Court seeks final arguments on acquittal pleas of accused in Chiniot mines & minerals case

LAHORE:An accountability court on Friday sought final arguments from parties on acquittal applications filed by Provincial Minister Sibtain Khan and other accused in the Chiniot mines and minerals case, on January 24. Accountability Court Judge Sajad Ali conducted the case proceedings, wherein the accused appeared and got their attendance marked. However, Provincial Minister Sibtain Khan […]

Read More

Shehbaz never responds to money laundering charges: Shahzad Akbar

LAHORE: Adviser to Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Barrister Shahzad Akbar Friday said that Pakistan Muslim League-N president Shehbaz Sharif had never responded to queries of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) about facts of the cases against him pertaining to money laundering and corruption. Addressing a press conference at […]

Read More

Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri expresses grief over Lahore blast

QUETTA: Convener of Sub-Committee of the Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri on Friday has expressed profound grief and sorrow over the blast at Anarkali Bazaar in Lahore. In condolence massage issued here, she expressed heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the bereaved families of the martyrs saying that the entire nation shares […]

Read More

Rain with wind thunderstorms, snow forecast for Balochistan

QUETTA: The Met office has forecast rain with wind thunderstorms, snow and few heavy falls hailstorm for areas of Balochistan including Sherani, Zhob, Musakhel, Killa Saifullah, Duki, Killa Abdullah, Barkhan, Pishin, Quetta, Mastung, Zirat, Harnai, Kohlu and Kalat districts during next 24 hours. According to the Met Office, the minimum temperature in Quetta was recorded […]

Read More

Administration to seek civil society role for anti-polio drive

PESHAWAR:Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mardan, Haibullah Arif Friday said that the district administration would seek the services of clerics, media persons, teachers, patwaris and local elites to persuade parents for administering polio drops to their children and minimize the number of refusal cases. He was addressing a media briefing and National Immunization Drive (NID) against polio […]

Read More

CM Balochistan assures SST Forum to resolve their issues for quality education

QUETTA:District Conveners of Secondary School Teacher (SST) Forum Gwadar Ali Muhammad, Dilmurad Sajid and Tariq Mahmood called on Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo in Gwadar on Friday. Member of National Assembly (MNA) Muhammad Aslam Bhootani and Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Mir Hamal Kalmati were also present on the occasion. In the meeting, […]

Read More