BALAKOT:People of Balakot on Saturday observed a one-minute silence at 8:52 am on the 17 anniversary of the devastating earthquake of 2005 to pay homage to the martyred. In Mansehra High School floral wreaths were also laid on the mass graves of 63 children those have lost their lives during the earthquake where Assistant Commissioner […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD: Elsewhere in the country, Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH) will be celebrated in the district on Sunday, October 9 with full religious fervour and enthusiasm. To mark the event, city mosques and buildings of various public and private sectors departments have been decorated tastefully. The day will dawn with special prayers and Durood-o-Salaam in almost […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has upheld the penalty of “dismissal from service” and a fine of Rs 500,000 each to the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and Project Director (PD) of the Commissionerate Afghan Refugees, Peshawar after the charges of committing sexual harassment against two female colleagues were proved against them. While rejecting the representation […]
Read MoreMIRPUR (AJK): Like rest of the entire Islamic world, all is set in this liberated part of the Himalayan State of Jammu & Kashmir – Azad Jammu & Kashmir, to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH), the birth day of the last Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) on Sunday Oct 9 with full religious enthusiasm, […]
Read MoreCHICAGO: Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell Friday on robust U.S. September jobs report. The most active gold contract for December delivery fell 11.5 U.S. dollars, or 0.67 percent, to close at 1,709.3 dollars per ounce. Gold rose 2.2 percent for the week. U.S. Labor Department reported Friday […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that Pakistan welcomed the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution, supporting its reconstruction efforts. On his Twitter handle, the prime minister stressed that the world should respond vigorously to the UN revised aid appeal and provide access to climate finance and debt relief to […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Preparations for Eid Milad-ul-Nabi celebrations were on full swing as CEO MWMC Muhammad Farooq Dogar has cancelled the holiday of workers on 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal (Oct -9) in order to decorate the processions routes. The operational and workshop staff of the company will also remain on duty. The operational wing of the company paid special focus […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: A mentally ill person went on a killing spree in Hechdar village of Narang Mandi, in Sheikhupura bludgeoning eight persons to death with an iron rod in the early hours of Saturday, police said. As a private TV channel reported, a mentally challenged person named Faiz Rasool killed eight people with an iron rod […]
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