ISLAMABAD:The High Court Bar Association Rawalpindi and Lawyers’ Literary Organization “Bazam-e-Tarveej Sukhan” are set to hold a poetry sitting on Wednesday at the Auditorium of the High Court Bar Association in Rawalpindi. According to the organisers, the poetry sitting (Mushaira) will be presided over by Anjum Saleemi, a renowned poet and literary figure. The event […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Railways has retrieved as many as 986 acres of its land worth million of rupees during various anti-encroachment operations across the country from the land grabbers. “Around 484 acres retrieved in Punjab, 141 acres in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 335 acres in Sindh and only 26 acres in Balochistan,” an official in the Ministry of Railways […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Mismanaged car queues are causing traffic congestion at Srinagar Highway due to car parking alongside the road of the popular weekly bazaar at H-9 Sector. The mega shopping bazaar and most visited place of the metropolis lacks proper management and coordination to make visitors park their vehicles properly. The entrance and exit to the parking […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees (CAR) and International Rescue Committee (IRC) on Tuesday signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” (MoU) that outlined operations and activities where CAR and IRC intend to collaborate to facilitate Afghan refugees in access to health and essential services. The vision of CAR aligns with the strategic approach of International Rescue Committee […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Director General of Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) Flt Lt (Retd.) Khaqan Murtaza held an E-Kachehri the other day, listened to the problems of the general public and assured resolving their grievances at the earliest. The Additional DGCAA, Director Airport Services, Director HR, Director SQMS, Director Operations, Director Air Transport and Additional Director IT also […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Food Department seized a truck loaded with 25 tonnes of flour near I-10/3 here on Tuesday. The truck loaded with 1250 wheat flour sacks of 20 kilograms, was smuggling flour from Gujranwala to Nowshera without a transport permit, said ICT administration press release. The truck (GLT-D-2455) was impounded and shifted […]
Read MoreRAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi District Police, in their ongoing operations against lawbreakers, conducted raids in different areas and rounded up 14 drug peddlers, bootleggers, illegal weapon holders and other criminals besides seizing over 1610 grams charras, 10 liters liquor, 41 kites, a 30 bore pistol, ammunition, a dagger and other items from their possession. According to a […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:A Transgender Human Rights Activist, Nayab Ali, Tuesday urged all political parties to include Transgenders’ Protection Rights in their parties’ manifesto. Talking to reporter here on Tuesday, Nayab said that all political parties should include for protection of women and transgenders’ rights in their manifesto on priority basis to end violence, exploitation and injustice in […]
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