ISLAMABAD:Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf here on Wednesday administered the oath from the newly elected member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Abu Bakr who recently won by-election from NA-240 Karachi’s District Korangi. After taking the oath, the elected member signed the roll. The constituency had fallen vacant after the death of MQM-P MNA […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Officials of district administration sealed a total of ten business outlets for violating trading hours fixed by provincial government to overcome energy crisis. According to spokesman, local business outlets were closed forcibly by district teams after 9 p.m which was fixed by the higher authority recently. Deputy Commissioner Tahir Watto directed price control […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:District administration here on Wednesday sealed four cafés and arrested 10 restaurant managers for not maintaining hygienic atmosphere at their business places on University Road. A raiding team led by Additional Assistant Commissioner Syeda Zainab Naqvi inspected different restaurants on University Road and adjacent areas. Most restaurants were found guilty of providing substandard foods […]
Read MoreKOHAT: Kohat police on Wednesday arrested two drugs and arms smugglers during snap checking on Indus Highway. Kohat police spokesman said the SHO Jarma, Muhammad Javed and his team recovered 360 grams of hashish from a smuggler, identified as Zarif, resident of Mir Banda. The drugs smuggler was shifted to a police station for […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Political prisoners in Kashmir are subject to inhuman and degrading treatment by miss use of anti-terrorism laws, which are in contravention to international standards. Kashmiri delegation held a presser at Geneva Press Club highlighting the state suppression of Modi-led Indian racist regime on political prisoners of occupied Kashmir, said a press release received here […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:The district administration retrieved 13.9 kanals state land from illegal occupants at a village in tehsil Saddar. According to spokesperson here on Wednesday,13- kanal and 9-marla piece of land was allocated for a water pond in chak No 71-JB, Sarlian but the land mafia has occupied it for personal use. Assistant Commissioner Saddar […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed grief over the loss of lives due to the earthquake in Afghanistan and vowed to providing relief assistance to the affected people. He said Pakistan would provide all possible assistance to the people of Afghanistan.”We are with our Afghan brothers and sisters in this difficult time,” […]
Read MoreMULTAN:A joint team of district administration and food department foiled an inter-provincial smuggling bid after they stopped two trucks carrying 1500 quintals of wheat at Jalalpur interchange on Wednesday. The action was taken in compliance with standing orders of Punjab government to stop illegal transportation of wheat and wheat flour by enforcing stricter controls […]
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