LAHORE:The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered the release of 25 kiln workers, including five women and eight children. Justice Asjad Javaid Ghural passed the orders while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by relatives of the workers for their production and release. Earlier, a bailiff produced the kiln workers before the court after […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Minister for Local Government & Community Development (LGCD) Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed Friday laid the foundation stone of development projects in Jhelum worth Rs2.10billion under the Punjab Cities Programme (PCP). Former federal minister Chaudhry Fawad, Coordinator PCP Muhammad Ashraf Sohna and Deputy Commissioner Jhelum Nauman Hafeez were also present. Speaking on this occasion, Mian Mehmood-ul-Rasheed said […]
Read MoreVEHARI:President, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazal Ur Rehman said on Friday that PML-N government was taking steps to control price hike to provide relief to the people. He expressed these views while addressing a gathering of Ulema, students and notables at Jamia Khalid Bin Waleed in Thingi. PDM chief was on […]
Read MoreLAHORE:An accountability court on Friday granted permanent exemption from personal appearance to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the Ashiana Iqbal Housing Scheme reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Accountability Court Judge Sajid Awan conducted a hearing on the application filed by the prime minister for permanent exemption and announced the verdict after hearing […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Turkish Red Crescent has been active in Pakistan since floods claimed hundreds of lives, with its teams trying to reach as many affectees as possible, Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah reported. “Either by trucks or by boats, teams seek to address the basic needs of the displaced, including accommodation, food and hygiene and also expanding […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Interior Rana Sana Ullah Khan on Friday said that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader was misleading the youth and spreading anarchy in the country. Imran Khan was creating unrest by threatening to lodge a long march towards Islamabad, he said while talking to a private news channel. The people had rejected the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Friday said in the wake of climate related disaster, Pakistan was seeking debt relief from bilateral Paris Club creditors only, not from commercial banks or the Eurobond creditors. “Given the climate-induced disaster in Pakistan, we are seeking debt relief from bilateral Paris Club creditors. We are neither […]
Read MoreKOHAT: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf leader Shehryar Afridi’s house was attacked with a hand grenade by unidentified miscreants here last night. According to Cantt police, Afridi was not at home at the time of attack and was probably in Islamabad. The CCTV footage showed that two miscreants riding a motorbike threw a hand grenade at […]
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