RAWALPINDI:A Sessions Court of Rawalpindi Friday awarded life sentence to three accused in a murder case. While hearing the case, the Additional and Sessions Judge Masood Akhtar Kiani awarded the lifetime imprisonment penalty to Naeem Akhtar, Muhammad Asif and Gultasab Hussain for killing the victim Faisal by firing. The Court also imposed a fine of […]
Read MoreKARACHI:The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Commerce Friday directed the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to devise a comprehensive mechanism for ensuring that maximum benefit of the subsidies on import of wheat and fertilizers reach the public, particularly the farmers. The NA body met here with Raza Rabani Khar in the chair. Committee members Shaista […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police will ensure surveillance through drones and to use police horses for safety at capital’s hiking trails and parks. Mounted patrolling unit’ — policemen on horseback — would keep people safe on the capital’s hiking trails and parks safe, the police spokesperson said. Following the directions of IGP Islamabad Akbar Nasir […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Deputy Commissioner Shafiullah Khan on Friday said that 896,742 children of 52 union councils of Peshawar would be vaccinated in anti-typhoid campaign, scheduled to start in the whole province from October 1. Addressing the launching ceremony, he said that campaign would continue in 52 union councils till October 15 wherein 896,742 children of nine months […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The speakers at a meeting on Friday said Kashmir issue is primarily a legitimate war of liberation being fought by the people of Kashmir with the support of Pakistan, a fundamental party to the conflict, for the last 75 years. It is not just a case of human rights violation, and must be highlighted as […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Satellite based and on-the ground survey for assessment of losses incurred by people in the history’s ferocious most floods triggered by hill torrents in south Punjab were near completion to pave the way for process of compensation payments to the flood hit communities in Dera Ghazi Khan division to help them rebuild their lives and […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI:As many as 117 more dengue cases were reported in the garrison city during the last 24 hours, raising the tally of confirmed cases to 2,272. District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control(DCEPC), Dr Sajjad Mehmood, Friday said that the highest single-day rise had been witnessed this year with the arrival of new cases. He informed, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan Adam Mulawarman Tugio called on Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf and assured support to the National Assembly proposal for the creation of a global climate fund to combat climate catastrophe. During the meeting, matters about solidifying bilateral relations, parliamentary cooperation and support for National Assembly’s proposal regarding the climate […]
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