IHC reserves decision on bail plea of accused

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved its judgment in bail petition of accused Adam Amin Chaudhary in case pertaining looting the people on the name of investment. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aamer Farooq reserved the decision after listening arguments from both sides at large. At the outset […]

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IIU President inaugurates DDL’s online distance learning portal

ISLAMABAD:Online Distance Learning Portal of the Directorate of Distance Learning (DDL) of International Islamic University (IIU) was inaugurated here at the new campus by Dr. Hathal Homoud Alotaibi, President of the university on Thursday. With the opening of the portal, the university has allowed enrollment in the 8 weeks online certifications in training design and […]

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Dubai’s top realtors set to enter Pakistan

ISLAMABAD:Estate developers from Dubai, attracted by incentives and conducive environment provided for construction industry, are set to enter Pakistan with billions of rupees investment. For Pakistan’s real estate sector, a Dubai-based Samana Developers on Thursday inked a key partnership agreement with H&S Real Estate announced at a joint press conference in Dubai, according to a […]

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Karot hydropower station, a great livelihood project: Cheng Xizhong

BEIJING:The Chinese enterprises attach great importance to people’s livelihood in overseas construction. In addition to supplying power to Pakistan’s national grid, the Karot Hydropower project would also solve the problem of power consumption of more than seven million local households with low prices. The construction of the project has also trained a large number of […]

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PM for incentivizing, facilitating Pakistani expatriates for a win-win situation

ISLAMABAD:Describing nine million Overseas Pakistanis as the country’s asset, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday urged his economic team to focus on incentivizing and facilitating them for sending remittances and investing in the country through banking channels for a win-win situation. “I urge the economic team to keep in mind that we have to incentivize […]

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PAC examines Ministry of Climate Change audit report for year 2019-20

ISLAMABAD:Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday examined audit report of Ministry of Climate Change for the year 2019-20, in a meeting held at Parliament House under the chairmanship MNA Rana Tanveer Hussain. The meeting was also attended by members of the committee MNAs including Riaz Fatyana, Ali Nawaz Shah, Noor Alam Khan, Raja Riaz Ahmed, […]

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SC issues notice to ECP in a case regarding local bodies elections in KP

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on petitions challenging the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC’s) order regarding holding of local bodies elections on non-party basis. A two-member SC bench comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah heard the case. During the course of proceedings, the […]

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PSX loses 427 points to close at 43,935 points

ISLAMABAD:The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Thursday, losing 427.95 points, with a negative change of 0.96 percent, closing at 43935.75 points against 44363.70 points on the last working day. A total of 195,174,200 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 310,388,271 shares the previous […]

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