ISLAMABAD:All Parties Hurriyat Conference has appealed to the people of the territory to organise funeral prayers in absentia for the four civilians martyred by Indian troops in a fake encounter in Hyderpora area of Srinagar and hold peaceful protest rallies against the brutal killings after Juma prayers on Friday. The APHC spokesman in a statement […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday granted more time to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for arguments in appeals challenging the conviction of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)’s Vice President Maryam Nawaz and her husband in Avenfield property reference. A division bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani heard the appeals. Maryam […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday said, effective steps were being taken by the government for the economic development of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and for the prosperity of its people. The president expressed these views in a meeting with President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry who called on him at the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi Wednesday congratulated the members of Pakistan Tehreek i Insaf and thanked allied parties for the historic legislation passed in the joint session of the Parliament. In a tweet, he said the approval for use of electronic voting machines for stopping rigging in elections and for legislation related to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Wednesday said the parliamentarians of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and its allies had reposed full confidence in the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan by passing important bills including use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Internet-voting in the next general elections. In a tweet, the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Joint Sitting of the Parliament on Wednesday passed Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Bill, 2021 aimed to curb increasing rape incidents in the country with score of amendments proposed by parliamentary secretary for law and justice Maleeka Bokhari Under the bill, special court would be established for speedy trial of the cases. Under this law, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National Science and Technology Park held the Graduation Ceremony of the 2nd cohort of its Hatch 8 programme of 16 disruptive startups at the main Campus of National University of Sciences and Technology. Hatch 8 programme is a 6-month pre-incubation program of NSTP, which is designed to take in entrepreneurs in the idea-stage of their […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed decrease of Rs 2850 and was sold at Rs 122,000 in the local market on Wednesday against its sale at Rs Rs 124,850 the previous day. The price of 10 gram 24 karat gold also decreased by Rs 2444 to Rs 104,595 against its sale at […]
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