ISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the broadcast and digital distribution plans for the inaugural ICC World Test Championship Final being played between India and New Zealand from June 18 to 22, in Southampton. The coverage will provide global cricket fans with wide-ranging access to the match on television, digital and radio, the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has said that the role of parliament is very important for the promotion of democratic values in the present era. Pakistan made many sacrifices for the promotion of democracy, he said this while addressing an orientation workshop at the Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS) to provide training to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday, terming timely completion of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) one of the government’s foremost priorities, stressed that measures were being taken for the promotion of investment in export industries in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs). The industries, besides providing jobs, increasing economic volume and the precious foreign exchange, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday increased the price of petrol by Rs 2.13 per litre. According to the Finance Division notification, a liter of petrol would now be sold at Rs 110.69. Meanwhile, the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) has been increased by Rs 1.79 to Rs 112.55 per litre, while that of kerosene oil […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Tuesday said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was the ‘architect’ of today’s rumpus in the National Assembly. It was Abbasi, who, despite being a former prime minister, instigated the PML-N’s Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) to go for abusing the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr. Shahbaz Gill on Wednesday said that all funds meant for Sindh province would be spent on its development instead of transferring the said amount directly to the provincial government. In a video statement, he said Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was looking for cash […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday said the alleviation of poverty and steering the deprived lots out of their backwardness, were among the government’s top priorities. The prime minister was talking to a delegation of members of parliament and public representatives hailing from the Mianwali district. During the meeting, the prime minister directed for resolution […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court-II (AC-II) of Islamabad Tuesday adjourned the Pink Residency reference against Omni Group’s Abdul Ghani Majeed and others till June 21. AC-II Judge Muhammad Azam Khan heard the case filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) connected with fake accounts scam. The court granted one-day exemption from hearing to Abdul Ghani Majeed […]
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