Rain likely at various parts of country; to reduce smog/fog

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain with snow over the hills in upper/central Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Potohar region, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. Mainly cold/cloudy weather is expected in most parts of the country. Fog/smog is likely to reduce in few plain areas of Punjab. According to the synoptic situation, a […]

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31 civilian officers, employees of NH&MP promoted

ISLAMABAD:Inspector General National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) Inam Ghani on Friday said that 31 civilian officers and employees of his organization have been promoted to the next grades. In a tweet, he said two assistants have been promoted as office superintendents, seven upper-division clerks were promoted as Assistants, and 17 lower division clerks (LDC) […]

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Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves reaches at highest level: Gill

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Friday said Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have reached at the highest level in the last four years. In response to the statement of Shahbaz Sharif, he said incompetent Ishaq Dar left $ 7 billion foreign exchange reserves by reducing it from $ […]

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Progress, prosperity of country linked with Quaid’s golden principles: Asad, Qasim

ISLAMABAD:Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser, and Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri said that every Pakistani should follow the golden principles of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to attain a respectable and dignified place for Pakistan in the comity of nations. They expressed these views in their separate messages to nation on 145th Birth Anniversary […]

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Farrukh condemns terrorist attack on security forces post in Kech

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Friday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a security forces post in Kech District of Balochistan. ” Our real heroes are those who sacrificed their lives for national defense,” the minister said adding security forces would continue the operation till the elimination of the last […]

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Fawad congratulates newly elected Young Parliamentarians Forum’s office bearers

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Friday congratulated newly elected office bearers of Young Parliamentarians Forum. The minister, in a message, congratulated Makhdoom Zain Qureshi, Parliamentary Secretary for Finance and Member National Assembly on being elected President of the forum. He also congratulated Kanwal Shozab (General Secretary), Tashfeen Safdar (Media Coordinator), Romina […]

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IHC directs DC to recover PTVC’s Rs 190m as per SC verdict

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday directed the District Collector (DC) Islamabad to recover Rs 190 million from former information minister Pervaiz Rashid, ex-finance minister Ishaq Dar, ex-principal secretary to PM Fawad Hassan Fawad and Ata ul Haq Qasim in light of the Supreme Court orders. The court directed the district collector to submit […]

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Kazakhstan to host interfaith harmony conference

ISLAMABAD:Over 160 religious leaders from 70 countries would attend an interfaith harmony conference in Kazakhstan, said head of Nazarbayev Center for Development of Interfaith and Intercivilization Dialogue Bulat Sarsenbayev. Talking to Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Pir Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said people attach great importance to the messages of religious leaders. Bulat Sarsenbayev flanked […]

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