DIGPs, SSPs ordered to personally supervise snap checking

KARACHI:Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) – Karachi Javed Alam Odho on Wednesday directed the zonal Deputy IGPs and the Senior Superintendents of Police (SSP) to personally supervise the snap checking on regular basis.   Chairing a meeting with senior officers at Karachi Police Office (KPO), Javed said that effective patrolling, snap checking and professional […]

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Gillani calls on Bugti

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Narcotics Control Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti met with the Head of International Mashaikh Alliance Makhdoom Pir Syed Muhammad Haroon Shah Gillani here on Wednesday.   The minister thanked Pir Syed Haroon for congratulating him on assuming the office and said development of the country was only possible through efforts of scholars and elders. […]

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Court testifies witness against Zardari, Gilani in toshakhana reference

ISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court (AC) on Thursday testified another witness in toshakhana reference against former president Asif Ali Zardari and ex-prime minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani.   AC-III Judge Syed Asghar Ali heard the graft reference filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB). NAB prosecutor Waseem Javed and witness additional commissioner FBR Karachi Mirza Nasir appeared before […]

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Turkmenistan envoy calls on Asad Mahmood

ISLAMABAD:Ambassador of Turkmenistan Atadjan Movlamov  Wednesday called on Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Services Asad Mahmood.   Welcoming the guest, the minister said, great potential existed between Pakistan and Turkmenistan to expand the range of bilateral relations, said a press release.   He termed the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-Iran (TAPI) Gas Pipeline project would overcome the energy […]

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No wedding ceremony in Islamabad after 10pm: DC

ISLAMABAD:Deputy Commissioner (DC) Islamabad Irfan Nawaz Memon on Wednesday announced imposition of section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code to ban wedding ceremonies in the Federal Capital after 10pm and ensure one-dish menu at marriage functions.   The decision to this effect was taken in line with the instructions of the government, which were issued to […]

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National workshop on radiographic techniques concludes at UVAS

LAHORE: The two-day national workshop on ‘Radiography Imaging Techniques in Small Animals’  organized by the Pet Centre of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS)  concluded at city campus here on Wednesday.  Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Nasim Ahmad chaired the concluding ceremony and distributed  certificates among the participants and resource persons of the workshop […]

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3,919 pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia in 3 days: Ministry

ISLAMABAD:The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on Wednesday said that 3,919 pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia in the last three days.   Talking to reporter,  the ministry’s spokesperson Muhammad Umar Butt said that 1,710 pilgrims were scheduled to leave for Madina on Wednesday by eight flights, including four from Islamabad and one each […]

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