Punjab Home Minister denies Shahbaz Gill’s alleged torture at Adiala jail
Lahore: Punjab Home Minister Hashim Muhammad Dogar denied reports of PTI leader Shahbaz Gill being subjected to torture in prison. Talking to media after visiting Gill who was arrested last week for passing controversial remarks at a programme aired...
PM stresses need to combat water, food security hazards
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed upon need to tackle challenges like water and food security on immediate basis, it emerged. Chairing a meeting of federal Cabinet, he said government was fully cognisant of these problems and resoluti...
Six Indian border policemen killed as bus falls in gorge in IIOJK
Held SRINAGAR: A bus carrying personnel from India’s high-altitude border police rolled off a mountainous road and fell into a gorge in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), killing at least six officers, police said. Police said...
Education Ministry, PTCL ink accord to run 4 educational channels on ‘PTCL Smart TV App’
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MoFEPT) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) signed an agreement for the provision of 04 educational OTT channels in order to deliver educational content to st...
Three-member bench constituted to hear PTI prohibited funding case
Islamabad: ISLAMABAD High Court (IHC) yesterday formed larger bench to hear appeals against Imran Khan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after Election Commission of Pakistan’s finding about PTI’s prohibited funding. According to details...
Grievances of business community to be resolved soon: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal assured business community to address all hurdles in export promotion and investment development within 15 days to facilitate them for enhancing local exports while attracting forei...
Legislating on local bodies election mandate of provincial govt: CJP
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has remarked legislating with reference to local bodies election is mandate of provincial government. He remarked some loopholes are being seen during the implementation of provincial law....
Govt jacks up POL price by Rs6.72 litre
ISLAMABAD: Government increased petrol price by Rs 6.72 per litre for next fortnight. “In wake of fluctuations in petroleum prices in international market and exchange rate variations, government has decided to revise existing prices or petrole...
MQM prays SC to nullify Article 10/1 of Sindh Local Govt Act
ISLAMABAD: MQM-P requested Supreme Court (SC) to nullify Article 10/1 of Sindh Local Government Act. A 3-member bench of SC presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial took up for hearing Sindh Local Bodies election case....
PML-N says, Nawaz Sharif to land in country next month
LAHORE: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif will return to country in September, federal Minister Javed Latif revealed. Speaking to a press conference here alongside party’s spokesperson Azma Bukhar...
