Through OIC moot, Pakistan fulfilling responsibility to draw world attention on Afghan humanitarian crisis: FM

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said by holding the meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Pakistan was fulfilling its responsibility to timely warn the world that its inaction on Afghanistan would lead to a big humanitarian crisis. “Pakistan wants the world to realize that a humanitarian crisis and economic collapse of […]

Read More

Week long entrepreneurial drive started at IIU

ISLAMABAD: The week long entrepreneurial drive of the Faculty of Management Sciences (FMS) of the International Islamic University (IIU) kicked-off here at the Faisal Masjid Campus on Wednesday. The drive is featuring workshops, series of talk with industrial experts and entrepreneurs, business plan competition with participants of 200 universities across Pakistan, innovative ad competition and […]

Read More

“Separation of East Pakistan – The Untold Story,” Screened at PNCA

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) Wednesday screened a documentary “Separation of East Pakistan – The Untold Story” produced by Ms. Erum Binte Shahid, with Javed Jabbar as executive producer and writer, Muhammad Zeeshan as the Content Director, and Mitra Bonshahi, Mehreen Jabbar and M. Bilal as the consulting editors. The event was attended […]

Read More

IGP for ensuring friendly police ecology

ISLAMABAD:Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Muhammad Ahsan Younus has directed all police officials to address public complaints on priority and ensure friendly police ecology through professional attitude. It was stated by him during an `Open Court’ especially held on Wednesday with the purpose to listen issues of policemen and citizens. The IGP listened to […]

Read More

’Passed out students’ should issue degrees through special arrangement; SC directs HEC

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday directed the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to close illegal campuses of the private universities. A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah heard the case pertaining to the non-issuance of degrees to the students from the private universities’ […]

Read More

Sugar Committee’s report to be made public tomorrow: Hammad Azhar

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Wednesday said the report of Sugar Reform Committee would be shared by tomorrow through all mediums in collaboration with ministry of information. Sugar Reform Committee chaired by me has presented its recommendations to Cabinet, he tweeted. The Prime Minister instructed that report be released and discussed publicly for next […]

Read More

SC adjourns hearing seeking declaration of 25th amendment ultra vires of Constitution

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday adjourned hearing regarding declaration of ’25th Constitutional Amendment’ ultra vires of the 1973 Constitution till the next month. A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah heard the case filed by Malik Anwarullah Khan. During the course of […]

Read More

SC likely to announce verdict in sacked employees case tomorrow

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court is likely to announce judgment in sacked employees case on Thursday (tomorrow). A five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed and Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan heard the review petitions filed by […]

Read More