Govt auctions cars in austerity drive, PM commutes by helicopterISLAMABAD: The government on Monday began auctioning off about 100 government-owned vehicles as part of new Prime Minister Imran Khan's highly publicized cost-cutting drive, which has drawn mixed revi...
In GB, a high mountain water pipe brings peace along with spring waterWhen a pipeline was installed last year to bring spring water and snow-melt to this village of 500 households in northern Pakistan, it brought something else as well: peace. Previously, neighbours arg...
Afghanistan smuggling drugs to Europe under US surveillance, says Rehman MalikWhile presiding over the Senate standing committee meeting of Interior on Monday, Senator Rehman Malik said Afghanistan is supplying drugs to European markets under the eyes of US forces. ''The volati...
MCCI urges govt to seek investment, not donations, for Diamer-Bhasha damBusiness community of south Punjab on Monday urged the federal government to seek foreign investment in Pakistan to generate funds for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha dam. Multan Chamber of Commerce...
FPCCI’s Shujat Ali appointed AM-Pak Business Development Forum presidentAiming to bridge business communities of USA and Pakistan, America-Pakistan (AM-Pak) Business Development Forum has appointed Chairman Public Relations (PR) Standing Committee of Federation of Pakista...
Hundreds of growers observe hunger strike over water scarcity in DaduHundreds of growers on Monday staged a hunger strike in front of the Dadu press club in protest against the Irrigation Department officials over lack of water flow to many arteries of irrigation canal...
NADRA establishes mega centre in GujranwalaNational Database Registration Authority (NADRA) Chairman Usman Yousaf Mobin on Monday inaugurated a NADRA mega center with a capacity of 32 counters, including eight counters for differently-abled pe...
Karachi Shipyard hands over 32 T Bollard Pull Tug to PNKarachi Shipyard and Engineering Works (KSEW) handed over 32 T BP Tug to Pakistan Navy. Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Project) .Rear Admiral Ather Mukhtar, addressing ceremony said that this project wa...
Funds collected for Diamer-Bhasha dam should rather be spent on smaller dams in Balochistan: Senator Taj HaiderEx Central Information Secretary of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Taj Haider has proposed in a press statement that the funds contributed by public for the construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam...
Schoolgirls quit study due to unavailability of female teachers in LarkanaFuture of about 200 female students has been put at stake in the Government Girls Primary School in Bindi, a small village near the archaeological site of Mohenjo-daro and home of late Comrade Sobho G...
Subcontracting schools renovation in South Waziristan harms quality in UNDP projectIslamabad: Massive irregularities have been reported in a schools renovation project in South Waziristan tribal district under the FATA Transition and Recovery Programme (FTRP), funded by the United S...
Afghan Taliban to hold talks with ICRC on ‘maltreatment of prisoners’ISLAMABAD: Afghan Taliban are holding talks with the officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC) weeks after the insurgents announced they will not allow safe passage to Red Cross...
‘Highly influential drug mafia is part of KP & Balochistan assemblies’ISLAMABAD: Senator Usman Kakar has said that the drug and human trafficking mafia is operating openly across the country and no one seems to take action against them because some of these mafia member...
SNT reacts to CJP’s remarks on dams critics, announces protest on Sept 28HYDERABAD: The Sindh National Tehreek (SNT) on Monday strongly reacted to Chief Justice of Pakistan's (CJP) recent remarks against critics of dams that they could be convicted under Article 6. Reporte...
ClarificationPlease refer to the news item 'PTCL poor internet and phone service in Sukkur' by Mr. Abdul Mateen Mahar published in 'Daily Times' dated 17-09-18. We have investigated this matter with our region and...
Speakers seek reform of social attitudes to end gender-based violenceLAHORE: "Violence against women is not limited to physical wounds and abuse. It is more pervasive than our common understanding of it, because women are tortured not just physically but also psycholog...
NAB chief reaffirms resolve to root out corruptionNational Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal has said that the top most priority of the bureau is to ensure merit, transparency and take cases of mega corruption to their logi...