ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday sought comments from respondents in an appeal filed by the owner of Ghauri Town Housing Society against the decision of lower court in matter pertaining illegal possession on 135 acres of land. Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq heard the case filed by accused Chaudhry Abdul Rehman, the owner of […]
Read MoreDERA ISMAIL KHAN: The government is striving to provide relief and rehabilitate the flood affected areas of Tank and Dera Ismail Khan The prime minister rightly says that no politics on floods would be done and the federal and provincial government would work together to provide relief to flood victims of the country. As part […]
Read MoreD.I.KHAN:The federal government has won the hearts and minds of the flood affected people in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank districts as Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif personally visited the affected areas and met with the local people. During the PM’s visit to Tank, a senior citizen thanked the prime minister for sympathizing with them. […]
Read MoreKARACHI:A 17-member MQM delegation led by Khawaja Izhar called on Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah here at CM House to discuss repair and maintenance of the infrastructure damaged in Karachi and Hyderabad during recent heavy rains. The other delegation members were Javed Hanif, Mohammad Hussain, Hamid uz Zafar, Rashid Khilji, Adeel Shahzad and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has warned the universities not to offer undergraduate degree programmes involving clinical applications without due permission from HEC. Furthermore, HEC has revised the programme title i.e., Bachelor of Eastern Medicine and Surgery, changing it to Bachelor of Eastern Medicine by removing the term ‘Surgery’ due to concerns of its misuse. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal Thursday said that the continuity of policies was imperative for sustainable growth of the country. Addressing the launching ceremony of one year growth strategy for Pakistan organized by Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) here, the minister highlighted the key elements to turnaround the country’s economy. […]
Read MoreLAHORE:An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday granted post-arrest bail to Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz leader Nazir Chohan and seven others in an alleged police attack case. The court directed the accused to submit surety bonds of Rs 100,000 each for availing the relief of bail. ATC Judge Abher Gul Khan heard the bail application, filed […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has appointed Ch. Muhammad Tariq, a BS-21 officer of Inland Revenue Services (IRS), as Member FBR (HQ), Islamabad (Stationed at Lahore). According to the FBR notification issued here on Thursday, he has resigned from the post of Chief Commissioner-IR, Corporate Tax Office, Lahore and has taken over the post. FBR […]
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