CM Punjab suspends Nishtar Hospital doctors, paramedics, 2 SHOs over negligence
Lahore: Three doctors, as many employees of Multan's Nishtar Hospital and two Station House Officers were suspended over their alleged negligence in matter pertaining to discovery of several putrefied bodies on health facility's rooftop. The action...
‘US confident of Pakistan’s determination to protect nuclear arsenal’
WASHINGTON: A day after US President Joe Biden’s statement on nuclear weapons of country, State Department spokesperson said that Washington was confident of Pakistan’s determination to protect its nuclear arsenal. “US is conf...
Sh Rasheed issued notice to vacate Lal Haveli within ‘7 days’
RAWALPINDI: District administration of Rawalpindi has issued notice to Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, asking him to vacate his Lal Haveli residence within seven days. Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) in a notice said Rasheed...
Imran Khan ridiculing electoral process: Kaira
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira Sunday said that Imran Khan has made this whole by-election a mockery. For him, this election has no meaning as he was contesting just to ridicule electora...
Rana Sanaullah gets notice on violating code of conduct
ISLAMABAD: District monitoring Officer Faisalabad has issue notice for violating code of conduct during by-polls. Rana Sanaullah was asked to appear for explanation. Notice was made to incumbent interior minister Rana Sanaullah on running home-to-hom...
Dar urges IMF, multilateral donors to offer greater policy support
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar urged International Monetary Fund (IMF) and multilateral donors to provide greater policy support. He asked IMF to tailor its response to situation in Pakistan and similar countries by taking into consideration s...
President directs private bank to refund Rs200,000 to bank fraud victim
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi upheld decision of Banking Mohtasib (BM) and directed Silk Bank Ltd (SBL) to refund Rs 200,000 to a victim of bank fraud along with remaining profit till date the amount is credited to his bank account. President sai...
ECP asks interior ministry to beef-up security
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Friday wrote a letter to the interior ministry seeking beefed-up security ahead of the by-elections and local body polls in Karachi on October 16 and 23, respectively. The ECP's letter was in respo...
Opponents dream to topple Punjab govt will fail: CM
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi lashed out at his political opponents, saying that their opponents dream to topple Punjab government would not come true. On occasion of inaugurating Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at Pakistan Kidney...
FO takes notice of heckling incidents involving Pakistani ministers abroad
Rawalpindi: Foreign Office spoke about recent heckling of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, saying “FO takes notice of such incidents involving Pakistani ministers during foreign visits”. Statement from FO spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmed comes...
