Ending energy crisis our top priority: Chinese envoy on April 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: China attaches high priority to ending the ongoing energy crisis in the country, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong said on Saturday. He was talking to Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) president Zubair Tufail and FPCCI Coordination Chairman Malik Sohail Hussain. “Dealing with the energy crisis in Pakistan is our […]
Book launched to pay tribute to martyred soldier on April 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: To pay tribute to Shaheed Captain Isfandyar Bukhari, a biographic book titled: Marka Budh Ber Ka Hero was launched at Cadet College Hasan Abdal on Saturday. The martyred officer was an alumnus of the Cadet College Hasan Abdal. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah, an Abdalian himself, graced the ceremony as chief […]
Woman abducted from Rawalpindi on April 30, 2017RAWALPINDI: A girl was abducted from Kalar Syedain Police precincts on Saturday. Rasheed, a resident of Kalar Syedain, lodged a complaint with police that kidnappers had abducted his daughter from the local market. He suspected Basheer could be behind the kidnapping. Police have registered a case and are investigating. Child dies after falling from tractor: […]
Faulty CT scan machine at DHQ hospital on April 30, 2017RAWALPINDI: Patients on Saturday protested against a faulty CT SCAN machine at the district headquarters hospital. They demanded that the machine be repaired. According to details, the patients said that the machine had been dysfunctional for the past few weeks. This had created a number of problems for patients. They have been forced to get […]
Payment of pensions stopped on April 30, 2017RAWALPINDI: At least 1,400 retired employees of the Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation and 600 pensioners of the district government have not been paid their pensions for the last four months in Rawalpindi Division. Officials said that the district government had stopped the payments due to a lack of funds. The employees and pensioners have protested against […]
Centre set up for issuance of number plates on April 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Excise and Taxation department (ETD) on Saturday set up a facilitation centre for issuance of number plates and recovery of token tax in the federal capital. The Excise and Taxation Facilitation Centre has been set up in G-11/4 Islamabad just along with administration complex. The Excise Department, in collaboration with Islamabad Police, has […]
Any action against Dawn rejected on April 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has rejected the federal government’s direction to the All Pakistan Newspaper Society to take “disciplinary action” against Dawn newspaper. “We reject this direction because the dismissal of the information minister, the special adviser on foreign affairs and the principal information officer, is a vindication of the version […]
41st death anniversary of renowned comedian Munawar Zarif observed on April 29, 2017ISLAMABAD: 41st death anniversary of renowned comedian and film actor Munawar Zarif was observed on Saturday. He was born on December 25, 1940 in Gujranwala. He was an actor and comedian best known for his work in the Pakistani cinema of the seventies. He appeared in more than 300 films in just 16 years. He […]
Siraj rejects govt recommendation on Dawn leaks on April 29, 2017LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Sirajul Haq has rejected the government recommendations on Dawn leaks and said that only weak people were being made scapegoat on an issue of national security. Addressing a big public meeting at Batgram on Saturday he said that the DAWN leaks was an issue of immense importance concerning national security and the […]
Non disbursement of pension to MC Rawalpindi pensioners put them at brink of starvation on April 29, 2017RAWALPINDI: At least 1400 retired employees of Municipal Corporation and 600 male and female pensioners of district government have not been paid a single pie on account of pension for the last four months in Rawalpindi Division. According to sources, the district government has given orders to stop the pension payments due to lack of […]