Would not allow PTI to stage sit-in at D-chowk: Mian Javed Latif

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister Mian Javed Latif on Monday said the government would not allow the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)  to stage a sit-in at D-chowk under the disguise of long march. Talking to a private news channel, the minister said if anyone would create hurdles into country’s progress then those such elements would be dealt with iron […]

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CM for taking steps to provide free medicines to cancer patients

LAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz on Monday said that the supply of free medicines to cancer patients should continue uninterrupted. He was chairing a meeting here to review the provision of free medicine to cancer patients. The chief minister said there should be no further delay in this good deed, adding that quality healthcare facilities […]

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Court reserves verdict on legal status of Chiniot mines reference

LAHORE:An accountability court on Monday reserved verdict on an application filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPA Sibtain Khan about legal status of the Chiniot mines and minerals reference. Accountability Court Judge Sajid Ali conducted the case proceedings, wherein Sibtain Khan and other accused appeared and got their attendance marked. A counsel on behalf of Sibtain Khan […]

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Hostile elements involved in recent wave of hate propagation in country, says ex-ambassador

ISLAMABAD:Former Ambassador Zahid Khan Wazir on Monday said that external hostile elements were involved behind the recent wave of hatred and discrimination propagated in the country. Addressing a function titled `Paigham Pakistan` which was organized at Gomal Medical College, Dera Ismail, he said that it was the love between human beings that leads toward Allah […]

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ADC chairs rain emergency meeting

BADIN:Additional Deputy Commissioner -1 Najeeb –ur-Rehman Jamali has directed all relevant officers  to ensure all arrangements for tackling rain and flood situation and submit a contingency plan to district administration after completing necessary paperwork. He issued such directives while chairing a meeting in his office to review arrangements made to face any untoward situations during […]

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IGP KP denies reports about stopping long march participants

PESHAWAR:Inspector General of Police (IGP), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Moazzam Jah Ansari on Monday contradicted reports circulating on social media regarding phone calls from the Federal Capital to the police for stopping participants of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) long march towards Islamabad. No phone call had been received from any Federal Government department in that regard, the […]

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Six martyred Pakistani peacekeepers are among 117 to be honoured at UN onThursday

Six Pakistanis are among 117 United Nations peacekeepers from around the world who will be honoured posthumously on May 26 at a special ceremony marking the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, it was officially announced on Monday. The Pakistani peacekeepers are:  Police Lance Corporal Tahir Ikram, Police Lance Corporal Adil Jan, and Havildar Muhammad Nil […]

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