ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurnagzeb on Monday said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had invited leaders of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and other government’s allied parties to his residence in Lahore on Tuesday noon for an important meeting. The meeting at the 96-H Model Town would review the overall situation in the country, the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Barrick Gold Corporation Mark Bristow on Monday expressed confidence that his company would start ‘potential production’ from the Reko Diq mine, one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper-gold deposits in Balochistan, by 2027-28. Addressing a news conference here, he said the company would initially make around $7 billion investment in […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Leader of the opposition in senate Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Monday that leaders of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance would discuss the next political strategy in the backdrop of July 17 Punjab bye polls results and reaffirmed Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) commitment to stand by the allies through thick and thin, in Lahore […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The birth anniversary of the renowned singer known as Shahenshah-e-Ghazal Mehdi Hassan Khan was observed on Monday. Born into a family of Kalawant musicians, on July 18, 1927 he was naturally inclined towards music from a young age. In 1957, he was given the opportunity to sing on Radio Pakistan, primarily as a thumri singer […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) confiscated 1,000 litres of substandard and unhygienic cooking oil here Monday. According to PFA spokesman, on a tip-off, the PFA team raided in the Potohar town area and disposed of around 1,000-litre poor quality cooking oil on the spot, which was prepared from the intestines and fats of animals. He […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Police have arrested seven illegal arm holders and recovered arms, ammunition from their possession during crackdown, informed police spokesman. During course of action, Westridge Police nabbed Muhammad Shoaib and recovered 1 pistol 30 bore from his possession. Naseerabad police arrested Mohammad Shafiq and recovered 1 pistol 30 bore from his possession. Similarly, Taxila police held […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Senate Standing Committee on Power on Monday apprised that fuel cost has been increased due to recent Russia-Ukraine war which eventually led to increase in tariff. The Committee which met with Saifullah Abro in the Chair was told that the power tariff was linked with fuel prices at international level as electricity was being […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD:The SSP Hyderabad Amjad Shaikh has reshuffled the police officials posted at 3 police stations and a police check post including the SHO of Bhitai Nagar police station on complaint of family of Bilal Kaka, whose killing provoked ethnic tensions in the province. According to the office order issued here on Monday, the SHO PS […]
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