LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Thursday expressed grave concern over the decision to exclude two sitting PPP lawmakers from the list of accused in the murder case of Nazim Jokhio on grounds of lack of evidence. In a statement, HRCP observed that this development follows closely on the heels of the pressure […]
KARACHI: Acting President of Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) Farrukh Qandhari on Thursday appealed to newly elected Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to reduce electricity tariff. He said that as soon as Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif took office, he was mobilized to face the economic challenge which is welcome. The unnecessary increase in electricity […]
KARACHI: Bandits looted Rs2 million from a bank in Karachi on Thursday. According to police, a gang of bandits entered a bank within the jurisdiction of Shahrah-e-Noor Jehan police station, held security guards and staff hostage at gunpoint, collected cash. They fled to unknown destination with booty after swift operation. The bandits also took away […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Thursday took serious notice of ongoing unscheduled power load-shedding in various parts of the country. The Authority summoned the heads of power plants closed due to technical or shortage of fuel on Friday at the NEPRA Headquarters, said a statement. The Authority also summoned officials of […]
LAHORE: Kalsoom Panezai, Member, Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal, has called on the authorities to get the funds of Balochistan Baitulmal released immediately so that the released funds could be utilized for treatment of poor patients and for shouldering the educational expenditures of deserving students of the province. In a statement issued here on Thursday, she said that […]
RAWALPINDIN: Hungarian Ambassador Bela Fazekas Thursday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ, said a statement issued by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, overall regional situation and measures to enhance bilateral defence collaboration between both countries were discussed. COAS said that Pakistan […]
KARACHI: Japan acting Consul General Ashida Katsunori called on Administrator Karachi, Sindh government’s Spokesman Barrister Murtaza Wahab in his office here on Thursday and discussed issues of mutual interest. Speaking on the occasion, the Administrator said that Japan is our friend and have good relations with Pakistan. He said that Japan has developed itself in […]
KARACHI: Pakistan on Thursday reported no Covid death in the last 24 hours, however, 123 persons were tested positive for the pandemic. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), So far, 13,559 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 8,097 in Sindh, 6,322 in KP, 1,023 in Islamabad, 792 in Azad […]
