LAHORE:The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday issued notices to Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Khan Bhatti for August 22 on a petition challenging his appointment. The single bench comprising Justice Muzamil Akhtar Shabir issued notices on a petition filed by one Akhtar Ali. The petitioner’s counsel Advocate Mian Dawood submitted before the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday paid tributes to late German-born Dr Ruth Pfau on her 5th death anniversary for spending her life to treat leprosy patients in Pakistan and said that role models like her reinforced faith in humanity. On Twitter handle, he said a life spent in the service of others was a […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Wednesday announced major steps to provide relief to the traders community in the province. In a meeting with representatives of traders community of Punjab here, he announced to lift the ban on the business timings across Punjab, adding that all the business centres, markets and shops would remain […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Central leader of Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) and former provincial minister Sobia Kiran Kabzai said that the martyrs of the security agencies were national heroes, but some elements spread baseless propaganda against the martyrs on social media. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, she said that the personnel of security forces including Pakistan Army, […]
Read MoreKARACHI:The district Kemari police and Site-A arrested two accused after exchange of firing while four accused managed to escape, near Simmons Chowrangi site here. The district Kemari and Site-A police station chased six alleged armed suspects and tried to stop them near Simmons Chowrangi site area early in the morning on which the accused started […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD:On the direction of Deputy Commissioner Fuad Ghaffar Soomro, rainwater drainage continued throughout the city and for this purpose pumping stations were kept operational on electricity as well as electric generators. The staff of the Revenue Department and Municipalities have been engaged in the drainage work after the rain stopped. The process of draining rainwater […]
Read MoreMIRPUR (AJK): Taking strong exception to ban on Muharram processions by Indian occupation authorities in Indian occupied Kashmir, the Prime Minister AJK, Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan, has said that curbs on Muharram processions has exposed India’s so-called democracy. He expressed these views while talking to former PM Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan, Sardar Muhammad Yaquob […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Minister of Maritime Affairs, Faisal Sabzwari said that the ministry of maritime affairs had been contributing a significant share in the country’s taxes. He said this while addressing the press conference here on Wednesday. Our port is playing an important role in the development of the country, he added. We have made coordinated policy, he […]
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