Month: June 2021

ISLAMABAD: 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 […]

ISLAMABAD: 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 […]

ISLAMABAD: 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 […]

ISLAMABAD: 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 […]

ISLAMABAD: 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 […]

ISLAMABAD: The government has promoted four Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officers to the rank of Air Vice Marshal. The promoted officers included Air Vice Marshal Shahid Mansoor Jehangiri, Air Vice Marshal Kashif Qamar, Air Vice Marshal Asim Rashid Malik and Air Vice Marshal Syed Hasan Kashif, said a PAF media release here received. Air Vice […]

ISLAMABAD: Sri Lanka would host the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Group II Event B after the International Tennis Federation relocated the event from Malaysia in light of the nation’s current situation relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The nine competing nations Cambodia, Hong Kong, Iran, Malaysia, Oman, Pacific Oceania, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan […]

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi and Begum Samina Alvi here on Tuesday visited the residence of bereaved family of Pakistani origin victims of the terrorist attack in Ontario, Canada, to express their condolence. The president expressed his sympathies with the bereaved family over the loss, a press release said. The president and Begum Alvi offered […]