ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday expressed concern that women were being denied entry into the main hall of Faisal Mosque and were confined to offer prayers at an enclosure at the first floor.Also, he said, the elderly and unwell women were …
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS:Senior UN officials have welcomed an agreement signed on Monday between military and civilian leaders in Sudan as a “courageous” step forward towards the establishment of democratic rule.Signed in the capital Khartoum after months of neg…
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karats per tola gold witnessed a decrease of Rs 100 on Tuesday and was traded at Rs 163,900 against its sale at Rs 164,000 the previous day.The price of 10 gram 24 karat gold also decreased by Rs 86 and was sold at Rs 140,518 …
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday took suo moto notice of the brutal killing of renowned investigative journalist, Arshad Sharif.The journalist community in the country and the public at large were deeply dis…
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) would be taking up the matter of denial of visas to Pakistan team for participation in T20 World Cup Cricket of the Blind with the World Blind Cricket (WBC) body to take stern action against India.PBC…
Read MoreDespite global progress in expanding use of the Internet and information communications technology (ICT), the digital divide between developed and developing countries remains wide, Pakistan has said during an online discussion organized by a UN body t…
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Tuesday hailed Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif for withdrawing appeals in the Supreme Court against the judgment of …
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said media freedom and democracy reinforced each other and expressed his government’s resolve to support an environment for journalists free of intimidation and harassment.“My government believes that …
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