ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday served a show-cause notice to Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf’s (PTI) Chief Imran Khan and summoned him on August 31, in contempt of court case pertaining his threatening remarks about additional session judge Zeba Chaudhry. A larger bench comprising Justice Mohsin Akhter Kayani, Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The government has completed more than 150 schools including primary and high schools in Bajaur, Mohmand and Khyber tribal districts to spread the rays of education there. Sources in KP education department officials told reporter that these completed schools include schools affected by terrorism and militancy in the past in these districts. To provide quality […]
Read MoreUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for recommitment to “dialogue, diplomacy and mutual trust” in a world confronted with many challenges, describing them as “the eternal tools of peace”. “Our collective security demands that we seize every moment to forge a common understanding of the threats and challenges before us — and, most importantly, to […]
Read MoreDOHA(Qatar):Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Investment Authority Mansoor Mehmood and discussed the prospects of investment in diverse fields in Pakistan including energy, food security and aviation. Investment in other areas including tourism and petroleum products also came under discussion. The meeting was attended by federal ministers Syed […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Corporate Pakistan Group and Nutshell Group are going to organize a dialogue titled ‘Thought Leaders Dialogue-Pakistan: the Next Great Infrastructure Connector’ will be held on August 25 here. Former Ambassador of Pakistan to USA Ali Jahangir Siddiqui would present the keynote address on the theme of the session and the other speakers included Minister […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Exchange rate of the Pakistan rupee depreciated by Rs 1 against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Tuesday and closed at Rs 217.65 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 216.65. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of dollars in the open market were recorded at […]
Read MoreBEIJING::It is the best time to promote direct conversion between RMB and PKR to enhance bilateral Pak-China economic and trade cooperation. Such a direct exchange will reduce the cost and exchange rate risk and make funds more secure, which will facilitate a more stable and widespread use of the Pakistani Rupee internationally, said Sun Hui, […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Police booked 25 farmers for stealing canal water for irrigating their crops here at a nearby village on Tuesday. According to the irrigation department source, a departmental team during inspection found that farmers, all were belonged to Chak 275-GB, had widened the canal (Mohga) to irrigate their crops illegally. The team got registered a case […]
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