ISLAMABAD:Cabinet Secretary Sardar Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera, a BS-22 officer of Pakistan Administrative Service, retired on Tuesday after over 38 years of public service. Sardar Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera, who was the senior most secretary to the government of Pakistan, having served 23 governments during his career, served as Cabinet Secretary for the last 3 years. During […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The members of the National Assembly from various political parties on Tuesday urged the government to evolve a counter-terrorism policy in consultation with political leadership, in the wake of a deadly terrorist attack in Peshawar Police Line’s mosque the other day, and others to combat the menace of terrorism and extremism from the country. Participating […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:A day of mourning was observed across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday as the death toll of Sunday’s suicide bombing at the mosque of the Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines mounted to 95 dead, with 221 injured. Caretaker Chief Minister Muhamamd Azam Khan told the media at the blast site that so far 95 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Additional Inspector General National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) Zubair Hashmi on Tuesday said that testing was made mandatory for all foreign traffic license holders due to difficulties in the verification from the concerned authorities. Addressing an online Kachehri, Hashmi said that license holders from 53 countries were exempted from the test but in certain […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Millat Town police have booked five persons on charge of stealing more than 33,000 liter oil from Parco pipeline near Chak 117-JB. Police spokesman said here on Tuesday that Assistant Security Officer (ASO) Parco Riaz Ahmad filed a complaint, contending that 5 accused Qaisar, etc. had dug a tunnel near Chak 117-JB and stole more […]
Read MoreHYDERABAD:Sindh Secretary for Works and Services Muhammad Shariq Khan Tuesday directed officers to ensure quality work with transparent utilization of funds in all ongoing development schemes and their completion in time. Presiding over a meeting here at the office of the Chief Engineer Buildings, the secretary also asked them to visit the sites of schemes […]
Read MoreQUETTA:Barrick Gold Corporation has paid the first $3 million to the Balochistan government as part of the new Reko Diq partnership. After the signing of agreements and completion of legal process last month, Barrick and the Government of Balochistan recently agreed upon the timetable for the disbursement of committed funds to the province. Reko Diq […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s Interim Management Committee Najam Sethi on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and briefed him on the upcoming PSL8 and revival of departmental cricket. Najam Sethi apprised the prime minister of the steps taken for the revival of departmental cricket and for the success of the Pakistan Super […]
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