Day: September 3, 2021

ISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court (AC) on Thursday adjourned hearing till September 8, on LNG reference against former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbadi, ex-finance advisor Miftah Ismail and others. Defence lawyer Barrister Zafarullah concluded his cross examination with NAB witness Rizwan Mehdi. After this, the court summoned more witnesses on next hearing for cross examination. The National […]

ISLAMABAD:Due to special focus of the Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan has rapidly demonstrated massive progress in the higher education sector. Under the dedicated leadership of Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood, the rankings of Pakistani universities have enhanced immensely in last 3 years. According to the UK’s TIMES University Rankings 2022, special focus and reforms […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Thursday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the sad demise of veteran Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Gilani. In a tweet, the minister said the great pro-freedom leader spent his entire life in the struggle for the independence of occupied Jammu and Kashmir. He said Syed […]

ISLAMABAD:The funeral prayers of veteran Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani were offered in absentia across the country on Thursday. In Islamabad, the absentia funeral prayers were held at the lawn of Parliament House which was attended by President Dr. Arif Alvi, Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Sardar Abdul […]

ISLAMABAD:National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Thursday constituted a sub-committee to hold negotiation with journalist bodies for evolving consensus on the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA). Presiding over to the panel, Member of National Assembly of PML-N Javed Latif assigned the sub-committee with task to hold regular consultation with the journalist […]

ISLAMABAD:China has so far built 993,000 5G base stations, covering more than 95 percent of counties and 35 percent of rural townships, the China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said. The number of 5G mobile phone users has exceeded 392 million, the ministry said at the 2021 World 5G Convention that opened Tuesday in […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Thursday expressed his condolences over the sad demise of veteran leader Sardar Attaullah Mengal, founder of Balochistan National Party (Mengal). In his condolence message, he said the services of deceased Mengal would be remembered for long. The minister prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has indicated chances of rain-wind-thundershower in Sindh and eastern Balochistan on Friday. According to the synoptic situation, strong monsoon currents were penetrating the lower southern parts of the country. While a westerly wave was also present along the north western border. The met office also forecast isolated heavy falls in Sindh […]