ISLAMABAD:Pakistan’s ace tennis player Aqeel Khan downed Lithuanian Laurynas Grigelis by 2-1 in the opening single of the Davis Cup Group-I playoff here at the Pakistan Sports Complex courts on Friday. Aqeel beat Laurynas by 7-6, 3-6, 6-3. The match lasted for 1.47 hours. However in the other match, Pakistan’s Mohammad Shoaib displayed top notch […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) is working to complete 10 projects with aim to enhance the water storage capacity in the country from 13 million acre feet (MAF) to 24 million MAF which would be also sufficient to irrigate another 1.6 million acres of land. The Wapda projects include five dams, three hydropower […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Islamabad police on Friday held a facebook open court (kutcheri) to give the residents direct access to the police high ups as per the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Inspector General (IG) police Islamabad, Muhammad Ahsan Younus responded to the public queries via facebook live and phone calls. Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations), AIG […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Islamabad Capital Territory Police (ICTP) spokesman on Friday said that the federal capital had witnessed a significant decline in crime incidents during the month of February. “A clear reduction of up to 17 percent in crime incidents, both the crimes against persons and crimes against property, during the month of February 2022 due to effective […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Friday urged the nation to forge unity to defeat enemy designs against Pakistan. Anti-Pakistan forces are trying to halt economic activity in this part of the region, he said while talking to a private television channel. The Peshawar bomb blast, he said is a great tragedy. Replying to a […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD:The outgoing Chairman of the Sindhi Language Authority (SLA) Muhammad Ali Manjhi Friday said he felt pride in serving the institution which had been working for promotion of Sindhi language and literature. Speaking at a farewell ceremony organized at the Authority’s office here, Manjhi said many seminars, conferences and training workshops were organized to promote […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday stopped the Islamabad police from making arrests in a first information report registered against students and Imaan Mazari, the daughter of Federal Minister Shireen Mazari. The court also summoned Secretary Interior and IGP Islamabad in person on next hearing to respond in the matter. Chief Justice Athar Minallah […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: Price control magistrates imposed a fine of Rs102,000 on 54 shopkeepers on chargeof profiteering in the district on Friday. A spokesman for the district administration said magistrates inspected various shops in different markets and bazaars and found 54 shopkeepers involved in profiteering and overcharging.
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