ISLAMABAD: To avoid a serious crisis in relation to the availability of life-saving medicines in the local market, the government has lifted the ban on importing medicines and raw materials from India. The statutory regulatory orders (SRO) issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Textiles state that the prohibition of trade with India will continue […]
ISLAMABAD: The opposition on Tuesday organized a Senate strike to protest what it described as the government's attempts to govern by ordinances. The tensions began when four ordinances promulgated by President Dr. Arif Alvi in May and July were placed in the house by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Azam Swati, towards the end of
As part of the government's drive to highlight the suffering of the Kashmir people, who have been enduring a strict confinement in occupied Kashmir since the Indian government took away their special autonomy last month, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, He called his Iranian, Turkish and Bangladesh counterparts on Tuesday to discuss the situation in
The issue of the alleged forced conversion of a 19-year-old girl from Sikhism to Islam has been "amicably resolved to the satisfaction of interested families" after negotiations between a high-level government delegation and a committee of 30 members of the Sikh community The governor of Punjab, Chaudhry Sarwar, announced Tuesday. in a cheep From his
The National Press Club (NPC) in Islamabad on Tuesday imposed a temporary ban on the entry and coverage of Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid at its facilities after allegedly using "insulting" language for a journalist who is being treated for cancer. The decision was made after the president of the NPC, Shakeel Qarar, met Geo
Six police officers, including a sub-inspector, were nominated in a criminal case for allegedly torturing a man, identified as Amir, until death in Lahore, emerged Tuesday. According to a first information report (FIR) presented on the complaint of the victim's brother, Amir, who worked as a gardener in the PF colony of Lahore, was summoned
Almost a month later, the human tragedy that is Kashmir continues to dominate India and Pakistan, and elsewhere, despite the multitude of crises that surround the world. In the midst of global attention focused on the protests in Hong Kong, Brexit and the US-China trade war, there have been considerable reports, as well as statements
PESHAWAR: The government is outsourcing six health centers in tribal districts to non-governmental organizations under the public-private partnership program, according to sources. "A proposal has been submitted to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Foundation, which will likely submit tenders after completing the necessary formalities and invite NGOs with experience in the provision of health services under
KARACHI: Karachi remained under thick, dark clouds on Monday and different parts of the metropolis received light and moderate rains during the second half of the day. The downpour continued to wreak havoc on the poorly maintained traffic, electricity and sewer systems of the metropolis amid the Met office's warning that the current system "is
ISLAMABAD: The Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU), Karachi, requested ARY Communications (ARY) to pay Rs992 million as taxes for 2013 claiming that the media house had evaded taxes through "misrepresentation, concealment and misuse of exemptions" . The alleged tax evasion for 2013 came to light at a time when FYY already questioned the findings of the
