LAHORE:An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday sent three accused, involved in Johar Town bomb blast case, to jail on 14-day judicial remand. ATC Judge Abhar Gul Khan conducted the case proceedings, wherein Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) produced three accused, Samiul Haq, Aziz Akbar and Naveed Akhtar, on expiry of their physical remand. The CTD […]
Read MoreKARACHI: The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stand at $14.21 billion, says State Bank of Pakistan on Thursday. “During the week ended on 17-Jun-2022, SBP reserves decreased by $748 million to $8,237.7 million mainly due to external debt repayments,” stated the central bank. Meanwhile, the net foreign reserves with commercial […]
Read MoreSARGODHA: The district police arrested seven criminals and recovered narcotics,illegal weapons from their possession. Police said on Thursday that the teams of different police stations conducted raids in the areas under their jurisdiction and arrested seven outlaws and recovered 400 litres liquor,four pistols and a number of bullets from them. The accused were […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:A total of 250 electric umbrellas covering the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah keep worshippers cool during the scorching summer heat. The electric umbrellas installed on concrete pillars allow 500,000 visitors to worship comfortably at the mosque by preventing direct exposure to sunlight and moderating the temperature. They are supported with […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazir Tarar on Thursday said that the government wanted to facilitate the return of former president Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf. The court would view the matter of Pervez Musharraf after his return as he was a convict person, the minister said while addressing an inaugural ceremony of Directorate […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) TAIMUR of the second type 54 Frigate has been commissioned at Hudong Zhonghua (HZ) Shipyard, China. Head of Pakistan Navy Mission at China Commodore Rashid Mehmood Sheikh graced the occasion as Chief Guest, said a Pakistan Navy media release here received. Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) TAIMUR is the second […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday chaired fourth meeting of the provincial cabinet at his office which decided to scrap 11 toll plazas for providing relief to the people. The CM directed that prisoners’ vans should be ventilated for the convenience of detainees. The cabinet decided to extend the wheat release policy […]
Read MoreSARGODHA: One day international conference on ”Sufism”, organized by University of Sargodha (UOS) and Khawaja Muhammad Yar Faridi Trust, was held in the UOS on Thursday. Sajjada Nashin Ajmer Sharif Khawaja Syed Tahir Nizami Chishti from India, renowned religious scholar and Sajjada Nasheen Garhi Ikhtiar Khan Khawaja Ghulam Qutbuddin Faridi and prominent scholars from […]
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