35 suspects arrested during search operation

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad Police Thursday arrested 35 suspects during a grand targeted combing and search operation in the areas of Banigala and Secretariat police stations. The operation was headed by SP City Rana Abdul Wahab, including ASP Haider Ali, DSP Raja Tahir, Station House Officers (SHOs) and officials of various police stations falling in the jurisdiction of […]

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Police arrest 3 from outside court gate, recover weapons

LAHORE:Police on Thursday arrested three persons from Baba ground gate of the sessions court in Islampura area and recovered a Kalashnikov, two pistols, six magazines and 37 rounds of bullets from them. Police officials said that the arrested persons, Awais, Asfhaq and Arshid, wanted to enter the court gate. The Islampura police are investigating the […]

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Ali Nawaz brushes aside opposition’s impression of pre-poll rigging in AJK

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Capital Development Authority (CDA) Affairs Ali Nawaz Awan Thursday expressed the hope that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would win Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections with a majority vote. Talking to a private news channel, he brushed aside the opposition’s impression of pre-poll rigging in the AJK. Ali Nawaz […]

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Peaceful, inclusive society vital for interfaith harmony: Qadri

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Dr Noor-ul-Haq Qadri, stressing for a peaceful and inclusive society, on Thursday said the minorities in Pakistan were enjoying complete religious freedom. The minorities, who had a historical link with the land, were important segment of the country, who were guaranteed equal rights in the Constitution, he said […]

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Energy minister for ensuring safety of workers at Thar Coal projects

KARACHI:Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh, Thursday, directed companies working at Thar Coal fields to devise a fool proof mechanism within a week for ensuring health, safety and security of labour force at project sites. Presiding over an online meeting with officers of the energy department and representatives of Sino Sindh Resources and other companies […]

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Pakistan’s liquid foreign reserves rise to record $ 24.414 billion

KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves rise to a new high US$ 24.414 billion in the week ended on 02-Jul-2021 owing to GOP loan disbursement from China and the World Bank. According to a statement issued by the SBP on Thursday, the central bank received US$1,000 million as GOP loan disbursement from China and US$440 […]

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Agri Transformation Plan to help enhance yield, reduce consumables’ prices: PM

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said the Agriculture Transformation Plan was a comprehensive strategy to enhance agriculture produce to suffice the country’s food needs, besides reducing milk and meat prices. The prime minister, chairing a meeting to review progress on Agri Dashboard, and the dashboard to monitor projects and agreements signed during the foreign visits, […]

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