IHC seeks report regarding FIRs against journalists

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought report from secretary interior regarding the registration of cases across the country against TV anchors including Arshad Sharif, Sami Ibrahim and Moeed Pirzada. Chief Justice Athar Minallah, hearing the case, also stopped the provision of the custody of said TV anchors to other provinces without the approval […]

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PEMRA bans ads of illegal housing societies on TV channels

RAWALPINDI:Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on the request of Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has banned advertisements of illegal and unapproved private housing schemes on television channels. According to Spokesman RDA Hafiz Irfan, all satellite TV channels, all FM radios and all distribution networks had been directed by PEMRA that no advertisement of unapproved and […]

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KP notifies posting of 7 officers in minor reshuffle

PESHAWAR:The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa notified the transfer and posting of seven senior officers in public interest, said a notification issued here on Monday. According to the notification, Muhammad Zubair Asghar Qureshi (PAS BS-21), who was awaiting posting in Establishment Department has been transferred and posted as Director General (DG) Provincial Services Academy, Peshawar […]

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JI stages sit-in against water shortage

KARACHI:Thousands of people took to Shahrah-e-Faisal to record their protest against the very basic issue of water shortage in the metropolis. People from all walks of life participated in the protest. On the occasion, people, including women came forward and shared their respective ordeals while facing the shortage of water. Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman […]

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Govt to make sincere efforts to contain Sherani wildfire: Senate told

ISLAMABAD:Leader of the House in the Senate Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar on Monday assured the house that the federal government will make sincere efforts to contain wildfire in Sherani area of Balochistan. Replying to the calling attention notice of the Senator Kamran Murtaza in the Senate on the issue of wildfire in Sherani area of […]

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Pakistan launches Made in Pakistan for Australia for enhancing trade with Australia

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi Monday said that the government has launched ‘Made in Pakistan for Australia’ campaign on facebook and twitter for enhancing country’s exports with Australia. Responding to a question of MNA Ms Shamsu Nisa in National Assembly during question hour, he said the main aim of the campaign was to […]

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KP Assembly for reduction in medicine prices

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Monday demanded reduction in medicine prices while observing that prices of medicines have become beyond the purchase power of common man. An adjournment motion submitted by Humera Khatoon, Sirajuddin and Inayatullah Khan of Jamaat-e-Islami said inflation had already made the lives miserable for poor people while on the other hand the rates […]

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SUTC releases list of applicants applied for post of Assistant Lineman in HESCO

HYDERABAD:The Director of Sindh University Testing Center (SUTC) Dr. Aftab Chandio Monday informed that SUTC has issued the provisional lost of eligible and ineligible candidates who applied for the post of Assistant Lineman in Hyderabad Electric Supply Company. The list has been released after completing the scrutiny of applications submitted by the applicants for above […]

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