NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met US President Joe Biden wherein he thanked him for his sympathy and solidarity for the flood-hit people of Pakistan. During the meeting, held on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the US president expressed condolence over the hundreds of deaths caused by […]
Read MoreDERA ISMAIL KHAN: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Dera Ismail Khan circle has intensified its crackdown against people involved in illegal business of hundi or hawala in the area. In this regard, a team of the agency raided Pir Gilani market and found two persons allegedly involved in illegal Hundi/hawala exchange business. According to Deputy […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The prices of essential commodities witnessed a considerable decrease as the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on September 22 for the combined consumption group witnessed a sharp decline of 8.11 percent as compared to the previous week. The SPI for the week under review in the above mentioned group […]
Read MoreQUETTA:’Pashtun Culture Day’ was celebrated in different parts of Balochistan, including its provincial capital Quetta on Friday. The day was marked with various colorful ceremonies organized at different places in Quetta and other Pashtun dominated districts of the province. The main ceremony was held at the open area of the Metropolitan Corporation Quetta (MCQ) where […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: The body of a sexagenarian man was found from field in the area of Roshanwala police station. A police spokesman said here on Friday that some passersby spotted a corpse in the fields and informed the area police. The police sent the body to mortuary for ascertaining facts of his death. The dead man […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan rupee on Friday appreciated by 06 paisas against the US dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs 239.65 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 239.71. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of dollars in the open market were recorded at Rs 241.5 and Rs\ […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi police in an action against suspected drug peddlers, bootleggers and illegal weapon holders on Friday arrested 22 accused besides recovering over three kg narcotics, 20 liters liquor and weapons from their possession. A police spokesperson said that Rattaamral police held Sajjad and Tariq for having 300 grams heroin and 160 grams charras. Bani police […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in an operation conducted at Islamabad International Airport on Friday recovered 124 narcotics-filled capsules from the possession of an accused. According to an ANF Headquarters spokesman, in an operation, ANF recovered 114 charras-filled capsules, weighing 734 grams and 10 Ice-filled capsules weighing 69 grams from the possession of passenger, going to Abu […]
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