Constitution of steering committee to revamp country’s economy on March 24, 2024Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s decision to constitute various committees with an aim to revamp economy is a positive step to boost country’s economic condition. The Economic Coordination Committee will play a positive role in achieving the positive results to improve the economy of the country. According to sources, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who will himself […]
LHC summons OGRA chief in petrol shortage case on June 16, 2020The Lahore High Court (LHC) has summoned the chairman Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) and other concerned to appear before the court on June 17 in a case related to shortage of petroleum products. The LHC in its three-page interim order termed the matter of public interest and summoned the principal secretary to PM, […]
VC of the University of Balochistan steps down over video scandal on October 21, 2019QUETTA: Professor Dr Javed Iqbal, vice-chancellor (VC) of the University of Balochistan (UoB), stepped down here on Sunday until the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) completed its inquiry into recent cases of harassment at the university campus. According to a notification issued by Balochistan governor’s secretariat, Professor Dr Javed Iqbal stepped down to let FIA complete […]
Pakistan, China, Afghanistan meet in Kabul today on March 11, 2019Officials from Pakistan, China and Afghanistan will meet in Kabul on Monday to discuss cooperation in various fields, the Afghan foreign ministry said in Kabul on Sunday. Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Idrees Zaman will preside over the trilateral meeting which will discuss agreements on practical cooperation mechanism between the three countries. Official […]
CM Shah realises commuter’s plight, orders expeditious construction of Shaheed-e-Millat underpasses on March 11, 2019Sindh Chief Minister, Murad Ali Shah, on Sunday, paid a visit to under-construction underpasses on Shaheed-e-Millat Road. He was accompanied by Minister for Local Government Saeed Ghani and CM’s Adviser on Information & Archives, Law and Anti-Corruption, Barrister Murtaza Wahab to the site where he directed the concerned authorities to speed up construction as soon […]
Police arrests target killer behind many govt officials’ deaths on March 11, 2019Mominabad Police claimed to have arrested an alleged target killer affiliated with a political party in a raid on Sunday. The accused, Muhammad Nadeem alias Khalnayak, according to police was allegedly involved in heinous crimes, including targeted killings, arson attacks and extortion. A police official added that the criminal had confessed to his involvement in […]
PIA takes action against 54 ‘absentee’ crew members on March 11, 2019Taking notice of widespread absenteeism in the national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to act against its 54 employees. It has issued show-cause notices to 45 female and nine male members of the cabin crew over regularly taking salaries despite remaining absent from duty for a long time. Previously, the national airline suspended […]
Hajj 2019: govt to ballot applications on Tuesday on March 11, 2019The Ministry of Religious Affairs would conduct the ballot for Hajj applications under the government scheme on Tuesday, as relayed by the official spokesperson. It was also mentioned that the draw had been delayed by a day upon the request from banks. He further added that Minister for Religious Affairs, Noor ul Haq Qadri, would […]
Toxic spray claims four lives on March 11, 2019Four women of a family lost their lives after inhaling toxic spray on Saturday. The postmortem report revealed on Sunday that these women were found dead in Nagra, Toba Tek Singh, and had likely died of poisonous spray around 11 pm. District Police Officer Sadiq Dogar further added that samples of dead bodies would be […]
Communications Ministry recovered Rs 4,329m graft money: minister on February 9, 2019Minister for Communications Murad Saeed has expressed the government resolve to unearth corruption in mega infrastructure projects and recover the looted amount. Addressing media here on Friday, he said the ministry of communication has recovered over Rs 4,329 million in five month of the present government. He said indiscriminate accountability will be continued to bring […]