President Mamnoon summons NA session on 13thISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain, on Friday decided to summon a session of the National Assembly on August 13th. The president signed a summary approving the NA session scheduled on August 13th, f...
Paigham-e-Pakistan a beacon of hope for country: speakersLAHORE: Speakers at a conference on Friday said that 'Paigham-e-Pakistan' initiative of the government of Pakistan is the best tool to deal with growing extremism and intolerance in the society and to...
Regional maritime security: same goal, new approachMaritime sector is important. Many view it as an index of prosperity of a nation. While everybody in the world benefits from sea and shipping - up to 90% of world's merchandise is carried by sea; very...
Subordinate legislation comes into question at SenateISLAMABAD: Senate Committee on Delegated Legislation on Friday decided to work towards establishing a mechanism to scrutinise subordinate legislation and discuss the lacunae in delegated legislation f...
PPP-SB, farmers protest against irrigation officialsDADU: The Pakistan People's Party (Shaheed Bhutto) PPP(SB) and small farmers held and rally and a march in Dadu city, on Friday. According to the participants of PPP(SB) and small farmers, protests we...
LHC halts demolition of illegal constructionsGUJRANWALA: District administration once again has to stop the operation against illegal constructions, after Lahore High Court (LHC) issued a stay order on Friday. The operation was being carried out...
Two killed, two injured in ‘matrimonial’ disputeLARKANA: Four members of a family were attacked over a matrimonial dispute on Friday. Two of them died on the spot while the others suffered bullet injuries. The incident involved two rival groups of...
CDNS awarded best financial inclusion awardThe Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) with an entrust to inculcate the habit of thrift among masses and as an important tool towards financial inclusion has yet again attained an internat...
Police recover stolen motorcycle, snatcher injured[caption id="attachment_257226" align="alignnone" width="800"] LARKANA: Naundero Police claimed to have recovered a snatched bike from three criminals, after a brief encounter on Thursday. The encount...
Haqqani says he can’t be forced to returnWashington: Former ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has expressed confidence that attempts to force his return to Pakistan on recently filed embezzlement and corruption charges will fail. Respondin...
CLARIFICATIONReference to certain observations made by the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) in its recent study on road construction sector in Pakistan, and reported in a section of media, the National Hig...