BEIJING:Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has further cut down its fare in order to facilitate students and other passengers travelling from Pakistan to China with immediate effect. “Now, ex-Pakistan fare for students with taxes will be around Rs 248,000 while ex-Pakistan fare for other passengers will be around RMB 10,000,” said official sources here on Saturday. […]
Read MoreBUREWALA:Six dacoits have looted Rs 3 million and 11 tola gold ornaments from two houses after holding the inhabitants hostage at gunpoint, at Wahab Town, in limits of Gaggu Police Station in tehsil Burewala. According to police sources, six armed persons entered into the house of Shehbaz Ahmed son of Fazil. They looted Rs 0.3 […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:The district administration Abbottabad under section 144 has imposed ban on public gathering within limits of the district. Besides open sale of petroleum, the ban had also been imposed on sale of rallies, public meetings and car parking on undesignated places, said a district administration spokesman, adding it had been imposed as part of enhancing […]
Read MoreNoting that the global arms control order, particularly in nuclear realm, presents a “precarious picture”, Pakistan has called for rebuilding a more enduring and equitable international security architecture, as build-up of strategic arms escalates. “Nuclear disarmament obligations remain largely unfulfilled as evidenced by constant shifting of goalposts towards additional non-proliferation measures,” Ambassador Khalil Hashmi told […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Saturday took notice of the death of a newly born infant owing to the negligence of the staff members in the ICU ward of Mayo Hospital and sought a report from the secretary Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education. The CM ordered to investigate the sorrowful incident from every […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Health experts have advised the citizens of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad to take special preventive measures to protect them from the dengue virus. According to them, in the wake of an increasing number of cases, citizens should properly dispose of solid waste and stop water storage practices at their residences to prevent […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Chief Executive Officer Barrick Gold Company Mark Bristow working on Reko Diq Project in Balochistan on Saturday called on Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjio, here, at CM Secretariat. Chief Secretary Balochistan Abdul Aziz Aqeeli, Secretary Mines and Minerals Noor Ahmed Pirkani also attended the meeting. While talking to the Chief Minister, Barrick Gold Company […]
Read MoreLAHORE:The Punjab Food Authority (PFA), in collaboration with the Food Sciences Department of the Punjab University, organised a seminar at Faisal Auditorium in connection with World Food Day which will be observed on Sunday (tomorrow). Punjab Minister for Food Sardar Husnain Bahadur Dreshak participated as a chief guest in the event. PFA Chairman Ali Raza […]
Read More