Iranian Interior Minister arrives in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD:Iranian Interior Minister Dr Ahmed Vahidi along with his nine-member delegation arrived in Pakistan on Monday on a daylong visit. Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed received the distinguished guest at Nur Khan Air Base. Secretary Interior Yousaf Naseem Khokhar and other senior officials were also present at the airport. During his one-day visit to […]

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NA body defers SOE, FRDL bills 2021 till Wednesday for accommodating PPRA rules

ISLAMABAD:The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue here on Monday deferred the State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) and the Fiscal Responsibility and Debt Limitation (FRDL) bills 2021 till Wednesday, (February 16) for accommodation of Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules. The committee, which met here under the chairmanship of Member National Assembly (MNA), Faiz Ullah, […]

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ANF plays vital role in prevention of drugs: Kaleem Imam

ISLAMABAD:Federal Secretary Narcotics Control Dr Syed Kaleem Imam Monday said that Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) had a huge role to play in the prevention of drugs as ANF seized tons of drugs in the country and also cooperated internationally to curb the large-scale supply. “Drugs is a big challenge for us which we all have to […]

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709 power pilferers nabbed in current month

MULTAN:Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) have caught 709 power pilferers during separate operations launched throughout the South Punjab during ongoing month, MEPCO official said on Monday. MEPCO teams accompanying task forces raided different places in Multan, Vehari, Sahiwal, Rahimyar Khan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalnagar, Khanewal, and Dera Ghazi Khan and detected theft of 923,000 electricity units. A […]

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Opposition to unleash no-confidence motion upon numbers’ completion: report

ISLAMABAD: Opposition will not table the much-talked ‘no confidence motion’ against government until it attains required support inside parliament, a private news channel reported Monday. As per the media report, opposition parties believed that they did not have enough numbers at the parliament in order to oust government. It is pertinent to mention here that […]

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Omar discusses road, digital connectivity projects with German delegation

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Omar Ayub Khan on Monday discussed road and digital connectivity projects with high level German delegation. State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany, Mr. Jochen Flasbarth called on Federal Minister for Economic Affairs,Omar Ayub Khan in his office, said a press release issued here. Ambassador […]

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Jason Roy fined by PCB for breaching PSL’s code of conduct

LAHORE:The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has fined Quetta Gladiators’ Jason Roy 5% of his match fee for level-1 breach of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) code of conduct. The incident happened during his side’s eight-wicket defeat against Lahore Qalandars in the 20th match of the tournament at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday night, said a […]

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No-trust move poses no threat to govt: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Monday said there was no threat to the government from the opposition’s no-trust move against the prime minister. “The opposition should think about forging unity within its rank instead of getting worried about the government and its allies,” he told media persons here after the […]

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