Senate’s special committee briefed on circular debtISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Senate Special Committee on Circular Debt was held on Friday, convened by Senator, Shibli Faraz. The meeting commenced with a briefing by Joint Secretary Zaighan Eshaq Kh...
Water filtration staff protests non-payment of salariesThe employees posted at 26 water-filtration plants in different areas of the province held protest, on Friday, due to the non-payment of their monthly salaries. It was reported that the staff did not...
PTI slams PML-N for raising ruckus in NAPakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday slammed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for raising a ruckus in the National Assembly during the speech of prime minister...
Sanjrani highlights importance of overcoming trade imbalance with ChinaISLAMABAD/BEIJING: In a meeting held in Beijing with Mr. Wang Yang Chairman Chinese Peoples' Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq, emphasised the importance of ove...
WASA employees hold protest over non-payment of duesEmployees of the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) held protest in front of the press club, on Friday, against the non-payment of salaries and pension funds for the month of June and July and advance...
Villagers being ‘threatened’ for voting against SharjeelVillagers of Qasim Panhwar, near Tando Jam, held a press conference at the local press club, on Friday, and told the media that they were being threatened by the men of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MP...
Husband allegedly beaten by wifeA husband was allegedly beaten by his wife inside their home, located in Mumtaz Colony in the limits of Allahabad Police Station, on Friday morning. The husband, Akash Sandeelo, held protest outside t...
Foolproof security planned for upcoming Eidul AzhaFoolproof security plan was made on Eid ul Azha in the entire Larkana District to provide maximum security to the residents, the police, on Friday, revealed. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Lar...
CPEC and rising PakistanMuch is being said about the $62bn Chinese investment coming into Pakistan under the banner of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Although all analyses are speculative in nature, there is a cons...
FATF delegation urges Pakistan to toughen anti-terror financing lawsISLAMABAD: A delegation of the global financial watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has urged Pakistan to toughen its laws and implementation against terror financing and money laundering, med...
Two-member dacoit gang bustedGUJRANWALA: Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Police claimed, on Friday, that it arrested a two-member dacoit gang. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) CIA, Imran Chadhary, told the media that the po...
Pakistan, China to strengthen maritime security tiesIslamabad: Pakistan and China have agreed to further deepen practical cooperation in maritime security, science and technology and to improve cooperation between the naval forces of both countries. Th...
SAVDEX 2018: POF steals the showLt Gen Sadiq Ali, Chairman Pakistan Ordinance Factories (POF ) Board was the dignity on the second day of SAVDEX 2018. Defence Export Promotion Organisation(DEPO) in collaboration with the Lahore Cham...
Afghan Taliban attend peace talks in IndonesiaPolitical representatives of Afghan Taliban travelled to attend peace talks held in Indonesia, confirmed on Friday by the Taliban's political office. Afghan Taliban Qatar office said that a delegation...
Police recover kidnapped man after a shootoutThe local police, on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, recovered a man, aged 28, who was previously kidnapped, after an encounter at the Katcha Area of the Tehsil Lakhi Ghulam Shah. The ki...
Prisoner shot, injured inside District and Sessions CourtA prisoner, brought by the Larkana Police to the District and Sessions Court (DSC) Shikarpur for a case-hearing on Friday, sustained bullet wounds in an armed attack which took place at the premises o...
Finance Dept directs probe against Islamia University VCPunjab Finance Department, on Friday, took serious notice of the alleged financial corruption, malpractices, embezzlement, illegal appointments on political basis and misuse of power committed by the...
RO plant inaugurated at Degree CollegeDirector Colleges Hyderabad Region, Professor Dr. Abdul Hameed Chanar, inaugurated the Reverse Osmosis (RO) Plant at the Ustad Bukhari Degree College, Dadu on Friday to supply clean and fresh water to...
Saif Noon — first Pakistani ever to participate in the Mongol DerbyIt was the longest and the toughest horse race on Earth and this year, a Pakistani contestant became one of the youngest riders to ever attempt the Mongol Derby, a 1,000 kilometre race across the Mong...