Justice Miangul Hassan’s elder brother died in accident

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Islamabad High Court (IHC) Athar Minallah, other judges, judicial officers and staff of IHC expressed condolence over the sad demise of Miangul Adnan and prayed for the departed soul.   Mian Gul Adnan, the elder brother of Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of Islamabad High Court (IHC), died in an accident on Monday. […]

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Federal Ombudsman to establish regional offices in Swat, merged districts of KP

MANSEHRA: Federal Ombudsman Ejaz Ahmad Quraishi Tuesday said that pilot projects were being launched for free and timely resolution of complaints against government departments while regional offices of the Federal Ombudsman will be established in Swat and newly merged tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at earliest.   He expressed these views while responding to the […]

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Call to facilitate value added textile sector

FAISALABAD: The representatives of different industrial and trade organizations have demanded the government to provide equal facilities to value-added textile sector of the country for increasing the exports. In a joint news conference held here Tuesday, Chairman Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (North Zone) Mian Kashif Zia, President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry […]

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Tobacco industry severely damages environment: UN health agency

The U.N World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the tobacco industry to be held accountable for the detrimental impact it has on the environment and human health.   The organization, which is based in Geneva, revealed in a report released Tuesday that the tobacco industry costs the world more than eight million human lives […]

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Steps under way to redress parking issues in city: DC

FAISALABAD: Deputy Commissioner Suhail Ashraf has said that the district administration has launched measures for solving the parking issues on solid grounds around the Clock Tower and its adjacent eight bazaars.   In this regard, parking sites around the Clock Tower chowk and under-construction parking plaza outside Chiniot Bazaar would be utilised to redress the […]

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Women Journalist Room launched at NPC

ISLAMABAD: The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO), Maqam International and the National Press Club, in collaboration with Info News Network launched the newly renovated “Women Journalist Room” here at the NPC on Tuesday.   Former Deputy Speaker of National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi and Member National Assembly & Convener SDGs Taskforce Rumina Khursheed Alam were […]

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