Day: January 21, 2022

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed while condemning the blast at New Anarkali, Lahore, on Thursday sought a report from the Punjab Government into the incident. The minister, in a statement, expressed deep sorrow and grief over the loss of precious lives in the blast. He also prayed for early recovery of the injured.

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the decision of Lahore High Court to abolish special quota awarded by Punjab government to the residents of backward areas of the province. A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel heard the case regarding advertisement to the extent of fixation of […]

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Noorul Haq Qadri Thursday formed a committee for making standard operating procedures (SOPs) to remove all the anomalies in the present Ruet-e-Hilal Committee’s system. He announced this while holding a meeting with Ulema of various schools of thought and stakeholders here in the religious ministry. The committee […]

ISLAMABAD:The National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) has set an example of honesty by returning a bag containing cash and ornaments worth Rs 0.7 million to its rightful owner. NHMP Inspector Imtiaz Ahmed along with Sub-inspector Shirin Taj found a bag during patrolling at the motorway near Swabi and traced its rightful owner after hectic […]

ISLAMABAD: The stage-1 of multipurpose Kurram Tangi dam, being constructed in North Waziristan will be completed by June 2023. Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has been implementing Kurram Tangi Dam Project in two stages, sources told reporter here Thursday. Currently, construction work was being carried out Stage-I and a weir (dam) had already been […]

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday expressed condolence over the loss of precious lives in a blast that took place in Lahore earlier in the day. The prime minister directed the authorities concerned to extend the best medical facilities to those injured. He also sought a report on the incident from the Punjab Government. According to […]

Pakistan has called for strengthening the United Nations as the world faces renewed global tensions, new and old conflicts as well as a fresh arms race, saying there was need to consider how the world body can rebuild peace. “A stronger United Nations is necessary not only to debate and discuss the issues but to […]

ISLAMABAD:A London-based law firm filed an application with British police seeking the arrest of Indian army chief Home Minister Amit Shah over their alleged roles in war crimes in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). In its application, the law firm Stoke White submitted extensive evidence to the Metropolitan Police’s War Crimes Unit documenting […]