ISLAMABAD:Seven teachers in Gadag district of the Indian state of Karnataka were suspended for allowing Muslim girl students to wear hijab as they appeared for Class 10th or SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) exams. The exams were held at CS Patil Boys High School and CS Patil Girls High School in Gadag. Two centre superintendents […]
Read MoreLAHORE:As many as 36 new cases of coronavirus were reported on Wednesday while one person died due to the pandemic during the last 24 hours. According to data shared by the spokesperson for the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD), the number of coronavirus cases in the province reached 505,976 while a total number […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA ) on Wednesday held a public hearing in Lahore to consider Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)’s petition for determination of its Estimated Revenue Requirements (ERR) and prescribed prices for the next fiscal year. “The petitioner has projected average prescribed price at Rs 920.88/MMBTU (Million British Thermal Unit) […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court (AC) on Wednesday once again deferred the judgment on acquittal plea of co-accused in reference against ex-finance minister Ishaq Dar pertaining to assets beyond sources of income. AC-I Judge Muhammad Bashir heard the case filed by co-accused in the graft reference. The decision was deferred on the request of the defence lawyer. […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Different delegations of district and tehsil bar associations called on Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti, here on Wednesday. The delegations of District Bar Association Pakpattan, Tehsil Bar Association Arifwala, Tehsil Bar Association Kot Radha Kishan, Tehsil Bar Association Dipalpur and Tehsil Bar Association Sadiqabad separately met with the LHC chief justice. […]
Read MoreMIRPUR (AJK): Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi on Wednesday expressed deep grief over the martyrdom of six officers and soldiers of Pakistan armed forces in a helicopter crash in Congo, where they were deployed for the United Nations peacekeeping mission. The AJK PM, in a message, said he was saddened […]
Read MoreLAHORE:A consultative session about better implementation of the Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010 and the Punjab Enforcement of Women’s Property Rights Act, 2021 in the Punjab was held at the Ombudsperson’s office, here on Wednesday. Representatives from around twenty five Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) – WISE, Mehrgarh, UN Women, UN Population […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee, (NJPMC) on Wednesday reviewing the statistics of FIRs and Challans, directed the Inspector Generals (IGs) and Prosecutor Generals (PGs) to improve the service delivery and standards of criminal justice system for the public. The 50th meeting of the NJPMC held under the Chairmanship of Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial. […]
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