Naval chief for enhanced efforts to confront maritime challenges on September 29, 2016ISLAMABAD: Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah, reiterated the need for enhancing global efforts to effectively and efficiently confront the common challenges and threats within the maritime domain. He was addressing the international sea power symposium in Washington on Wednesday. According to Pakistan Navy (PN) spokesman, the naval chief met with the US defence […]
JCSC chairman witnesses PAF’s High Mark exercise on September 28, 2016ISLAMABAD: Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) Chairman General Rashad Mahmood Tuesday appreciated the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) for its efforts in Operation Zarb-e-Azb and added that entire nation was proud of the PAF achievements. The JCSC chairman made these remarks during a visit to a PAF base where he witnessed ongoing PAF ‘High Mark’ […]
Pak-Russia military exercises progressing smoothly on September 28, 2016ISLAMABAD: Joint army exercises between Pakistan and Russian continued with the aim of increasing bilateral cooperation in defense and military areas. According to an ISPR spokesman, Pak-Russia Army joint exercises were progressing smoothly with both sides learning from each other. Commander Peshawar Corps lieutenant General Hadiat Ur Rehman visited the exercise areas and interacted with […]
RAW shedding blood of innocent people: COAS on September 27, 2016ISLAMABAD. Lashing out at the Indian government for backing atrocities in Held Kashmir, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Monday said that the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) of the Indian army was spilling the blood of innocent people through an indirect strategy. “India is unwilling to address historical disputes like Kashmir, […]
The myths and realities behind economic turnaround on September 27, 2016ISLAMABAD: Since June 2013, economic growth is said to have been gradually recovered; inflation has been brought to single digit, foreign reserves buffers have been rebuilt, fiscal deficit has significantly declined and social safety nets have strengthened the blackouts in the energy sector – more predictable in urban areas at least. Notwithstanding, the reality is […]
Body set up to work for health, cleanliness on September 26, 2016CHITRAL: A district advisory committee has been formed under the European Union-funded Project for Poverty Reduction (PPR), of the Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP), to highlight and propose suggestions for the solution of health and cleanliness issues at the district level. The District Health Officer (DHO) of PPR, Javed Ahmad, announced the setting up of […]
Calamity-hit Chitralis to get plots on September 26, 2016CHITRAL: The Northern Citizen Community Board (NCCB) will provide plots in Rawalpindi for the natural calamity-hit residents of Chitral district. Speaking at a press conference here on Sunday, the NCCB Chairman, Syed Ahmed Khan and other members, Sirajuddin Rabbani and Sajjad Hussain said that a green housing project was being launched for the climate-change affected […]
Fazl not happy as PM ignored his men on September 26, 2016 ISLAMABAD: National Assembly’s Special Committee on Kashmir Chairman Fazlur Rehman is not happy with the prime minister as the latter did not take the cleric’s consent before sending as many as 24 lawmakers abroad to highlight the Kashmir issue. Sources told Daily Times that Fazl, who is also the chief of his own faction of […]
Woman arrested in raid on illegal gateway exchange on September 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency, Faisalabad police and intelligence officials on Saturday raided an illegal gateway exchange and arrested one accused behind making threatening calls to media houses. Sources told Daily Times that the illegal gateway exchange was established in a private housing society in Rawalpindi. A report has been sent to Interior Minister Chaudhry […]
SBP keeps interest rate unchanged on September 25, 2016KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Saturday kept the interest rate unchanged at 5.75 percent for the next two months. The central bank says that the year-on-year consumers price index (CPI) inflation rose to 3.6 percent in August 2016 from 1.8 percent in August 2015, while the average inflation during the first two […]