ISLAMABAD: A small Pakistan Air Force (PAF) trainer aircraft crashed on Wednesday near Mardan, during a routine training mission. A Board of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the cause of the accident, said a PAF media release here received.
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday advised the national cricket team to inculcate a team spirit, adopt aggressive posturing and play with a sole passion to win. The prime minister, who had captained Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup wining team, met the national cricket team here and gave tips to become a successful cricketer while […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Wednesday apprised the National Assembly that the supply of gas from indigenous sources was depleting rapidly and during the last financial year an average of around 900 MMCFD was available to Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) whereas currently it was around 800 MMCFD. Replying to various questions […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Wednesday said that ‘Samsung Electronics‘ was ready to establish their TV line-up plant, which is expected to produce 50, 000 units annually. “I have been informed that Samsung Electronics is in the process of establishing their TV line-up plant in collaboration with […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Supreme Court judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah Wednesday recused himself to hear review petition regarding appointment of former Managing Director (MD) Pakistan Television (PTV) Ata Ul Haq Qasmi. A three-member SC bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard the review petition. During the course of proceedings, Advocate Akram Sheikh counsel for the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan on Wednesday informed the National Assembly that the government has cancelled licenses of 44 bottled drinking water companies during last year due to substandard quality. Replying to a question during Question Hour, he said Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) has mandate to monitor […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: International Day of Sign Languages will be marked on Sep 23 (Thursday) across the globe including Pakistan to raise awareness of the importance of sign language in the full realization of the human rights of people who are deaf. It is a unique opportunity to support and protect the linguistic identity and cultural diversity […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The pin-drop silence of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is in question after seizure of 3, 000 kilogram of heroin worth Rs 210 billion ($3 billion) at the Mundra Port in Gujarat, operated by his friend and financier Gautam Adani. In the biggest-ever single drug haul in India, the heroin was shipped via two […]
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