to cost Karachi consumers way more, as the power utility has expressed its inability to produce cheaper electricity due to gas shortages. –JAVED MIRZA Read more Askari Bank board approves amalgamation of its subsidiary KARACHI: The board of directors … Read more
Pakistan reported 2,074 more coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours, marking the first time since September that daily infections have exceeded 2,000. Read more: Asad Umar reminds public coronavirus still exists Moreover, fatalities also went up to double digits with 10 deaths, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) — a department … Read more
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said the government had planned to explore new tourist spots in a bid to revitalize the tourism industry and project a positive image of the country globally through modern means of communication. Read more: Tourists question blizzard tragedy in scenic Murree Talking to the media in Islamabad, he said that there … Read more
QUETTA: A band of suspected Islamic State militants is on the run in Pakistan after escaping a police raid that killed six other members of the group, officials said Monday. Counterterrorism police said in a statement they had stormed a hideout in the southwestern city of Quetta on Saturday and killed six militants, but “around … Read more
KULDANA: Army rescuers have cleared routes around a Pakistan hill town sheltering thousands of tourists after 22 people died in vehicles trapped by heavy snow. The resort town of Murree, around 70 kilometres (45 miles) northeast of Islamabad, was inundated with tourists and daytrippers last week after unusually heavy snow turned it into a winter … Read more
MURREE: As unprecedented snowfall thawed at a popular Pakistan mountain resort on Sunday, rescued tourists were found reckoning with the deaths of 22 fellow travellers in a frozen traffic jam. “We didn’t get any type of alert from society, from the government, from Google, from the news, from the weather,” said 18-year-old Duaa Kashif Ali, … Read more
More widespread rain with snowfall over the hills is expected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), Islamabad, Upper and central Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during the next 12 hours. Read more: Murree declared ‘disaster area’ after at least 16 die trapped in vehicles amid snowfall Heavy rain with hailstorms is also expected at isolated places during the … Read more
On the direction of Prime Minister Imran Khan, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) dispatched relief supplies to the areas affected by recent rains in Balochistan. Read more: PM Imran Khan concerned over ‘slow pace’ of development projects in Balochistan According to NDMA, relief supplies, including drainage pumps, tents, blankets and ration bags, had been sent … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that the country’s economy was witnessing “strong growth” and creating jobs and remained hopeful that businesses and employers would share the gains with their workforces. Read more: PM Imran Khan confident of increase in economic growth by end of fiscal year Sharing a report on Twitter, the prime … Read more
KARACHI: City Administrator Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Friday said that the people of Karachi were now looking at the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) as a “new option” after evaluating its performance in the city. Read more: Karachi is changing, claims Murtaza Wahab “Those who have objections on the new Local Government system should raise the … Read more
Minister for Industries and Production Khusro Bakhtiar has ruled out the shortage of urea in the country, assuring additional supplies will be started from Monday next. Flanked by Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar and the fertilizer companies’ owners, he was addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Friday. Read more: ECC allows 50,000 tonnes urea … Read more
The seventh international seminar of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission on Corruption and Human Rights has adopted the Islamabad Declaration, urging all states to introduce strong anti-corruption legislation and step up efforts to address the injustices and other negative consequences of corruption. The declaration was adopted at the concluding … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday reiterated that Pakistan performed exceptionally well in combating the Covid-19, compared to the countries in the region. Chairing a meeting of the Macro Economic Advisery Group in Islamabad, he said the government’s policies of smart lockdown and incentive for the construction industry, social protection programmes and subsidies for industries, … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange opened on a bullish note as the KSE-100 index witnessed an increase of 184.69 points, or 0.41 per cent, in the first hour of trading on Friday. The stocks closed bearish on renewed concerns in the global equities over Covid-19 pandemic. Important news that dampened investors’ confidence, were regarding a … Read more
