The Right of Access to Information Bill 2017, which was first presented in the upper house of the parliament back in May, was unanimously adopted by the Senate on Tuesday. It is being speculated that if this bill is adopted by the National Assembly (NA) and signed by the President, it would make access to information […]
LAHORE: The federal ministry of human rights says steps taken to protect rights in Pakistan have demonstrated tangible progress but also admits that getting data about human rights in the country is challenging. The statement has come during a meeting of the Treaty Implementation Cell (TIC) held early this month to take stock of steps […]
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday regretted that officials in his department had released incorrect and incomplete information to media. Briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, FBR chairman Tariq Pasha said that the premature flow of information was humiliating, adding that some officers had provided details to media even […]
MIAMI: Levels of arsenic in the groundwater of eastern Pakistan are “alarmingly high” and pose a significant health hazard to tens of millions of people who drink the water, researchers said on Wednesday. The study in the journal Science Advances is the first to create a comprehensive map of arsenic in the groundwater across Pakistan, […]
LAHORE: The new standard operating procedures (SOPs) of imposing a ban on video recording and photography at all the police offices and police stations of Punjab has made the job more challenging for the journalists who termed it an attempt to put curbs on their professional work. The SOPs were issued by Inspector General of […]
Singer turned actor Bilal Khan made a successful acting debut with recently concluded social drama Sammi that cast him alongside Sania Saeed, Adnan Siddiqui and Mawra Hocane. He received mostly positive reviews from viewers as well as industry insiders for his portrayal of a young, educated village teacher. Khan has been offered several TV projects […]
KARACHI: Mayor Wasim Akhtar on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with real estate tycoon Malik Riaz to launch a joint initiative to clean the city of garbage. The mayor and the Bahria Town chief signed the agreement at the KMC building for removal of garbage from the city. They exchanged documents and the mayor […]
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