JICA to address water scarcity issue in Mansehra on January 3, 2017MANSEHRA: Federal Minster for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Mohammad Yousuf has said that Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) would address the chronic water scarcity issue in Mansehra city. “JICA will start work on a water supply scheme with initial amount of Rs 5 billion and an agreement in this regard has been signed,” […]
BISP beneficiaries in trouble to get their stipend on January 3, 2017BADIN: About 65,000 women beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) are greatly inconvenienced due to the closure of ATMs across Badin District. Adding to their miseries, are corrupt officials and unreliable agents moving around more than 08 banks of Badin, including Habib Bank, United Bank Limited, Muslim Commercial Bank, Bank Al-Habib, JS Bank, […]
JI chief suggests formation of Muslim bloc on January 2, 2017KARACHI: The rulers of Muslim countries remained silent over important and serious issues being faced by the Muslim Ummah. Amir Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan, Siraj-ul-Haq said on Sunday while addressing a large gathering of Umaat-e-Rasool (SAW) march, organised by his party to express solidarity with the oppressed Muslims of Myanmar and Aleppo.He hailed the active role […]
Kashmir movement will continue till achieving independence: Sardar Attique on January 2, 2017KARACHI: Present wave of movement in occupied Kashmir cannot be crushed easily and will continue till achieving independence. “The movement started in held Kashmir and it will continue till achieving the independence,” said President, All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference and former Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir, Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan while speaking to Kashmiri […]
Speaker wishes Happy New Year to Pakistanis on January 1, 2017ISLAMABAD: In his New Year felicitation message, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq hoped that the dawn of 2017 will usher Pakistan into a new year of sustained economic growth coupled with uplift of the people and consolidation of democracy. “The upcoming 2017 will surely bear witness to the fact that we have decisively turned a […]
City of lights was blood thirsty in the past, Imran on December 31, 2016KARACHI: The city of lights had became the city of blood due to self-interests and the hate based politics being played in the past and if the politics of linguistic and extortion would not have taken place, the city would have been more modern than Dubai. These views were shared by PTI’ chairman Imran Khan […]
Farooq Sattar warns establishment against playing with coming census on December 31, 2016KARACHI: The Chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan, Dr Farooq Sattar has warned the federal establishment for not playing the game with the people of urban Sindh, especially Urdu-speaking community in coming census in the province. Addressing a large public gathering at Nistar Park here on Friday, he said Karachi has been deprived of […]
Ready for full spectrum of threat: COAS on December 30, 2016ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Thursday that the nature and character of war has changed today, but Pakistan’s armed forces are ready to respond to the all threats. He said this during a visit of Bahadur Ranges near Attock and witnessed Pak-Jordan joint exercise “Fajr-ul-Sharq 1”. It was […]
Sindh govt appoints incompetent police chief on December 28, 2016KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Deputy Secretary General Imran Ismail has said that the law enforcement agencies including the police have failed to protest citizens and restore law and order situation in the metropolis. Addressing a press conference at the Insaf House here on Tuesday, he vehemently criticised the recent attacks on the lives by […]
Army will continue to maintain national security: COAS on December 28, 2016ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa pledged on Tuesday that the Pakistan army would continue to perform its role in maintaining national security. According to an ISPR spokesman, General Bajwa made this statement during an address to the officers of the Rawalpindi Garrison here at GHQ auditorium. A COAS addressee focused on […]