RAWALPINDI:Former interior minister and Awami Muslim League (AML) head Sheikh Rasheed was arrested from his Rawalpindi residence on SundaySheikh Rasheed’s counsel Sardar Abdurrazaq has confirmed that the AML chief has been arrested by men in plain clot…
Day: September 17, 2023
Transporters push up fares by 20 pc
LAHORE:After the increase in the prices of petroleum products, the transporters also exorbitantly hiked transportation fares on Sunday. The fares were increased by 15 to 20 per cent by public transporters.The fares for other citizens from Lahore have b…
Caretaker PM leaves for US to represent Pakistan at UNGA session
ISLAMABAD:Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar left for New York today on a five-day official visit to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly.He will address session of UN General Assembly Sept 22. In his address, the Pr…
Nawaz Sharif remedy for sufferings of Pakistani people: Hamza Shehbaz
LAHORE:Former Chief Minister of Punjab and Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Sharif (PML-N) Hamza Shehbaz said on Sunday that Nawaz Sharif is the cure for the sufferings of Pakistan and the people.Addressing the meeting of party organisati…
KP transport deptt urges govt to release Rs 1 bn for BRT
PESHAWAR:The Transport Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has urged the secretary finance to release Rs 1 billion for bus rapid transit (BRT).In a letter the Transport Department has sought Rs 1 billion from the Finance Department for BRT wherein th…
SJC, Judicial Commission witness major changes
ISLAMABAD:Important changes have taken place in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) and the Judicial Commission as Justice Qaiz Faez Isa took oath as the 29th CJP, according to report on Sunday.As per details, Justice Ijazul Ahsan has become a part of t…
Nursing school to be established in KIHD
KARACHI:A meeting of the governing body of Karachi Institute of Heart Disease was held under the chairmanship of Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab, in which various administrative and other issues related to KIHD were considered.It was decided that…
Justice Ejazul Ahsan becomes Supreme Judicial Council member
ISLAMABAD:Justice Ijazul Ahsan has become a member of the Supreme Judicial Council. As Justice Qazi Faez Isa was sworn in chief justice on Sunday, the Supreme Judicial Council and the Judicial Commission have been reconstituted.According to rules, the …
PAF concludes participation in multinational air exercise
KARACHI:The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) contingent concluded its successful participation in the multinational tri-services air exercise, “Bright Star 2023”, held at Mohamed Naguib Military Base in Egypt.According to the Spokesperson of PAF report on Sund…