’Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive’ much needed initiative: Usman Dar

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, Muhammad Usman Dar Monday said ‘Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive’ was a much needed initiative to engage youth in healthy activities. Talking to PTV news, he said the drive would provide more sports opportunities to youth and have a long-term impact on Pakistani sports. He hoped […]

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Provincial governments should play role to control inflation: Minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Telecommunication Syed Amin UI Haque on Monday said that provincial governments should play their role to control the inflation and provide relief to masses. Talking to a private news channel, the minister said due to the global price hike every citizen was facing surge in daily commodities’ prices. Replying […]

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JKNF condoles demise of senior liberation leader Eng Farooq Khan

ISLAMABAD: Jammu and Kashmir National Front (JKNF) on Monday expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of senior liberation leader Engineer Farooq Ahmed Khan who succumbed after suffering a massive cardiac arrest at his native town Islamabad. In a condolence statement, the JKNF spokesman Shafiq-ur-Rehman while highlighting the deceased leader’s role and contribution […]

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Radicalism on rise as BJP leader says ‘salute those who razed Babri Mosque’

ISLAMABAD: Twenty-nine years after the demolition of Babri Mosque in India on December 6, 1992, the radicalism of the Bharatia Janta Party is still alive as one of its leaders has stated that “those who razed the mosque should be saluted”. Uma Bharti, a BJP leader and a former Union Minister, who played a key […]

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Sheikh Rashid terms PDM call for march ‘Irresponsible and immoral’

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Monday called the PDM’s decision to call a march on Pakistan Day an “extremely irresponsible and immoral” move. “Pakistan’s armed forces stage a national parade on March 23 which is attended by citizens, ambassadors and various delegates, ” he said in a series of tweets. The minister said […]

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IHC seeks arguments in Mandviwala’s acquittal plea

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Monday sought final arguments from both sides after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) submitted comments against acquittal plea of Senate ex-deputy chairman Saleem Mandviwala. The NAB in its comments opposed the acquittal plea of Mandviwala and others in Kidney Hills reference and prayed the court to dismiss the acquittal […]

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Senior Hurriyet leader passes away in Sopore

ISLAMABAD: Senior Hurriyet leader Engineer Farooq Ahmad Khan passed away in Sopore district in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Engineer Farooq died of cardiac arrest in Sopore town on Monday. The Bar Gen Secretary, GN Shaheen, Muslim League acting Chairman Abdul Ahmad Parra and Muslim Conference Chairman Shabbir Ahmad Dar paid tributes to […]

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E-commerce helps Pakistan salt rock open Chinese market

BEIJING: Himalayan salt rock from Pakistan is becoming known to a growing number of Chinese consumers as edible salt. In recent years, salt rock products such as Pakistan salt lamp, bath salt, and salt rock plate used for steam sauna have also become popular in China. “Through the e-commerce platform, the sales of our related […]

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