ISLAMABAD:Minister for Human Rights Dr. Shireen Mazari on Monday expressed grief and sorrow over the sad demise of seasoned journalist Ziauddin. In a tweet, the minister said she was really saddened to hear Ziauddin’s departure and always found him to be a man of principles, polite in discussions who never adopted an accusatory tone during […]
Read MoreBEIJING: Pakistan and China on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on expansion of bilateral tourism, exchanges and cooperation. Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque and Chinese Vice-Minister of Culture and Tourism Zhang Xu signed the MoU from both sides at an august signing ceremony held at the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Following the last week’s direction of Prime Minister Imran Khan to take measures against hoarding, the price of fertilizer has registered an average decrease of Rs. 400 per bag. This was informed in a meeting presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Monday to review the current stock and prices of fertilizer in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned till Tuesday the post-arrest bail application of Member National Assembly (MNA) Ali Wazeer. A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel heard the bail after arrest plea. During the course of proceedings, Justice Sardar Tariq said that the case was […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Monday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the demise of senior journalist Muhammad Ziauddin. In his condolence message, the minister said he was shocked to hear the news of Muhammad Ziauddin’s demise. He said Muhammad Ziauddin played a key role in impartial journalism in country […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader A Rehman Malik felicitated the workers across the world on the occasion of the party’s 54th founding day anniversary. “Today is the day to pay rich tributes to former prime minister Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and founding members of PPP for architecting a political platform.” In a statement issued […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has step up efforts for construction of 10th Avenue project as it opened bids for the project on Monday to start it earlier. The federal apex agency has received lowest bids from the National Logistics Cell (NLC), said its spokesman.The project would be executed in two phases with a cost […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Expressing his full support and confidence to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) team, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Monday advised it to redouble efforts for launching the taxpayer outreach initiative at the earliest to expand the existing tax base and boost the revenue collection. The adviser was chairing […]
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