Civil society calls for more women in judiciary, LEAs to end gender violenceExperts stressed the role of judiciary and law enforcement agencies (LEAs) as pivotal to ensure effective implementation of the existing laws protecting women against violence. UN Women organised a jo...
Religious Tourism and Heritage committee holds meetingGovernor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has welcomed the Indo-Pak agreement to make Kartarpur Corridor operational. He said that India must acknowledge that stubbornness and narrow mindedness will no...
CUI bestowed prestigious 3G Award for Excellence in Higher EducationCOMSATS University Islamabad was awarded the 2019 3G Award for Excellence in Higher Education. The Global Good Governance Awards or 3G Awards celebrate individuals, governments, public and private ins...
Slogans and posters at Aurat March hurt sensibilities of women: WAFThe Women's Action Forum is proud of the success of a series of Aural Marches across many cities of Pakistan that celebrated International Women's Day this year. WAF Hyderabad spearheaded its own marc...
SC called out government’s ‘lollipop’ on failing to regularise encroachment upon school plotThe Supreme Court, on Friday, slammed the Punjab government for failure to regularise encroachments upon a girls school in Gujranwala. A three-member bench heard the case where Justice Qazi Faez Essa...
Strong institutional linkage must for effective implementation of laws: SanjraniChairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Friday called for strong institutional linkages among constitutional bodies to ensure effective implementation of laws and legislation to address the issues...
Narcotics and fake currency recovered from held outlaws, gamblersIslamabad Police on Friday arrested 20 outlaws including nine gamblers from various areas of the city and recovered hashish, wine, cash, gambling tools, fake currency as well as weapons from their pos...
CM Sindh ‘dissatisfied’ over pace of work on development projectsSindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah, reviewing the progress of 443 ongoing development schemes on Friday, said that he was not satisfied with the pace of work and urged the department concer...
ISPR releases second promo in connection with Pakistan DayAhead of the Annual Military Parade to mark Pakistan Day, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Friday released a second promo under the header Voice of Every Pakistani. In a statement issued by t...
PILER wages call to join legal battles against occupational safety violatorsPakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER), here on Friday, demanded a high-level judicial inquiry into the death of six workers at a construction site in Clifton last week to bring t...
KP govt imposes ban on use of polythene bags, violators to face fineThe government of Khyber Pakhtonkhwa has imposed a ban on use of polythene bags in the province and ordered all deputy commissioners to ensure strict implementation of the ban. KP Information Minister...
Political stability in Afghanistan- shared objective of ECOFederal Minister for Planning, Development & Reform Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar on Friday said Pakistan's geo-strategic location offers potential to turn the country into a hub of regional trade and c...
PEMRA grants Landing Rights Permission to BBC WorldPakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) in its 148th meeting held at PEMRA headquarters, approved grant of Landing Rights Permission to M/s Indigo Entertainment Private Limited Lahore f...
Chairman Bilawal has not received any notice from NAB: spokesmanSenator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, the spokesman to the Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, has said that Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has not received any notice from the NAB. Sena...
IHC adjourns hearing of Chairman NADRA appointment caseThe Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday adjourned hearing of a plea challenging the appointment of Chairman National Database Regulatory Authority (NADRA) Usman Mobin, until April 19. Justice Aamer Faro...
Scholars defend research thesisMuhammad Fahad Mehmood successfully defended his PhD thesis in the Department of Earth Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) here on Tuesday. According to the statement, the scholar thesis bears the...
Murtza lashes out at MQM Pakistan for dividing KMCAdviser to Chief Minister Sindh on Information, Law & Anti-corruption, Barrister Murtaza Wahab has slammed MQM Pakistan leadership for their unnecessary apprehensions with regard to dividing Karac...
Helping poor is our national obligation, says SpeakerSpeaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser on Friday said helping poor and needy people was our religious and national obligation and those who were participating in this selfless service to humanity are c...
Making every effort for development of South Punjab: CMPunjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that PTI government is making every effort for the welfare of the people of southern Punjab. Different development schemes, to the tune of billions o...