ISLAMABAD:After the British-Pakistani cricketer Azeem Rafiq recently spoke up against the “institutional racism” in the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, one of the top clubs in the UK, people are speaking up in the country against the bigotry they had been facing in the society. Social media trends, video campaigns and public speeches are being made […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Anti-Narcotics Control (ANF) had seized about 24 kilograms of hashish, nine kilograms of opium and 200 grams of ice near Motorway Toll Plaza Islamabad. According to a spokesperson, the drugs were expertly hidden in a CNG cylinder in the trunk of Margalla Suzuki’s car. During the operation, three suspects, including two women were arrested on […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Qazi Jamil ur Rehman has directed all Zonal SPs to shift private vehicles parked at police stations at some other suitable place. He said this step would help improve civic look of the police stations besides proving a harbinger of change in the police culture. He said it should […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for National Food Security Syed Fakhar Imam on Monday said that owing to policy interventions and incentivizing local farming communities, the country had achieved bumper crop of rice, estimated over 9 million tons during current season as compared the output 8.4 million tons of same period of last year. Addressing a press conference, he […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police (operations) Afzaal Ahmed Kausar Monday said his department put sincere and honest efforts to facilitate the federal capital citizens. The conversation between policeman and the visitors were being monitored via digital control system, set up at the police headquarters to promote friendly-policing. The DIG expressed these views while interacting […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Monday delisted the post-arrest bail application of MNA Ali Wazeer due to unavailability of Justice Sajjad Ali Shah. A two-member SC bench, comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Syed Mansoor Ali Shah de-listed the bail after the arrest plea filed by Ali Wazir due to unavailability of third member of bench […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser and Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri Monday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the death of the Muhammad Ziauddin, a senior journalist and former editor of daily Dawn. In their condolence messages, they prayed to Allah Almighty to shower His countless bounties on the departed soul. They paid tributes to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi Monday warned India against transfer of Kashmiri lands to Central Reserve Police Force (CPRF) which is a part of making demographic change in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). He expressed these views while addressing the participants of the Kashmir Committee meeting held […]
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