Month: February 2022

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Tuesday said the Federal Cabinet had approved extension of Saindak Mine lease to the Chinese company, already working on the project. “As per the newly negotiated agreement, the government of Pakistan’s share in profit has increased from 50:50 to 53:47 in Pakistan’s favour,” he said in a series of […]

ISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed a decrease of Rs700 and was sold at Rs 125,700 on Tuesday against its sale at Rs126,400 in the local market the previous day. The price of 10 gram 24 karat gold also decreased by Rs601 to Rs 107,767 from Rs 108,400 whereas that of 10 […]

ISLAMABAD:Counsels for the two accused in the couple harassment case cross-examined the Investigation Officer Inspector Shafqat Mehmood during hearing of the case in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Atta Rabbani on Tuesday. During the cross-examination, the Investigation Officer told the court that the provisions for extortion and robbery along with the nomination of both […]

ISLAMABAD:A two-day festival to promote the culture and heritage of Potohar concluded successfully at the Arts and Crafts Village, Shakarparian. The cultural fair, which was organized by the Directorate of Sports, Culture & Tourism of Capital Development Authority (CDA), and Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI), the other day and saw the attendance of hundreds of visitors […]

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday adjourned hearing till March 7, on contempt of court case against Ex-Chief Judge Gilgit Baltistan Rana Shamim. The hearing was adjourned due to the absence of Rana Shamim’s lawyer Latif Afridi. Attorney General of Pakistan Khalid Jawed Khan prayed the court to instruct Rana Shamim to submit affidavit and […]

ISLAMABAD:Legislators Saima Nadeem and Laal Malhi on Tuesday demanded the Sindh government to provide protection to women amid the growing incidents of harassment and other crimes against women in the province. Speaking at a joint press conference here, Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Inter-provincial Coordination Saima Nadeem and Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Human Rights […]

ISLAMABAD:Health officials on Tuesday said that 165 new coronavirus cases were reported in the federal capital during the last 24 hours. According to an official of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), as many as 75 cases were reported on Monday while 145 cases were reported on Sunday. He said so far 133,277 cases […]

ISLAMABAD:Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Reza Baqir said Monday that owing to the revolutionary initiatives introduced by the central bank, the e-banking transactions were recorded at around $500 billion during the last fiscal year (2020-21) Addressing the launching ceremony of Raast Digital Payment Programme, he said that e-banking transactions were considerably more than country’s […]