FAISALABAD:The power loom workers have ended their protest after successful negotiation with district administration, here on Wednesday. A spokesman of local administration said that the power loom workers had been demonstrating for the last two weeks against low payment of their wages and they also blocked Jhang-Faisalabad Road by staging a sit-in in main intersection […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb Wednesday said the Punjab Government had refused Shahbaz Gill’s custody to the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police on the directives of Imran Khan, which was “violation of the court’s orders”. “This is contempt of the court,” she said in a news statement while reiterating the orders of the […]
Read MoreLAHORE:An accountability court on Wednesday reserved verdict on a corruption reference against former officials of Pakistan Railways and others, allegedly involved in a Rs 48.2 million scam commonly known as ‘pig iron case’, till August 25. Accountability Court Judge Naseem Ahmad Virk conducted the reference proceedings and reserved the verdict after hearing detailed arguments of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday reviewed the progress of CPEC projects and preparation for the next Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting. The meeting was attended by the Secretary Planning Commission, Secretary Communication, Executive Director CPEC and representatives from various ministries. During the meeting, it was informed that […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains in Balochistan have wreaked havoc as over 20,000 houses have been destroyed, 200 lives lost and the standing crops on over 200,000 acres also destroyed. People of Balochistan who were hit by natural calamity are seeking help from philanthropists and NGOs to mitigate the sufferings of their […]
Read MoreMIRPUR [AJK]: Since Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan has made recitation of the Holy Quran and Darood Shareef mandatory before the commencement of official functions, all the public offices in Azad Jammu Kashmir have made it a practice to recite Darood Shareef next to the verses from Holy Quran before the commencement of ceremonies. […]
Read MoreKARACHI: Board of Directors of Shell Pakistan Limited announced its half year results ending on June 2022, with posting of profit after tax of Rs 7,469 million compared to the profit of Rs 2,153 million made in the same period last year. The encouraging turnaround is mainly driven by improved business performance focusing on strategic […]
Read MoreQUETTA:At least six new coronavirus patients were tested positive in Balochistan while number of total confirmed patients surged to 35,905 in the province on Wednesday. According to media coordinator provincial Health Directorate Cell Balochistan Dr Muhammad Wasim Baig, at least 1,600,140 people were screened for the virus, out of which six more was reported positive. […]
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