ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned the extra-judicial killing of an innocent Kashmiri by the Indian occupation forces in a so-called “cordon-and-search” operation in Munand area of Kulgam district of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). “The further intensification of fake encounters in IIOJK is a matter of grave concern. Extra-judicial killings of young […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Pakistan Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmed Khan said on Wednesday that political solution of Afghanistan issue and formation of an inclusive broad-based government in Kabul were imperative for not only Afghan people but for the entire region. This he said in his keynote address at the first session of Pak Afghan Media Conclave titled […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday concluded public hearing into monthly fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for June. The hearing was presided over by NEPRA Chairman Tauseef H Farooqi. Member Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Engineer Masood Anwar Khan and Member Balochistan Rehmatullah were also present on the occasion. Member Sindh Rafique Ahmed Sheikh participated through […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Wednesday released 310, 900 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 464, 700 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in the Indus River at Tarbela Dam was 1502.36 feet, which was 118.36 feet higher than its dead level 1386 feet. Water inflow and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin-Ul- Haque on Wednesday said that the ministry had completed preparations for auction of additional spectrum across the country including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. In a statement, the minister said, the federal cabinet approved the spectrum auction in its meeting held on July 27 . […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) on Wednesday served a legal notice to Rawal Hospital at Lehtrar Road for poor management of hazardous waste posing serious risk to environment and human health. Director General Pak-EPA Farzana Altaf Shah told reporter that the notice was served after repeated complaints raised by the citizens at Prime Minister’s […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Health experts on Wednesday urged the media to play active role in highlighting early screening, preventive measures as well as vaccination against hepatitis related illness, as viral hepatitis is leading cause of liver cancer. World Hepatitis Day is being observed all over the world including Pakistan to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, an […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The provincial government of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (KP) has finalized a comprehensive roadmap to boost tourism, Prime Minister Imran Khan was informed on Wednesday. Chief Minister KP Mahmood Khan in a meeting with the prime minister updated him about the tourism activities in various districts and the steps taken by the government to facilitate the […]
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