DUBAI: Wednesday night was huge in terms of star power, glamour quotient and neighbourly exchange of friendly hugs and appreciation. Lollywood met Bollywood with love at the Masala! Awards 2017, where all the leading ladies of the Pakistani film industry rubbed shoulders with Bollywood bigwigs from their film and fashion industry. Bollywood veterans Govinda and […]
Law and order biggest challenge facing Karachi: Imran Khan
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that the biggest issue facing Karachi was its inefficient policing. He said this during a ceremony held at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry. He said that 17,000 policemen were involved in criminal activities in Sindh. “How it is possible that a […]
NAB to get Dar with Interpol’s assistance and approves several inquiries across Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board of the National Accountability Bureau approved conducting eight inquiries and two investigations. The Executive Board meeting was chaired by NAB chairman Justice Javed Iqbal at NAB Headquarters and the following decisions were taken. The EBM approved the first inquiry to probe alleged corruption and officers of the civil aviation in the […]
Marriym attacks Imran for answers for his alleged misappropriations
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb has severely castigated Imran Khan for his convulsions saying that he was uttering the same narrative within the country which was being propagated by Pervez Mushrraf, a traitor and an enemy of the country and the constitution, while sitting abroad. In […]
Briefing session held on women’s rights in FATA
ISLAMABAD: The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence is an international campaign originating from the first Women Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Centre for Women’s Global Leadership In 1991. To commemorate 16 Days of Activism and International Human Rights Day, UN Women in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Rights and National […]
Tribal Jirga in FATA demands an independent province and no merger with KP
KHYBER AGENCY: Tribal jirga resented the merging of the Federally Administer Tribal Area (FATA) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and demanded a separate province for the tribesmen. A grand jirga of tribal elders was held in Jamrud bazaar on Thursday that was attended by dozens of elites from seven tribal agencies and six Frontier Region (FRs) […]
Senate condemns Jerusalem move, looks into deported Turkish teachers and fateha for martyrs
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior in its meeting on Thursday condemned the terror attack on an army vehicle and US President Donald Trump’s decision of recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Chairman Senate Committee on Interior Senator A. Rehman Malik moved a resolution which was unanimously passed by the members of […]
Punjab ranked third, KP fifth in Alif Ailaan education ranking
ISLAMABAD: The 5th annual District Education Rankings was launched in Islamabad on Thursday by the Alif Ailaan campaign. The rankings use government data to assess the performance of districts in education. Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) ranks first among the eight territories with respect to the provision of quality education. AJK is followed by Islamabad […]
Two FBR officers return to home base after 5 year deputation
LAHORE: Commissioner (Appeal) Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) Shehzad Mehmood Gondal and Deputy Commissioner Gujranwala PRA Zaka Ullah relinquished the charge of their offices on Thursday to join their parent department- the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Headquarters Islamabad. Both the officers, who joined PRA of the Government of Punjab, in December 2012 on a five-year […]
Pakistan all set to manufacture ‘alloy wheels’ locally
KARACHI: Auto assemblers in Pakistan will be able to purchase alloy wheels at a lower price as Loads Limited, an automotive parts manufacturer, is gearing up to set up country’s first alloy wheel manufacturing plant. Alloy wheels, are made of an alloy of aluminium or magnesium or sometimes both. According to the company’s bourse filing, […]