ISLAMABAD: UK Pakistan Business Council Monday condemned the barbaric act of violence resulting in tragic death of a Sri Lankan factory manager working at Sialkot. Chairing a condolence meeting here the UPBC Chairman Mian Kashif Ashfaq urged the government and the law enforcement agencies to launch crackdown on all the perpetrators and inciters involved in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday instructed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to continue its proceeding in Faisal Vawda disqualification case and adjourned hearing on his intra court appeal (ICA) till December 9. A division bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the ICA of Faisal Vawda against […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Smog/fog is likely to develop in plain areas of Punjab at morning and night hours during the next 24 hours, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). According to the synoptic situation, continental air was prevailing over most parts of the country. A westerly wave was also present over northern parts of the country […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday called upon the government of India to take immediate steps to halt the illegal construction of a temple at the place of Babri Masjid, reconstruct the Babri Masjid at its original site and ensure the safety and protection of mosques and Islamic holy sites in India. The Foreign Office in a […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday apprised the President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the UN Secretary-General of the continuing grave situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). In his letter addressed to the President of UNSC and UN Secretary General, the foreign minister underscored the deteriorating […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed a petition seeking to place the name of ex-chief judge Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Rana Shamim in exit control list (ECL). The court declared the plea as non maintainable and said it was the prerogative of federal government to place someone in ECL. Chief Justice Athar Minallah […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has obtained permission from Saudi authorities to operate increased number of flights to the Kingdom, following which the national flag carrier would be operating 48 flights weekly between different destinations of the two countries. Pakistan’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Bilal Akbar made special efforts in getting the permission, while PIA’s […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Eight-member Afghan delegation from Higher Education Ministry of Afghanistan, headed by Alhaj Molvi Abdul Baqi Haqqani, acting minister of Higher Education along with Dr. Lutfullah Khairkhwa, deputy minister of Academic Affairs, Dr. Osama Azizi Chancellor of Kabul University on Monday visited Higher Education Commission Pakistan. Executive Director HEC Shaista Sohail welcomed the delegation and […]
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