Day: August 13, 2021

ISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed increase of Rs 800 and was sold at Rs 109,100 in the local market on Thursday against its sale at Rs 108,300 the previous day, Karachi Sarafa and Jewellers Group reported. The price of 10 gram 24 karat also increased by Rs 686 and was traded […]

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Wednesday said that government has launched Kisan Card Scheme to provide direct subsidy to 8.4 million farmers across the country. Addressing the 6th meeting of ministers of SCO member states on agriculture issues, Imam said that under Prime Minister Imran Khan’s leadership agriculture […]

ISLAMABAD:The Anti-land grabbing committee of Islamabad Police has successfully resolved 98 complaints, said a news release issued on Thursday. The Committee received 110 complaints from February to August out of which 98 were disposed of. Cases were registered against 22 complaints while 31 were settled through agreements among the contesting parties. Police were directed for […]

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the government and people of Pakistan would continue to stand by Kashmiris in their struggle for right to self-determination. Talking to Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi here at the PM House, the prime minister said Pakistan would remain steadfast in raising a […]

ISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court (AC) on Thursday extended the physical remand of ex-CDA’s chief Farkhand Iqbal till August 20, in matter of illegal land allotment to Asif Ali Zardari’s alleged front company Park Lane. The accused was produced before the court of AC-I Judge Muhammad Bashir by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The NAB apprised the […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Civil Aviation Ordinance, 2021 (Ordinance No XIII of 221) was laid in the National Assembly. Minister for Aviation Division Ghulam Sarwar Khan laid ordinance in the House as required by clause (2) of Article 89 of the Constitution. Meanwhile, the House also adopted the motion of thanks that this house expresses its deep […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Thursday clarified its position over a news item published in a section of press, claiming that the board issued suspicious exemption certificates. According to FBR clarification, a news story titled “FBR issues thousands of suspicious exemption certificates” inter alia, mentions that FBR field formations have issued thousands of exemption […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) and Lok Virsa Thursday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of veteran actress Durdana Butt. She was 83. She was on ventilator for last few days and fighting fatal disease Covid-19 here in a local hospital, Karachi, said a press release.