Court seeks death certificate of a co-accused in Railways land lease scam

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Thursday sought death certificate of an co-accused in reference against Lt. Gen (R) Javed Ashraf Qazi and others pertaining to illegal lease of railways land. AC-III Judge Syed Asghar Ali heard the case filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The defence lawyer, during the hearing, informed the court that […]

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Satrang Art Gallery organizes exhibition “Tasawar”

ISLAMABAD: Satrang Art Gallery Thursday organized an exhibition titled “Tasawar”, featuring artwork of Aakif Suri, Irfan Hasan, Noor Ali Chaghani and Suleman Khiji. Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Dr Geoffrey Shaw and Mrs Gaynor Shaw were the chief guest on the occasion. Founder Director Satrang Gallery Asma Rashid Khan said “Tasawar” which means to form […]

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NHMP believes in strict enforcement of laws on highways

ISLAMABAD: Additional Inspector General National Highways and Motorways Police (NHMP) Khalid Mahmood on Thursday said that NHMP believed in equal, fair and strict enforcement of laws on National Highways and Motorways to regulate the flow of traffic. Speaking at ‘E-Khuli Kachehri’ organized by NHMP, he said that Motorway Police was a unique organization that adhered […]

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QAU clarifies its official position regarding students’ protests

ISLAMABAD: Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad administration the other day reached an agreement with protesting students providing a meaningful reduction in fees and charges. The majority of those protesting agreed to this and QAU Registrar duly notified the outcome, a statement issued by the university on Thursday said. Deputy Commissioner Islamabad had brokered this agreement. Regrettably, […]

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NEPRA conducts public hearing into excessive billing beyond one month

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday conducted public hearing into excessive billing by enhancing the billing period beyond one month. The hearing was presided over by NEPRA Chairman Tauseef H Farooqi while member Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Engineer Masood Anwar Khan and member Sindh Rafique Ahmed Sheikh and member Balochistan Rehmatullah Baloch were also […]

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One in three Covid patients get at least one long-Covid symptom: Study

ISLAMABAD: Around 37 per cent or one in three COVID-19 patients had at least one long-COVID symptom diagnosed in the three to six month period after a coronavirus infection, a new UK study reports. The research from the University of Oxford and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) […]

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Indian troops beat up Darul Uloom students in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD: Indian troops terrorized and ruthlessly beat up Darul Uloom students in Shopian district, In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to reporter, the troops during a cordon and search operation in night hours barged into the campus of a Darul Uloom in Keller area of the district and ruthlessly beat up the students […]

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Broad based Pak-US relationship vital for furthering bilateral interests: Envoy

WASHINGTON: Ambassador Dr Asad Khan Thursday said that a broad-based and long-term relationship between Pakistan and the United States remained critical to advancing both countries’ bilateral and regional interests in a post-war Afghanistan. The University of Pennsylvania hosted Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Dr Asad at International Relations Colloquium for a hybrid discussion on […]

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