IHC disposes of gas company’s petition By: APP on June 1, 2021ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday disposed of a petition of a local company seeking a license of flare gas from the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA). Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the case filed by a private company regarding the above matter. Registrar Ogra and assistant attorney general appeared before the […]
Interim bail of Zardari’s aide extended By: APP on June 1, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday extended the interim bail of former President Asif Ali Zardari’s aide Amjad Ikhlaq till June 7, in a case pertaining to a suspicious money transaction. A division bench comprising Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani and Justice Baber Sattar, hearing the case, sought details of the suspect transaction […]
APHC expresses concern over rising Covid-19 cases among detained leaders By: APP on June 1, 2021ISLAMABAD: All Parties Hurriyat Conference has condemned the Indian fascist regime for its barbaric and inhuman attitude towards the incarcerated Hurriyat leaders and activists in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), amid reports about increasing COVID positive cases, including two sons of Shaheed Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai in jails. APHC Secretary for Kashmir and Ladakh […]
IGP presides video conference to review law & order situation By: APP on June 1, 2021PESHAWAR: Inspector General of Police (IGP) KP, Dr. Sanaullah Abbasi, presided over an online conference at Central Police Office (CPO) Peshawar to review the law and order situation in the province. According to a press release in the conference, IGP was briefed that during the current year, a total of 876 terror suspects were arrested, […]
Zamrak lauds CM for setting up Loralai Division, two new districts By: Web Desk on June 1, 2021QUETTA: Balochistan Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Engineer Zamrak Khan Achakzai lauded decision of Chief Minister Mir Jam Kamal Khan for the establishment of Loralai Division besides formation of two districts from Kila Abdullah. In a statement, he said that establishment of new division and the districts would improve performance of service delivery, financial and […]
Pakistan blessed with diverse ecosystems: Speaker By: APP on June 1, 2021PESHAWAR: Speakers of a workshop termed Pakistan a country naturally blessed with diverse ecosystems that needed to be preserved and to be restored amid the anthropogenic damage. Addressing a workshop titled ‘Exploring Funding Opportunities for Effective Ecosystem Restoration in Pakistan, Director-General ministry of climate change informed us that various ministries had initiated many flagship projects […]
Chairpersons of various Standing Committees of Senate notified By: APP on June 1, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The legislators on Tuesday elected the Chairpersons of various Standing Committees of the Senate in the Parliament House. Senator Talha Mahmood was elected as the Standing Committee Chairman on Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs. Senator Saleem Mandviwalla elected as the chairman of the Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Senator Mohsin […]
Senator Hidayatullah elected as Chairman Aviation Standing Committee By: APP on June 1, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Standing Committee on Aviation on Tuesday elected Senator Hidayatullah as its chairman for a term of three-year. The committee members elected the chairman under Rule 184(1) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 2012. Senators Faisal Javed, Faisal Saleem Rehman, Mohsin Aziz, Aon Abbas, Syed Muzaffar […]
Dr Amjad says Akhuwat running Qarz-e-Hasna scheme with 99.9% recovery rate By: Web Desk on June 1, 2021LAHORE: Akhuwat Foundation Founder and Executive Director Dr Amjad Saqib has said that the Akhuwat Foundation has been running the most successful and largest Qarz-e-Hasna scheme with a 99.9 percent recovery rate of its interest-free Islamic microfinance programme. Addressing at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), he said that Akhuwat – since its […]
Russia expects no ‘breakthrough’ at Putin-Biden summit By: AFP on June 1, 2021Russia is not expecting any major breakthrough when President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Joe Biden hold their first summit this month, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday. “We are not under any illusions and we are not trying to create the impression that there will be any breakthrough, any historic fateful decisions,” Lavrov told […]