Day: June 26, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Member National Assembly Malik Niaz Ahmad Jakhar on Friday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of senior politician Usman Khan Kakar. In a statement, he prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul. He also prayed to Allah Almighty to grant him high rank in Jannah and give […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Friday awarded contract amounting to $241.1 million for electro-mechanical (E&M) works of the 1530 MW-Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project to a joint venture comprising Harbin Electric International Company and Harbin Electric Machinery Company (HEIC-HEMC) through an international competitive bidding. The signing ceremony of the contract held at WAPDA […]

ISLAMABAD:The Members of National Assembly and Sindh Assembly called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Friday and discussed overall political situation. Those who attended the meeting included Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination Dr Fehmida Mirza , MNA Sardar Ghius Bux Meher and MPA Ali Gauhar Khan Meher. The ongoing […]

ISLAMABAD:Hajj officials in Saudi Arabia have said they had completed all the organizational, service, and health preparations to provide the best services to pilgrims upon their arrival at the Grand Mosque in Makkah during this year’s Hajj season, which will begin mid-July. The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques said that […]

ISLAMABAD:United Nations’ (UN) international day in support of victims of torture will be marked on June 26 (Saturday) across the globe including Pakistan to remind people that human torture is not only unacceptable but it is also a crime. The day serves as a reminder to people that torture is a crime. This event gives […]

ISLAMABAD:President Dr. Arif Alvi on Friday, taking note of the grievance of a domestic gas consumer, directed the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) to reconsider the exorbitant bill and provide a relief through ‘average billing’. The complainant Ghulam Rasool had appealed to the President of Pakistan against the order of Wafaqi Mohtasib, wherein his […]

ISLAMABAD:The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday submitted its detailed report pertaining to uploading blasphemous content on social media to Islamabad High Court (IHC). FIA Director Law Qaiser Masood submitted the report containing his department’s crackdown against blasphemous contents. The report said 167 accounts containing blasphemous contents, sectarian and hate speech were blocked in 2020, […]

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday suspended a call up notice issued by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to a journalist and summoned Cyber Crime Wing director in person on the next hearing. The court asked the FIA director to explain that why its orders dated November 3, were not implemented. IHC Chief […]