UN rights experts Monday expressed their serious concern on the online “misogynistic and sectarian “attacks against prominent Indian investigative journalist Rana Ayyub by the far-right Hindu nationalist groups in India, and called on New Delhi to immediately investigate and stop her judicial harassment promptly. In a statement, the two experts, Ms Irene Khan, Special Rapporteur […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Noor Mukadam murder case has come near to the conclusion as all the defence lawyers have concluded their final arguments in the case. Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Atta Rabbani resumed hearing of the case on Monday during which counsels for all the accused in the case presented final arguments. At the outset of the hearing, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next twelve hours. However, rain with gusty winds (light snow over hills) is expected in north Balochistan and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa during evening/night. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad seven degree centigrade, Lahore eleven, Karachi twenty-one, Peshawar […]
Read MoreBEIJING: More feed additives from China will enter Pakistani market as Beijing Smile Feed Sci & Tech Co., Ltd., a high-tech company that specializes in the manufacturing of safe and environmentally friendly biofeeds, biofeed additives, and animal health products, set up a representative office in Pakistan in a recent move. “We will be directly involved […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Dr Shahzad Khan Bagash Monday directed Home Secretary, Secretary Food, and all divisional commissioners to ensure provision of edible items to mass on subsidized rates during the holy month of Ramzan. Presiding over a meeting here to finalize arrangements for provision of edible items to the masses in Ramzan, he issued […]
Read MoreNAWABSHAH:Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Shaheed Benazirabad observed “International Mother Language Day” under the auspices of Literacy Society of Department of Sindhi. A Provincial Conference on the topic was also organized on the occasion that was addressed by Dr Kishan Chand Makwana, Dr Ameer Ali Shah, Dr Phulo Maghwar, Dr Basar Mal, Dr Ghulam Mohyuddin, Ume-Hani […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:SSP Patrolling Faisalabad Region Mirza Anjum Kamal has dismissed 3 officials of Punjab Highway Patrol (PHP) police on charge of negligence, delinquency and involvement in criminal activities. During an orderly meeting, he reviewed performance of PHP employees and found 3 officials including constables Tahir Aslam, Jarar Ahmad and Rizwan involved in negligence, delinquency and criminal […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday highlighted the key initiatives of the government for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Pakistan’s inclusive response to the COIVD-19 pandemic. He was talking to newly appointed Executive Director of the United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Catherine M. Russell, who called on him, during her maiden […]
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