PM, Gilgit Baltistan CM discuss pace of development projects

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan Khalid Khurshid met here Thursday and discussed matters relating to the ongoing development projects in the area. The prime minister was informed that work was at full pace to provide facilities of international standard at the tourist points in Gilgit Baltistan. The meeting also discussed the […]

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NCOC team, AC, DHO Rawalpindi check vaccination status of individuals

ISLAMABAD:National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) team along with Assistant Commissioner Rawalpindi and District Health Officer (DHO) City on Thursday visited various areas of Rawalpindi to check the vaccination status of citizens, shop keepers, and staff working at different restaurants, hotels. The teams imposed heavy fines and sealed several hotels, restaurants, shops on violations of […]

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CPJ urges India to probe attacks on journalists in Tripura

NEW YORK:The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Indian authorities to investigate the recent attacks on journalists in Agartala, capital of the eastern state of Tripura, where workers of the ruling BJP and opposition Trinamool Congress clashed, injuring 19 people. At least five journalists were among those injured in the Nov 1 incident, […]

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CM announces district status for Alai, inaugurates uplift projects in Battagram

BATTAGRAM: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan on Thursday announced the status of district for Alai tehsil besides inaugurating uplift projects including 500KW mini macro hydropower Biyari Alai project to provide low cost and uninterrupted electricity to the locals. The Biyari Alai project would help provide inexpensive electricity to around 600 households, schools, health units […]

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Pakistan strongly condemns brutal military crackdown by Indian occupation forces in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned the Indian state-terrorism and extra-judicial killings of innocent Kashmiris in fake encounters and so-called “cordon and search operations” in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Thirty-five innocent Kashmiris have been martyred by the Indian occupation forces in less than two months in IIOJK. Three more Kashmiris have been martyred […]

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Shakeel ur Rehman, others submit comments against show cause notices

ISLAMABAD:Chief Editor of a national media house Mir Shakeel ur Rehman on Thursday submitted his answer to Islamabad High Court (IHC) in response to the contempt of court show cause notice in matter pertaining to publishing of controversial statement of ex-chief Gilgit Baltistan Rana Shamim. Journalist Ansar Abbasi and editor of the said newspaper Aamer […]

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Lok Virsa, CRP present stage play ‘Giraah’

ISLAMABAD:National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage-Lok Virsa in collaboration with The Curtain Raiser Productions (CRP) on Thursday presented “Giraah”, a play by Muhammad Ali Farooqi. The play was featuring six lunatics running around lose-ends and starring Muhammad Ali Farooqi, Imran, Abrar Bazmi, Shehryar Shahid, Tahir Inqalab Syed, Zain Tariq Sahi and Bushra Yamin. The […]

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FUU holds seminar to enhance students skills for joining Pak forces

ISLAMABAD:The Department of Commerce, Federal Urdu University Islamabad Campus, organized a one-day seminar here Thursday on “Encouraging Students to Enhance Their Abilities to Join Pakistan Forces”. Commander of Pakistan Navy Farooq Khan attended the seminar as a special guest and expressed his valuable views. In his address, the Commander Pakistan Navy guided the students and […]

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