Qadri arrives on four day visit to Egypt

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sahibzada Noor-ul-Haq Qadri arrived on a four-day visit to Egypt. The minister would address the closing session of International Conference titled “Challenges of Dar-ul-Iftaa, Modernity and Methods of Cooperation, ” in Egypt, said a message received here. Qadri held important meetings with Grand Mufti of Egypt Allama […]

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Shibli Faraz Rules out victimization of political opponents

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz on Monday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government does not believe in political victimization as major political parties had been doing in the past. Talking to a private news channel, he said that opposition should come forward for the electoral and judicial reforms for the […]

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SC restores service of forced retired primary school teacher

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday accepted an appeal filed by a primary school teacher Humaira Bibi against compulsory retirement and restored her service. A two-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi heard the case regarding compulsory retirement of Chachha Primary School Mansehra female teacher Humaira Bibi. […]

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Court sends accused jail on judicial remand in Noor Mukaddam case

ISLAMABAD: A lower court of Islamabad on Monday sent the main accused Zahir Jaffar to jail on 14-days judicial remand in Noor Mukaddam murder case. The accused Zahir Jaffar was produced before the duty judge Shaista Kundi amid foolproof security in place. The police apprised the court regarding progress in investigation and prayed the court […]

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SECP issues ‘draft Cloud Adoption Guidelines for Incorporated Companies’

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), to support Digital Transformation (DX) in its’ regulated sector, has issued “draft Cloud Adoption Guidelines for Incorporated Companies” to solicit feedback from all stakeholders. The guidelines provide an easy and efficient procedure for transition to cloud computing. Companies will be able to get a clear understanding […]

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Senate body seeks plans for proper utilization of PTV, Radio buildings

ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Monday asked the management of Pakistan Television Corporation ( PTV) and Radio Pakistan to provide plans for proper utilization of their respective buildings in the next meeting. The committee, which met with Senator Faisal Javed in the chair, rejected the presentation given by the PTV […]

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Preparations starts to mark Independence Day

ISLAMABAD: With the advent of the month of August, the preparations for upcoming Independence Day celebrations, falling on August 14, have started in the federal capital with setting up of stalls carrying variety of Jashan-i-Azadi accessories at the main avenues, markets and streets of the city. The stalls carrying national flags, bunting, flag-coloured dresses and […]

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Sanjrani for enhanced parliamentary relations with Muslim countries

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani Monday underlined the need for enhanced parliamentary relations with Muslim countries, especially the Arab countries and stepping up inter-parliamentary coordination to understand the issues and find solutions to the problems. Talking to Arab’s high echelon delegation, headed by President of the Arab Parliament, Adel Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Asoomi, Sanjrani said […]

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