Court awards over 4 years imprisonment in drug case

RAWALPINDI:Additional and Sessions Judge Masood Akhtar Kiani on Thursday awarded four years and six months imprisonment to an accused in a drug smuggling case.   The accused, Irfan Ali, was found guilty of possessing 1,360 grams of hashish and was arrested by Ratta Amral police in December 2021.   After recording evidence and final arguments, […]

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FTO calls for spreading awareness in addressing public complaints

PESHAWAR:Federal Tax Ombudsman Asif Mehmood Jah has directed all the regional offices to spread awareness among the people regarding the working of its office in resolving their complaints and addressing their grievances.   This was shared by Incharge Adviser Regional Tax Office Zia ud Din Wazir while speaking to a delegation called on him at […]

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7th CPEC Media Forum eyes fruitful results

BEIJING:The 7th China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Media Forum was held both offline and online, along with the Book Presentation Ceremony of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Stories Behind and the awarding ceremony of the annual “CPEC Communication Award”, with high-spirit and enthusiasm.   Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman Pakistan-China Institute made a welcoming remark, saying that in […]

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FJWU partnering with 7 Pak universities under U.S. – Pakistan UPGP

RAWALPINDI:U.S. – Pakistan, University Partnerships Grants Program (UPGP) follows the success of the University Partnership initiative, through which American universities in 20 partnerships with Pakistani universities received U.S. government grants to establish three-year bilateral relationships.   The program enables the departments of the universities which participated in the original partnerships described above to apply for […]

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CM’s aide inaugurates 3 new industries in GEZ

PESHAWAR:Special Assistant to Chief Minister, KP on Industries and Investment (SACM) Abdul Karim Tordher Thursday inaugurated three new industries in Ghazi Economic Zone (GEZ) and attended energisation ceremony of 20M USD Foreign Direct Investment project of Raqam International Packaging Ltd at Hattar Special Economic Zone (HEZ) .   Special Assistant to Chief Minister, KP on […]

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Senate body on Defence briefed over Indian projectile’s intrusion on Mar 9

ISLAMABAD:The Senate Defence Committee met on Thursday and received a comprehensive briefing from the Ministry of Defence on the causes and circumstances of the unprecedented intrusion of Indian projectile on March 9.   The Committee also received briefing on the recent induction of highly sophisticated J-10C aircraft for the defence of Pakistan, said a news […]

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SC returns PTI’s petition regarding long march with objections

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court Registrar on Thursday returned the petition of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) regarding its long march with objections.   Barrister Ali Zafar filed the petition in the apex court on behalf of PTI Secretary General Asad Umar seeking directions to bar the Federal Government and other relevant authorities from using coercive measures or intimidating […]

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