Day: October 2, 2024

Islamabad:Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police arrested 15 criminals involved in various illegal activities, including drug trafficking and possession of illegal weapons, recovered drugs and weapons with ammunition from the suspects’ possession. According to a police statement on Monday, under the special directions of Inspector General (IG) Police Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, the ICT Police have […]

Islamabad:Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Health, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Bharath on Tuesday visited the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) to review the ongoing efforts to eradicate polio. During the meeting, a comprehensive assessment of the current polio situation and the challenges faced was presented. The review also included a discussion on the success of […]

Islamabad:An Accountability Court on Tuesday acquitted Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah and others in Nooriabad Power Project reference. The court accepted the plea of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to withdraw the reference and acquitted the nominated accused in the case. AC Judge Nasir Javed Rana announced the verdict on plea moved by the NAB. […]

Islamabad:The Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Transport Sector Group, Chen Chen, on Tuesday met Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal to discuss Pakistan’s transport infrastructure development. The ADB delegation comprised senior officers and specialists from the Transport Sector Group, while the Ministry of Planning was represented by Member for […]

Islamabad:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday accepted the intra court appeal (ICA) for hearing regarding the appointment of election tribunals in federal capital. A division bench of high court declared the ICA as maintainable against the verdict of single member bench. The order said that the petitioner stated that election tribunals were appointed under […]

Islamabad:Ambassador of Denmark Jakob Linulf called on Coordinator to Prime Minister on Climate Change Romina Khurshid Alam Tuesday and discussed mutual matters of interest, particularly assistance to Pakistan for transition to green energy, building climate resilience, water conservation, biodiversity conservation and protection. The two sides also discussed at length possible ongoing and future collaborative initiatives […]

Islamabad:Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed his satisfaction at the slowing down of price-hike which now clocked in at the lowest 6.9 percent when compared with runaway digits in the last 44 months. The prime minister lauded the government’s economic team for capping the headline inflation which now clocked in at 6.9 percent […]

Islamabad:Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony’s Additional Secretary Dr. Syed Ata-ur-Rehman on Tuesday urged the religious scholars to raise public awareness on the Islamic guidance regarding duration and benefits of breastfeeding. During a national interfaith dialogue on the ‘Role of Religious Leadership in Promoting Better Nutrition and Welfare for Women and Newborns’, he said […]