ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik on Thursday said the entire nation awaited the decision of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) prohibited funding case. “We request the ECP to announce the decision on the PTI’s prohibited funding. We will accept, whatever the decision is given in this case, […]
Read MoreLAHORE: An accountability court on Thursday sought reply from National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on acquittal applications filed by former Punjab University (PU) vice chancellor Dr Mujahid Kamran and others in illegal appointments case, till September 8. Accountability Court Judge Qamar uz Zaman conducted the proceedings of the case, wherein Dr Mujahid Kamran and others appeared […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Speakers at a round table conference on ‘Blue Economy of Pakistan’ Thursday underlined the need to chalk out maritime policy that should not only be limited to security horizon, but also connect Pakistan Geo-economically as per the modern trends. The conference was organized by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) which deliberated at length […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb Thursday underlined the need for aligning the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with climate change, which was having more impact on the developing countries as compared to the developed ones. “The developing countries do invest more in disaster response, but their budget for disaster risk management has been […]
Read MoreQUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo on Thursday said that incumbent provincial government was utilizing all available resources to rescue the victims and provide relief to people on immediately basis in rain hit areas of Balochistan. He expressed these views while chairing high-level meeting in Lasbela during his visit, Earlier, he also inspected […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Ufone have swiftly restored their network disrupted by heavy rains and flooding in parts of Balochistan and Sindh. The restoration was made in a record time through rapid mobilization of their on-ground resources, a news release on Thursday said. The torrential rains also caused major damage to road […]
Read MoreBEIJING: : The use of off-grid solar panels is increasing day by day in the rural areas of Pakistan, especially among the disadvantaged segments of society who cannot afford conventional means of lighting or large-scale renewable projects. These people simply buy a panel or two and expose them to the sun either on their roofs […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: The local Police in Rawalpindi on Thursday arrested four persons decanting (liquefied petroleum gas) gas cylinders and recovered gas cylinders, instruments from their possession during crackdown. According to the police spokesman, during course of action, Ganjmandi police held 04 accused of refilling gas cylinders illegally were identified as Jawad, Bilal, Mazahir and Bakht Muhammad. […]
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