ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Tuesday disposed of the petition of Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal seeking permission to travel Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. The petitioner requested the court to grant him permission to withdraw his case which was allowed by the accountability court judge Syed Asghar Ali. Petitioner’s lawyer […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Administrator Auqaf Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday shared that a meeting of the Provincial Ruet-e-Hilal Committee would be held on May 1 for sighting of Eid-ul-Fitr moon. The department further said the session would be held at the office of Administrator Auqaf KP, located at Eidgah, Charsadda Road in Peshawar. In this regard, the public can […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Member National Assembly (MNA) Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Tuesday assumed charge as Minister for Defence. He was received by Secretary Defence, Lieutenant General (R) Mian Muhammad Hilal Hussain here at the Ministry of Defence, said a news release. Defence Minister held introductory meeting with the senior Officers of the Ministry. He was also briefed about […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Commissioner Peshawar Division, Riaz Khan Mehsud, following demands of the general public, has imposed ban under Section 144 on toy-guns and firecrackers in all the five districts of the division on Tuesday. The Deputy Commissioners of Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Mohmand and Khyber have been directed to impose the order in their respective jurisdictions. It was […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) would resume music classes after the month of Ramazan as many students got themselves registered in these courses. Talking to reporter, official of PNCA Masroor Shah said these courses aimed at exploring and polish hidden talent of artistic souls of the young generation. The new session of Pakistan National […]
Read MoreGUANGZHOU: Carbon emissions allowances closed at 79.83 yuan (12.19 U.S. dollars) per tonne on Tuesday, 0.16 percent up from Monday, at Guangzhou Emissions Exchange, the largest local carbon market in China. A total of 30,822 tonnes of allowances were transacted on Tuesday, with a turnover of 2.46 million yuan. The allowances, officially known as Guangdong […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD:Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) has extended load management hours by 12 hours in view of reduction in power supply by 500 MW in the region. According to a HESCO spokesperson, the demand for electricity in the HESCO region is 1100 MW and at present the company is getting 600 MW while there was a […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) on Tuesday announced the official match schedule for the Hero Asia Cup Jakarta 2022. “The tournament will commence on the 23rd of May, and the final will be played on the 1st of June 2022,” the AHF said in a press release. The eight participating teams have been divided into […]
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