Month: June 2021

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 […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin on Friday said that provision of relief to low-income segments and empowering industry through multiple incentives was the major focus of the federal budget for the next fiscal year (2021-22). Winding up the debate on the budget at the National Assembly, the minister said that the […]

ISLAMABAD: United Nations’ (UN) International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking will be marked on June 26 (Saturday) across the globe including Pakistan to raise awareness of the major problem that illicit drugs represent to society. This day is supported by individuals, communities and various organizations all over the world. UN Office on Drugs […]