LAHORE: A revised list of candidates for women’s reserved seats of Senate in Punjab has been released, it emerged Tuesday. PTI candidate Sanam Javed’s name has been added in the revised list for women’s seats issued by the election commission. Sanam Javed moved to the Appellate Tribunal after her nomination papers were rejected by the Election Commission of Pakistan. The Appellate Tribunal of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday accepted the appeal of Sanam Javed and allowed her to contest the Senate elections. The tribunal comprises of LHC Justice Shahid Bilal Hasan ordered the ECP to include the name of

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) on Tuesday announced to discover new reserves of oil and gas at Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the company’s statement to the stock market the discovery has been made at the Togh Well-02 in Kohat after 2600 meters drilling. In the hydrocarbon discovery the company will obtain 2.842 mmcfd gas and 28-barrel oil from well number 2 in Togh Bala, an administrative unit of Kohat district,” the sources said. The well pressure has been 540 pounds per square inch with choke size 32/64. The OGDCL’s share has been 75% in

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has appreciated the timely action of the security forces to thwart the terrorist attack on the naval base in Turbat.

In a statement on Tuesday, the President appreciated the bravery of the soldiers and paid homag…

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik has said timely completion of the TAPI gas pipeline project is one of the topmost priorities of the government.

He was talking to Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan Atadjan Movlamov here in Islam…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Japan have reaffirmed to further enhance their bilateral cooperation by working together towards achieving the common goals for their mutual benefit. The understanding was reached during a meeting between the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Mitsuhiro Wada and Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb here in Islamabad on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said the government is committed to undertake reforms to bring macroeconomic stability and sustainability and increasing tax to GDP ratio remains a priority area. He underlined that the government would strive to achieve end to end digitization to expand the tax base, bring

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has directed the authorities concerned to expedite construction of Gwadar Power Plant. He was chairing a meeting here in Islamabad on Tuesday to review the progress on the project. The Minister said supply of electricity is essential in Gwadar and no delay will be accepted in this regard. He said development of Gwadar Port City, New Gwadar International Airport and East Bay Expressway will transform Gwadar into a maritime trade hub for the region and will boost industrialization in Balochistan. The 300 megawatt Gwadar coal power project is in the priority list

ISLAMABAD: Federal Secretary National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Iftikhar Ali Shallwani officially inaugurated the upgraded Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan (DRAP) building located within the Prime Minister Health Complex in Chak Shahzad, Islamabad on Tuesday. The Secretary was warmly welcomed by CEO DRAP Asim Rauf along with other officials. During the briefing, Secretary Iftikhar Ali Shallwani was informed in detail about the advancements and features of the newly upgraded building. Notably, he was apprised that the facility is powered entirely by solar energy. The Secretary commended this eco-friendly initiative and stressed the importance of environmentally conscious practices in all aspects

ISLAMABAD: After the militant attack killing six people including five Chinese engineers in Bisham area of Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, the Military pledged to ensure all those involved in aiding terrorism, directly or indirectly, are held accountable and find their due comeuppance. In a statement on Tuesday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the recent incidents of terrorism in Pakistan, notably in Gwadar, Turbat, and Besham, are dastardly acts aimed at destabilizing the internal security situation. While the first two attempts were successfully thwarted by the armed forces, the latest incident at Besham led to the loss