QUETTA:Chief of Badozai tribe, Sardar Alyar Khan Badozai, has said that Rekodiq Copper and Gold project’s agreement concluded with Barrick Gold Corporation without taking into confidence the local tribes of Rekodiq was not acceptable to the local tribes of Chagai. Addresses a press conference at Quetta Press Club here on Saturday, he said that […]
Day: March 4, 2023
Contempt petitions filed against Imran Khan in LHC
LAHORE:Several petitions against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan were submitted to the Lahore High Court on Saturday. The petitions were filed by Bashir Ahmad Chohan, Mashkoor Hussain, Naeem Qamar Advocate and Nadeem Sarwar Advocate. According to petitioners, PTI Chief Imran Khan appeared before the courts on Friday in the shape of groups and committed […]
PIA announces new Hajj fares
KARACHI:Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced fares for the 2023 Hajj pilgrimage. According to the notification on Saturday, the national flag carrier – Pakistan International Airline (PIA) – will begin pre-Hajj operations from June 6 till May 21. For the first time in history, the national flag carrier will charge fares in US […]
Punjab Assembly elections: Imran finalizes candidates from Lahore
LAHORE:In view of elections to be held in Punjab on April 30, 2023, former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has finalized the candidates from Lahore on Saturday. Imran has awarded the party ticket to former federal minister Hammad Azhar who will contest the election from PP-125, Lahore. Similarly, the name […]
Sindh Secretariat becomes scrapyard of useless official vehicles
KARACHI:The Sindh Secretariat has become a scrapyard of official old, useless, wrecked and junked vehicles on Saturday. Apart from the main secretariat, the KDA building, Old KDA building and Block V have also become scrapyard of old, useless and wrecked vehicles. The bureaucracy has ignored the orders issued by the chief secretary in this […]
Cloudy weather forecast in Balochistan
QUETTA:Pakistan Meteorological Department, Regional Center, Quetta has forecast that mainly cloudy weather is expected in most districts of the province. However, rain thunderstorms may occur in Quetta, Bolan, Ziarat, Pishin, Harnai, Barkhan, Zhob, Sibi, Kohlu and its surrounding areas of the province during the next 24 hours. Weather forecast for next 48 hours; mainly […]
Authorities ban Women’s Day march in Lahore
LAHORE:Authorities in Lahore have refused permission for a rally to mark International Women’s Day, which regularly meets a fierce backlash in the conservative, patriarchal country. Marches have been held in major cities all over Pakistan since 2018 to bring attention to women’s rights. Lahore city authorities cited the “controversial cards and banners” commonly […]
CS appreciates My Karachi Expo, extends full support to KCCI’s for all such events improving Karachi’s image
KARACHI:Chief Secretary Sindh Sohail Rajput, during his visit to My Karachi Exhibition here on Saturday, extended full support and cooperation to Karachi Chamber for all such events which help in promoting the soft image Karachi were focused on improving Karachi’s image. Thousands of people with their families continued to pour into the Expo Center […]
CTD tracks down eight suspects in Lahore, Sargodha
LAHORE:The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and other law-enforcement agencies claimed on Saturday to have arrested eight alleged terrorists who were planning activities in Lahore and Sargodha. The CTD officials said they had thwarted a terrorism bid by arresting five suspects in Lahore and three in Sargodha. Those arrested in Lahore have been identified as Luqman Shahid, […]