Conducive atmosphere being offered to boost trade: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said a conducive atmosphere is being provided by the government to encourage trade and investment activities as the Chief Minister’s Facilitation Cell has also been set up to facilitate investors in the province. He said this during a meeting with delegation of the Tawan Group which called […]

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Statements of four more witnesses recorded in couple harassment case

ISLAMABAD: A session court in Islamabad on Tuesday recorded statements of four more witnesses in a case pertaining to harassing, torturing, and blackmailing a couple after making their obscene videos at a flat in Sector E-11 of Islamabad. Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Atta Rabbani resumed hearing of the harassment case and recorded statement of FIA […]

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Tarin underscores efforts made for keeping essential commodities stable

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Tuesday underscored the efforts being made for keeping the prices of essential items in check and measures to ensure smooth supply of essential commodities throughout the country. The minister was presiding over the meeting of National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC), which was also attended by […]

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PM, COAS to spend day with security forces in Balochistan: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Tuesday that the federal cabinet meeting scheduled for today has been cancelled. The prime minister and the army chief would spend the day in Balochistan with the security forces, he said in a tweet. “The security personnel having determination higher than the mountains and […]

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All housing projects of WWF to be completed in stipulated time: Ayub Afridi

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Ayub Afridi said that all housing projects of Workers Welfare Fund (WWF) would be completed on priority basis and all facilities should be provided therein. He made these remarks during his visit to Workers Welfare Fund to evaluate the performance and discuss future plans of it, […]

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Leopard cats likely to exceed Asian leopards in Margalla ideal habitat

ISLAMABAD: The Margalla Hills National Park’s (MNHP) ideal habitat is ready to welcome relocation of new leopard cats from Karachi and animal experts believe they would exceed the biome’s Asian leopards in near future. The Leopard Cats are currently the second largest predators of the MHNP and due to their 92 per cent survival rate, […]

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Sindh Excise dept collects Rs 3.6 million tax during road checking drive

KARACHI: The Sindh Excise department on Tuesday checked 4734 vehicles in the province on the first day of the road checking campaign and impounded 357 vehicles for violations while papers of 489 vehicles were seized, besides collecting a total tax of Rs 3.6 million. The campaign was launched on the direction of Sindh Minister for […]

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NAB can’t produce desired results till reforms in system: Chairman

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice Javed Iqbal Tuesday said that the bureau could not produce desired results without bringing reforms in the system. He was addressing an event of returning money to the corruption cases’ affectees here at the NAB headquarters. The NAB chairman said it would be a quite difficult task to […]

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