ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday expressed grief over the death of the mother of Farooq Sattar, leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement. The prime minister prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace and for grant of patience to the bereaved family.
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Deputy Commissioner Tahir Farooq on Friday directed the officials concerned to set up check posts at entry and exit points of the city to administer anti-polio drops to every child reaching the city. Chairing a meeting to review anti-polio drive arrangements, he directed officials of the District Health Authority to implement COVID-19 standard operating […]
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS:Pakistan told the UN General Assembly Thursday that the most egregious aspect of the concept of responsibility to protect, or R2P, was its “selectivity and double standards”, saying its sponsors had ignored the need for “collective action” to protect the suffering people of occupied Palestine or of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. “While high-sounding […]
Read MoreLAHORE:A total of 130 kanals and four marlas of state land worth Rs 25.01 million has been retrieved from illegal occupants in different districts on the orders of the Punjab ombudsman. A statement issued here on Friday, a spokesman for the Punjab ombudsman said that 11-marla land worth Rs 1.650 million of a government […]
Read MoreKARACHI:The Pakistan Olympic Association Environment Commission (POAEC) organized a colorful programme at City Sports Complex in connection with the world Olympic day. On the occasion, a specially-prepared cake on the theme of Olympic logo was cut which added to the festivities, said a news release on Friday. Hockey Olympian Islahuddin Siddiqui, Olympian Boxer […]
Read MoreKARACHI:State Bank of Pakistan (SBP0 on Friday injected Rs 591.5 billion into money market through reverse repo purchase and Shariah Compliant Mudaraba based Open Market Operation (OMO). Through reverse repo purchase, OMO Rs 402. 2 billion were injected for 77 days, with 13.84% rate of return accepted and Rs 189.500 billion by Shariah Compliant […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:The District Election Commissioner-I/Returning Officer PP-97-Faisalabad-I Basil Akram has allotted election symbols to candidates contesting for by-polls in PP-97. According to a notification, Rizwan Liaqat (Independent candidate) had been allotted the symbol of table, Sher Afghan (Independent) with cricket stumps, Tariq Mahmood (Independent) charpoy, Ali Ahmed (Jamat-e-Islami) scale, Ali Afzal Sahi (PTI) bat, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The two Federal Government BS-20, Secretariat Group officers on Friday have transferred and directed to report Establishment Division. According to the notification issued by Establishment Division, Khial Zad Gul, BS-20 officer of Secretariat Group, presently posted as Joint Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs Division, is transferred and directed to report to the Establishment Division, with immediate […]
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