PAC examines audit reports of Ministry of Communications, Power Division

ISLAMABAD:Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday examined audit reports of Ministry of Communications and Power Division for the years 2019-20.   The meeting was held here at Parliament House in Chair of MNA Noor Alam Khan, chairman of the committee.   The committee examined the audit report of Ministry of Communications, National Highway Authority (NHA) […]

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SSWMB remains active to facilitate people during rain

KARACHI:The staff of Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) remained active on the occasion of the first rain of pre-monsoon on Wednesday night and physical presence of all staff is being ensured in the field for timely redressal of the complaints.   Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab and Managing Director SSWMB Zubair Ahmad Channa visited […]

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14 raw parrots seized in Manshera, shifted to Dhodial phesantary

PESHAWAR:Wildlife Department Manshera division has seized 14 number of raw parrots from a house in Mohallah Channai area and shifted them to Dhodial phesantary.   According to reports, the Wildlife Department got information about illegal confinement of wild birds by a person identified as Muhammad Khan at his house.   The department officials after getting […]

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Governor expresses grief over demise of Zardari’s mother

KARACHI: Acting Governor Sindh Agha Siraj Durrani on Thursday expressed sorrow over the demise of former president Asif Ali Zardari’s mother and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s grandmother.   According to the spokesman, the governor prayed that may Allah Almighty bless the departed soul in eternal peace and grant patience to the bereaved family.

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Govt striving to control inflation to facilitate masses: Naeem

QUETTA:Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) central leader Chaudhry Naeem Karim on Thursday said that the central government was striving seriously to control inflation to facilitate the masses.   Talking to reporter, he said that the inflation would be reduced significantly and the country will be saved from bankruptcy after the success of the federal government’s negotiations […]

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Rangers arrests fraudster from Lyari

KARACHI:Pakistan Rangers Sindh and Police in a joint intelligence based operation arrested a fraudster from Agra Taj Colony, Lyari and recovered arms and fake stamps of different government and non-governmental institutions.   According to a news release on Thursday, Rangers arrested Manzoor Ahmed alias Lakha and recovered 6 dozens of prohibited/unprohibited licenses, over 3 dozens […]

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Pakistan calls disinformation ‘global pandemic’ at first meeting of panel on countering  menace

NEW YORK:Warning that disinformation has become a “global pandemic”, Pakistan Thursday called for international cooperation to confront, counter, and defeat this scourge which fuels hate speech.   “We can succeed in doing so only through comprehensive international cooperation,” Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said at the launch meeting of  “Group of Friends for the Promotion […]

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LHC suspends single bench decision on e-challan system

LAHORE:A  Lahore High Court (LHC) division bench on Thursday suspended a single bench decision declaring the e-challan  system illegal, for having no legal backing.   The division bench, headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, passed the interim order on an appeal, filed by the Punjab government against the single bench decision. The bench also issued […]

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