ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday said the politics of sit-ins (dharna) was detrimental to progress and stability of Pakistan. The prime minister, in a post on his Twitter handle, said, “It has been my conviction that Pakistan will progress only through sheer hard work. Politics of dharna is detrimental to progress and stability. We […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:A New Delhi court on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik. Special Judge of India’s notorious National Investigation Agency (NIA), Praveen Singh, officially convicted Yasin Malik on May 19 in cases registered against him over three decades ago and fixed the hearing for Wednesday to announce […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Lahore Police recovered a huge quantity of arms and ammunition from the house of PTI leader during a major operation. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, DIG Operations Sohail Chaudhry said that the weapons recovered included 13 SMG rifles, dozens of pistols and hundreds of bullets. He said that the police had received information […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday strongly condemned the Indian court’s decision against Hurriyet Leader and Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Yasin Malik. In a statement, the Minister said the sentence of life imprisonment on concocted charges against Yasin Malik by Indian court was an abortive attempt to silence the […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi held a condolence meeting in memory of senior theater, film, and TV actor Abid Naveed in the Arts Council Lobby Area here on Wednesday. Arts Council President Muhammad Ahmad Shah, Iqbal Latif, Dr. Ayub Sheikh Comedians Ali Hassan and others spoke on the occasion, said a statement. The condolence meeting […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Deputy Commissioner Lt. (R) Sohail Ashraf has said that efforts have been accelerated to control dengue spread in district Faisalabad. Addressing an awareness seminar organized under the aegis of District Education Authority (DEA) at Iqbal Hall of Faisalabad Metropolitan Corporation (FMC) here on Wednesday, he said that although district administration and health authority were […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah on Wednesday underlined the need for convening a conference on important national issues like climate change and water scarcity aimed at devising an effective strategy to tackle the confronted challenges. Responding to a Calling Attention Notice regarding the shortage of water in Cholistan, he said there was […]
Read MoreLAHORE:An accountability court on Wednesday acquitted Asif Hashmi, former Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) chairman in illegal plots allotment case. Accountability Court Judge Asad Ali announced the verdict while allowing acquittal application of the accused. The court had reserved its verdict, after hearing detailed arguments of the parties, on April 20 and it was […]
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