Day: October 26, 2021

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought comments from respondents in a petition seeking to delete the name of MNA Mohsin Dawar from exit control list (ECL). Justice Aamer Farooq of IHC heard the case filed by Mohsin Dawar through his counsel. The petitioner appeared before the bench in person. He adopted the stance that […]

ISLAMABAD: The revenue of Pakistan Railway has increased from Rs 47,587.9 million in 2019-20 to Rs 48,651.7 million in 2020-21, registering an increase of around Rs 1,063.8 million. “Pakistan Railways has earned Rs 48,651.7 million during 2020-21 as compared to Rs 47,587.9 million during 2019-20,” an official in the Ministry of Railways told reporter. The […]

ISLAMABAD:Central Development Working Party (CDWP) Monday considered two projects worth of Rs345.626 billion and recommended to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for further consideration. The meeting of the committee was presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan and was attended by Secretary Planning Hamid Yaqoob Sheikh and senior […]

ISLAMABAD:Former Pakistani Skipper Inzamam ul Haq has waited 30 years to see Pakistan outplay India in a Cricket World Cup game, saying the Green-shirts have broken the myth and have made the whole nation proud by nailing a dominating victory against the Men in Blue in the extravaganza. Pakistan absolutely dominated India in their Twenty20 […]

ISLAMABAD:With the rise of saffron terror in India – motivated by Hindutva and backed by government’s systematic discriminatory policies – around 260 million minorities in the so-called world’s biggest democracy are facing an existential threat. Notorious as “saffron goons”, the baton or sword carrying youths attacking and burning worship places of Muslims, Christians, Dalits or […]

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday stayed CDA’s operation for evacuation of land in sector E-12 till the payments of compensations to the affectees. Petitioner’s lawyer Kashif Malik Advocates adopted the stance that this court had given a historical judgment to ensure payments to the affectees. However, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) had challenged […]

ISLAMABAD:The newly enrolled students in the fourth or fifth year undergraduate degree programs of the academic year `Fall 2021’ with a monthly household income of less than Rs. 45,000 can submit application for Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarship program. This was shared by the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. […]

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Shalimar Police has arrested a five-member gang of drug dealers and recovered over 30 kilograms ketamine. On a tip off a team of Shalimar police station under the supervision of DSP Hakim Khan seized a vehicle bearing number LS-593 from a posh sector in the federal capital. The accused used to supply drugs […]