ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday once again sought comments from 25 lawyers in a contempt of court case pertaining to IHC building attack matter. President Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) Raja Zahid and other lawyers appeared before the court of Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb. The court said the lawyer who wanted to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Shibli Faraz Tuesday indicated that this is an ideal opportunity for Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold NA-133 bye election through Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). In a tweet, the federal minister stated that, “Ideal opportunity for Election Commission of Pakistan to hold NA133 bye election through EVM as […]
Read MoreBeirut: Amnesty International on Tuesday called on the United Arab Emirates to investigate what it said were racially motivated detentions and deportations of African migrant workers and for appropriate restitution. Last month, the Gulf Arab state said it arrested 376 men and women on June 24-25 for various crimes, including human trafficking, prostitution, extortion and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division (PASSD) on Tuesday organized a Mehfil-e-Milad event as part of celebrations of Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) with religious zeal and fervor. Secretary PASSD, Muhammad Ali Shahzada chaired the event and highlighted various aspects of the life of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him). Additional Secretary, Saeed Ahmad Nawaz highlighted […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said increasing the number of Lady Health Workers would ensure greater coverage of healthcare services, particularly to the people in neglected and remote areas. He said as the health sector in Pakistan faced various challenges due to a lack of medical professionals and paramedical staff, the initiatives such as […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The scars of naked violence and abduction of over one thousand Kashmiris, during the nocturnal raids by the Indian Occupation forces in the valley, would remain fresh in the memories of Kashmiris for a long time to come, as an endless saga of repression and criminalizing dissent, continues. Although it was not for the first […]
Read MoreTEHRAN (Iran):Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived on Tuesday in the Iranian capital on a two-day official visit. At the Imam Khomeini International Airport, the foreign minister was received by Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Muhammad Ali Husseini, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Iran Rahim Hayat Qureshi and senior Foreign Ministry officials. During his visit to Iran, Foreign […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan Hazar Farhadov on Tuesday said that Azerbaijan support Pakistan on Kashmir issue and it must be resolved according to the United Nations (UN) resolution. While addressing the students of international relations department during his visit to National University of Modern Languages (NUML), he said that Azerbaijan consider Pakistan a close […]
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