KARACHI: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Traffic Police Ahmed Nawaz suspended 17 personnel and officers involved in ‘unlawful’ checking and issuing challans to the citizens while cordoning off the streets in Karachi. According to a report on Saturday, DIG Traffic took stern action against the cops who assembled in groups and used to stop motorists just for issuing challans. DIG Ahmed Nawaz suspended 17 traffic cops including SO and Record Keeper Mahmoodabad after they were found guilty of causing unnecessary trouble to the public under the pretext of conducting checks on the city’s main roads. The suspended traffic cops have

KARACHI: Sindh’s Energy Minister Nasir Shah Saturday opposed suggestion of tax imposition over solar panels. “Certain quarters have recommended imposition of tax on solar panels to federal government. This step will further overburden the poor class,” Nasir Hussain Shah has said in a statement. “I plead to the prime minister avoid imposing tax on solar panels,” provincial minister said. He also suggested offering convenience packages to people for purchase of solar panels. It is to be mentioned here that the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has proposed the federal government to impose tax on individuals using solar panels for residential

Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only surface link of the occupied Kashmir Valley with the rest of the world, was blocked due to slippery conditions and mudslides at various locations in Ramban district, today. According to a Kashmir Media Service report on Saturday, the slippery conditions at Dalwas, Mehar and Hingani besides road shrinking due to mudslide at Dalwas prompted the authorities to close the highway for vehicular movement. Meanwhile, the Mughal Raod, connecting the Valley’s Shopian district to Poonch and Rajouri district, remained also closed in view of the inclement weather and accumulation of snow on the road stretch

PESHAWAR: A Session Judge Shakirullah Marwat was abducted by unknown armed men in Dera Ismail Kahn, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Hafiz Muhammad Adnan said today that unknown armed men abducted the Sessions Judge near Tank and Dera Ismail Khan border. They left the session judge’s car and driver there and took the judge along, officials said. The KP CM has taken notice of the issue and ordered the police authorities to ensure safe recovery of the kidnapped judge. On the other hand, Pakistan People’s Party Central Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi termed the abduction of the judge

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has increased the federal government’s wheat procurement target of 1.4 million metric tons to 1.8 million metric tons.

Announcing this major step for the farmers before his departure to Saudi Arabia on Sa…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday left for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend the special meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Global Cooperation, Growth and Energy tomorrow (Sunday). The Prime Minister has been invited to attend the moot by Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Muhammad bin Salman Al Saud and the founder and chief executive of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab. The Prime Minister will present Pakistan’s position regarding global health, financial technologies, information technology, inclusive growth, regional cooperation and balanced use of energy in the context of global development. On the sidelines, the

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has refuted the reports of imposition of fixed tax on the solar power. In a statement on Saturday, the Power Division stated that there is no truth in the news of solar power fixed tax. The Central Power Purchasing Agency or Power Division has not sent any such summary to the government in this regard. The Power Division said the Net Metering Policy of 2017 was aimed at promoting alternative energy in the system. There has been a phase where the solarization has increased very rapidly. The Power Division said that such proposals and amendments are

ISLAMABAD: About the conduct of a Judge, Justice Athar Minallah, a judge of the Supreme Court, advised the judges to go through a Code of Conduct by Imam Abu Hanifa (RA) and act upon it. If the said Code of Conduct is observed by our judges, it can revolutionize our judiciary, he added. He expressed these views in a certificate-awarding ceremony held here at the Federal Judicial Academy on Saturday. The ceremony held at the conclusion of a two-week Federal Judicial Education Programme (FJEP) in which Justice Athar Minallah graced the ceremony as the chief guest. Justice Athar Minallah emphasized