Day: September 3, 2021

ISLAMABAD:The veteran Kashmiri freedom fighter Syed Ali Geelani was laid to rest early Thursday morning in Srinagar amidst heavy deployment of Indian occupation force who had earlier also snatched the body from the family. Hitting a new low, the occupying forces raided the residence of the late Kashmiri leader and snatched the mortal remains despite […]

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday summoned the officials of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) with record in a case against uploading of sacrilegious material on social media. The court instructed the FIA investigation officer that why not the complainant was made as plaintiff during inquiry on the subject. The FIA had not done even a […]

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Austrian counterpart Alexander Schallenberg on Thursday exchanged views on the latest developments in Afghanistan as well as on bilateral relations. During the telephonic conversation, the Austrian Foreign Minister thanked Pakistan for its support in facilitating transit of Austrian nationals and others from Afghanistan. Sharing Pakistan’s perspective, the Foreign […]

ISLAMABAD:President, International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), Dr. Hathal Homoud Alotaibi, Thursday said that there is a dire need to meet the needs of hour, a reviewed curriculum compatible to the prevalent requirements is a pre-requisite for the academic excellence and quality higher education. He was addressing the concluding session of a workshop titled “improving teaching […]

ISLAMABAD:A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat was held here on Thursday at the Parliament House under the chairmanship of Chairman Committee Senator Rana Maqbool Ahmed. At the outset of the meeting, all the participants expressed deep sorrow and grief on the sad demise of Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani. Chairman Committee […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned the barbaric act of snatching of the mortal remains of iconic Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani from his family by the Indian Occupation Forces. As the family was preparing for the last rites of Syed Geelani, a heavy contingent of the Occupation Forces raided his residence in Srinagar, harassed […]

ISLAMABAD:The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the rescheduling of the VI WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup in Tainan, TPE, to the summer of 2022, with the exact dates to be announced at a later stage. Originally scheduled for the summer of 2021, the youth world championship was first postponed to later this year […]

ISLAMABAD:Special Representative to the Prime Minister on Religious Har­mony Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Thursday appealed Ulema, prayer leaders and other segments of society to observe Youm-e-Dua on Friday for paying tributes to the deceased Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Gilani. In a joint statement, Tahir Ashrafi and others expressed their condolences over the demise of […]