Four terrorists held in DI Khan on July 1, 2017DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel claimed to have foiled a major terror bid while apprehending four alleged terrorists and recovering huge cache of weapons and explosives during an operation in Dera Ismail Khan. On a tip-off, the CTD raided a hideout in Nawab Shah Area of DIK early Friday morning and rounded up […]
JIT all set to final its report regarding on Panamagate on June 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the Sharif family’s business dealings abroad, is all set to complete its final report regarding Panamagate case during this week. Sources told that JIT has prepared questionnaire now it will record statements from PM’s children and Tarifq Shafi and will ask questions from the Sharif’s family regarding contradicted statements. […]
IG prison terms Dastis allegation of torture baseless on June 30, 2017LAHORE: Punjab Prison Inspector General Farooq Nazir has categorically rejected the statement of Member Parliament Jamshad Dasti about his physical torture in jail and termed it baseless and against the facts On Friday. The IG has submitted an inquiry report about physical torture on Dasti, which added that Jamshad Dasti is being given protocol of […]
4G License formally handed over to successful bidder, Jazz on June 30, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that government is committed to enhancing digital inclusion in Pakistan, as it has announced several incentives for the IT industry in the budget for FY 2017-18 which the IT industry will start availing from July 2017 onwards. He was speaking to a ceremony in which technology neutral […]
Traffic jams greet travellers on Eid holidays on June 30, 2017RAWALPINDI: With the weather turning pleasant on the second day of Eid, people visited parks and other recreational places in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. However, they were greeted by traffic jams wherever they went. Ayub Park, Jinnah Park and the Nawaz Sharif Park were the main attractions for residents of Rawalpindi. Thousands of people also moved […]
Ministrokes can cause dementia: study on June 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: Ministrokes are a type of stroke that only lasts for a few minutes. New research suggests that the effect of a ministroke is more serious than previously thought. The team was led by Andy Shih, PhD, an assistant professor of Neurosciences at MUSC, and the findings were published in the Journal of Cerebral Blood […]
Elderly man killed in hit-and-run on June 30, 2017RAWALPINDI: An elderly man was killed in a hit-and-run incident within the Saddar Bahrohni Police precinct on Thursday. Khurram Khursheed, a resident of Saddar Bahrohni, lodged a complaint with local police, stating that his father Khursheed was crossing a road when he was hit by a tractor-trolley. He died on the spot. The body was […]
Babar Awan resigns from Senate on June 30, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Babar Awan on Thursday officially resigned from the Upper House of the Parliament after joining the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Speaking to a private TV, the former law minister confirmed that he had sent his resignation to Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani. Addressing the resignation to Rabbani and President Mamnoon Hussain, Awan wrote: “I strongly […]
British high commissioner calls on finance minister on June 29, 2017ISLAMABAD: British High Commissioner Richard Crowder called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar at the Ministry of Finance on Thursday. He was accompanied by UK Deputy Head of Department for International Development (DFID) Judith Herbertson in Pakistan and secretary EAD also participated in the meeting. The finance minister and the acting high commissioner discussed the current […]
Sri Lankan Cricket Team likely to tour Pakistan on June 29, 2017Dubai: The long and painful wait of International Cricket returns to Pakistan was expected to end soon as one of the international cricket team Sri Lanka willing to tour Pakistan in near future. According to media reports, the Sri Lankan Cricket officials have confirmed that Sri Lankan Cricket team was likely to visit Pakistan in […]