PFC felicitates newly elected PM AJK Sardar Tanveer Ilyas

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) Thursday felicitating the newly elected Prime Minister Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) Sardar Tanveer Ilyas hoped that infrastructure development would be accorded priority besides promoting tourism and strengthening of small industries in the region. In his greeting message,Chief Executive Officer PFC Mian Kashif Ashfaq said under the dynamic and sagacious leadership […]

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PSX stays bearish, loses 290 points to close at 45,652 points

ISLAMABAD:The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Thursday, losing 290.54 points, with negative change of 0.63 percent, closing at 45,652.62 points against 45,943.16 points on the last working day. A total of 186,431,158 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 234,997,430 shares the previous day […]

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08 outlaws arrested; cache of narcotics, weapons recovered

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad police have arrested eight outlaws including six drug peddlers from different areas of the city, a police spokesman said on Thursday. He said that IGP Islamabad Muhammad Ahsan Younas had categorically ordered all zonal officers to intensify the security in their relevant areas to curb the crime. Following the orders, Sihala police team arrested […]

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TiktoK removes 6.5 million videos from Pakistan over guideline violations: Report

ISLAMABAD: With 6,563,594 videos removed, Pakistan ranks third in the world for the largest number of videos taken down from the TikTok platform over violation of Community Guidelines during Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 30,2021. The world’s leading short-form video platform on Thursday released its Q4 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, highlighting that 6.5 million videos […]

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Imran Niazi should apology to nation for incompetence, corruption: Rana Sana Ullah

ISLAMABAD:Interior Minister Rana Sana Ullah Khan on Thursday said former prime minister Imran Khan Naizi and his party should collectively seek apology from the nation for his incompetency, corruption and plundering of the national wealth. The minister, in response to the press conference of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Asad Umar, said Imran Niazi was ousted from […]

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FSC assures strong commitment for EU-supported ‘Deliver Justice Project’

ISLAMABAD:Federal Steering Committee (FSC) of the ‘Deliver Justice’ programme was held here on Thursday at the Economic Affairs Division (EAD), where key federal and provincial government stakeholders and development partners came together to amplify programme oversight and to discuss challenges and opportunities. The ‘Deliver Justice’ programme aims to support reform processes to ensure delivery of […]

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Khurshid Shah assumes charge of Ministry of Water Resources

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Water Resources Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah on Thursday assumed charge of the Ministry of Water Resources. On the occasion, Secretary Ministry of Water Resources Dr. Kazim Niaz gave a detailed briefing to Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah on Ministerial Affairs. Talking to the officers present at the meeting, the Minister for Water Resources […]

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