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ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says Pakistan fully supports the Chinese One Belt One Road initiative for promotion of intra-regional trade and connectivity. He was expressing his views over the reservations voiced by Indian Finance Minister Arun Jailtly on the vision of connectivity during a debate on trade, hosted by CNBC in Yokohama, Japan. The […]

ISLAMABAD: Two people including a woman have been killed in separate road mishaps in different areas of the capital city. Muhammad Iqbal, husband of the victim, told the Koral Police that a car with Registration no. FDY4292 hit her wife while she was crossing the road; the victim was succumbed to injuries on the scene. […]

RAWALPINDI: A decision has been taken that property tax defaulters would not be given relaxation during the month Ramazan as the ongoing operation against tax defaulters will continue with full force. The Rawalpindi Excise and Taxation department has directed the officials that in order to achieve the set target, sealing of properties would continue during […]

RAWALPINDI: The Local administration has imposed a ban on use of fireworks, firecrackers and air firing on the forthcoming Shab-e-Barat festival in Rawalpindi Division. A ban has also been imposed on trading of equipment used in fireworks, while cases would also be lodged against people violating the ban.  The authorities were directed to start crackdown […]

RAWALPINDI: A seniority list of Traffic Police warden performing duties in various areas of Rawalpindi Division has been prepared for their promotions. According to sources, the 10 to 15 traffic police wardens are likely to be given promoted to Inspectors post ahead of forthcoming Eid. At present, on the 1320 seats around 20161 wardens are […]

RAWALPINDI: A man has been killed in a firing incident over a spat within the Sadiqabad Police jurisdiction. Khurram Shahzad and Mohammed Yawar were having spat for quite some with Yasin Shah, however, they showed up at his house located in Khurram Colony area of Sadiqabad and started firing at him, leaving him dead. The […]

RAWALPINI: At least three persons including a girl have allegedly been abducted within the Saddar Wah and Saddar Bahrohni Police jurisdiction. Noor Badshah, a resident of Saddar Wah, lodged a complaint with the local police that kidnappers have abducted his son Fehmid Shah* and his cousin Asif from the local market. He suspected that Sanaullah […]

LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Senator Sirajul Haq on Saturday said the Prime Minister should resign for an independent and transparent investigation into Panamagate case. Talking to reporters after addressing the JI office-bearers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Mansoora, he said if Nawaz Sharif did not step down, he could influence the institutions. Siraj said that God had […]

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday said that his party would win a majority of seats from Karachi, as well as other countries, in the 2018 elections. He was addressing a ceremony held to mark the joining of around 100 leaders, office-bearers and workers from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Muttahida […]

LAHORE: Former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Saturday rejected corruption allegations against him. Addressing a press conference after appearing in an accountability court, Ashraf said that he was being accused of corruption because he gave people government jobs during his tenure. “The rulers have termed it a crime and have forced me to appear […]