‘Flawed’ studies relied upon by the SC to give green signal to Orange LineKamil Khan Mumtaz, renowned architect and the petitioner in the Orange Line Metro Train case, has expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court judgement issued on Friday. Speaking to Daily Times, M...
Credit for all is the key to sustainable developmentPicture this: I am a practicing lawyer and a regular tax payer. Having said that, the travesty is that I cannot even get a credit card for myself, let alone, a financing facility from any bank in the...
PTI responsible for delay in Orange Line project: ShehbazLAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday blamed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for the 22-month delay caused in the construction of the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) project. The chief mi...
Corruption hinders economic growth: IMFISLAMABAD: Marking World Anti-Corruption Day, International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday that corruption disrupts economic growth by weakening the government's ability to perform. "...IMF is to...
US president leading world towards third world war: Tahir AshrafiLAHORE: Clerics and leaders of different religious organisations while addressing protest rallies and Friday congregations all over the country to mark "Youm-e-Al-Quds", underlined that US President D...
Protest against Trump’s Jerusalem decisionKHYBER AGENCY: People from tribal areas took out a rally against the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital by the US President Donald Trump, at Bab-e-Khyber, Jamrud on Friday. Scores of tribal...
Govt and institutions in unison over corruption eradication: MamnoonISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain has said that the government of Pakistan and its institutions are in unison for impartial, transparent and fair accountability of all. Addressing a seminar titled...
Govt should ensure transparency in mega projects: PBIFISLAMABAD: Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum President (PBIF), Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry Businessmen Panel Senior Vice Chairman and former provincial minist...
PPP senator slams Trump decisionISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Parliamentary Leader in the Senate Friday condemned United Stated President Trump's decision to shift American embassy to Jerusalem and said that the nexus bet...
FATA Secretariat orders students to get domicilesKHYBER AGENCY: Political administration of Landi Kotal has asked headmasters and principals of government-run schools to make domiciles of every local student studying in their institutions, from grad...
Finalise suitable locations for construction of WFGS in Malakand: Senate bodyISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development in its meeting on Friday has asked the ministry and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Workers Welfare Board to expedite the...
Experts suggest collective approach to promote water stewardshipISLAMABAD: A collective approach to promote water stewardship is vital to introduce sustainable agricultural techniques and provide access to clean and safe drinking water, said Aatekah Mir-Khan, seni...
‘Govt wants KP-FATA merger before end of tenure to claim credit’ISLAMABAD: Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Abdul Qadir Baloch Friday said preparations for Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) merger into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) were going...
President lauds Prince Karim’s services for humanityISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Friday said that Prince Karim Aga Khan was rendering invaluable services for global peace and stability, brotherhood, tolerance as well as for the welfare of human...
Family, activists urge govt to play due role in Raza Khan’s releaseLAHORE: Rights activists and members of civil society along with the family of a victim on Friday demanded the government to play its due role for the release of Raza Mahmood Khan, 40, a member of the...
Sindh CM upbeat on London mayor’s visit to KarachiKARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah hosted a reception for visiting Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and his delegation at the Chief Minister's House on Friday. The chief minister along with h...
Model cattle market inauguratedGUJRANWALA: Gujranwala Division Commissioner Captain (r) Muhammad Asif inaugurated the newly-constructed model cattle market on Friday in Emanabad, Gujranwala. Addressing the gathering, he said that t...
Robbers loot Rs 150,000 from petrol pumpDADU: Business community and citizens held a protest rally in Dadu on Friday to protest against the robbery of a petrol pump. Three robbers looted Rs 150,000 from Iqbal Petrol pump in Dadu on Friday....