ISLAMABAD:Ambassador-designate to United States of America (USA) Sardar Masood Khan called on Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed here on Wednesday. Pak-US bilateral relations including the regional security situation came under discussion during the meeting, said a news release. The Interior Minister congratulated Sardar Masood Khan upon his appointment as Ambassador to the United States. The […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Islamabad Wednesday granted a three-day physical remand of senior journalist Mohsin Jameel Baig to the police. The Margalla Police produced accused Mohsin Baig before ATC Judge Muhammad Ali Warraich and requested for his five-day physical remand. The Cyber Crime Team of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) raided the residence of Mohsin Baig […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Wednesday said securitization of state policies, deployment of incendiary rhetoric by public office-holders, and misuse of social media platforms were among main drivers of growing incidents of religious intolerance, discrimination and violence worldwide. While the people of every faith had been victims of such scourges, Muslims and Islam had […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said manipulation of polls through rejection of votes was one of the reasons the ‘status quo’ mindset opposed the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM). “The ability to manipulate elections through getting opposition votes rejected is one of the reasons the status quo opposes EVM,” he said in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday expressed grief and sorrow over the deaths of Chief Editor Al-Akhbar Ghulam Akbar and the wife of senior journalist Irshad Bhatti. He said Ghulam Akbar was a media veteran and a man of strong convictions and principles, he tweeted. The prime minister also extended condolences to the bereaved family […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday requested the accountability court to dismiss the acquittal plea of co-accused Ijaz Haroon in Kidney Hills reference against former deputy chairman senate Saleem Mandviwala. The court, however, reserved its judgment on the matter pertaining accused name on ECL after listening arguments from the both sides at large. AC-I […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Adviser to Prime Minister and Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Zaheer ud Din Babar Awan on Wednesday distributed health cards among the lawyer community under the Sehat Sahulat Programme. Addressing the health card distribution ceremony, he said more than 12,000 lawyers of Rawalpindi division had availed the facility which would help them and their families […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistani players dominated the Doubles category by eliminating their respective opponents in the quarterfinals in straight-set victories of the ITF Pakistan – Elaan – Syed Dilawar Abbas Memorial World Junior Tennis Championships here at PTF-SDA Tennis Complex. Salim Saifullah Khan President PTF visited the PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, witnessed the matches of the boys and girls, […]
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