At least two civilians were wounded after the Indian army resorted to unprovoked firing along the Control Line (LoC) and the work limit near the Chirikot and Shakargarh sectors, Inter-Service Public Relations said Sunday. (ISPR). In a tweet, the Army Media Wing said: "Indian Army troops resorted to an unprovoked ceasefire violation throughout the LoC […]
KARACHI: An accountability court was informed on Tuesday that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) had offered the National Office of Accountability to help repair the complaints of more than 5,700 people allegedly cheated by billions of rupees on behalf of the Fazaia Housing Plan. On Tuesday, investigating officer Aslam Pervez Abro presented a progress report
LAHORE: Apparently in panic after the adverse comments reported by the Supreme Court on the state of affairs on the Pakistan Railways, the public relations administration on Tuesday placed the services of Jamshaid Alam, Deputy Division Superintendent, Karachi, suspended in relationship with the hell of the Tezgam train on October 31 near Liaqatpur, Rahim Yar
The government is initiating a program to privatize a series of public institutions to make them profitable, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information, Firdous Ashiq Awan, told the media on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference, flanked by the Minister of Privatization Mohammad Mian Soomro and the Secretary of the Privatization Commission
ISLAMABAD: Admitting on the floor of the National Assembly that the prevailing situation due to a lobster attack is "unprecedented and alarming," the Minister of National Food Security, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, hinted on Thursday that he declared a "national emergency" in The country to deal with the crisis. In response to the points of order
KARACHI: In reporting on the increase in the salary of the "baseless" and "unfortunate" prime minister, the spokesman for the Prime Minister's office has clarified that there will be no increase in the official salary of the prime minister. The clarification was issued on Thursday in response to media reports alleging that the prime minister's
ISLAMABAD: The National Bureau of Accountability (NAB) informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly on Thursday that a reference would be filed against bankers and the Privatization Commission (PC) officials for irregular investments. The PAC was examining the PC audit report for 2012-13. The audit report indicated "undue favors and irregular investments
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court on Thursday ordered the proclamation and seizure of property by the London-based founder of Muttahida Qaumi and Altaf Hussain, and four workers in a case related to the alleged murder of two activists from the rival Pak Sarzameen party. The MQM chief along with eight suspects detained and fugitives have been
PESHAWAR / SWABI: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has set up a three-member committee to investigate the dismissal and murder of two health workers during the polio campaign in Swabi district on Wednesday. The committee has been told to submit its report within three days. A notification, issued by the department of internal and tribal affairs
Pakistan suspended flights to and from China on Friday with immediate effect, a civil aviation official said, while the death toll from a virus outbreak in China increased and the World Health Organization called it a global health emergency. "We are suspending flights to China until February 2," said joint aviation secretary Abdul Sattar Khokhar
