ISLAMABAD: Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) is an important institution that can play an effective role in redressing the grievances of public and promoting responsible journalism and media ethics in the country. Secretary Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Rashid Ahmad said this on Wednesday during a visit to Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) Secretariat. He assured […]
ATHMUQAM: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Wednesday said that the PPP leaders would sacrifice their lives but never let any harm come to democracy, adding that the government would ensure free, fair and transparent general elections and no one should have any doubt about this. “The process of holding another election will further strengthen […]
Karachi: Certain elements within the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), police, Rangers and the information ministry are trying to push the Shia community to the wall, the spokesman for the Jafaria Alliance said on Wednesday. Commenting on the report that Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik had ordered the FIA to probe the […]
SUKKUR: Senior Sindh Minister for Education Pir Mazhar ul Haq has said that 800 primary schools and 300 elementary schools have been upgraded to minimize the gap between the number of primary and secondary schools. He pointed out that the number of primary schools was low as compared to secondary schools in the province which […]
By: Munawer Azeem ISLAMABAD: A retired major was booked by Secretariat police for sexually harassing the Dubai based first Pakistani astronaut N.S. through emails, police said on Wednesday. The case was registered on a complaint lodged by a section officer of Interior Ministry. Earlier, the victim’s father had lodged a complaint against the accused in […]
RAWALPINDI: It is ironic. The mother of five, who sent her unholy cleric suitor from Talagang behind bars on Monday, is now living in fear for her brave act. While Qari MSAC may be cooling his heels is Adiala Jail waiting for his appearance in a court on Friday, his desire-turned-tormentor, Ms SS sits at […]
KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs Rehman Malik has said that there is an acute shortage of policemen in Karachi and recruitments have to be made in the police department to maintain law and order. Speaking to a group of journalists at the State Guest House on Wednesday, he said that after […]
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has withdrawn the condition of furnishing computerized national identity card (CNIC) number or national tax number (NTN) of unregistered person in case a sales tax registered person makes taxable or dutiable supplies to an unregistered person. In this regard, a SRO 880(I)/2012 dated July 17, 2012 has been […]
KARACHI: Protesting against programmes being held and books written on Mehdi Hasan without the knowledge and permission of his family, one of his emotionally-charged four sons at the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday said that if anyone wanted to do a programme on him in the future they would have to inform the family first, […]
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has expressed reservations over errors in electoral rolls, saying that a majority of ministers and lawmakers has been complaining against non-registration of votes by Nadra and transfer of votes from one constituency to the other. The chief minister said this while speaking to Interior Adviser to the […]
By: Malik Asad RAWALPINDI: An accountability court issued on Wednesday notices to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and other members of the Sharif family to respond to an application filed by the National Accountability Bureau for reopening three corruption references against them. Judge Chaudhry Abdul Haq observed that the Lahore […]
By: Nawaz Khuhro KARACHI: Special Assistant to Sindh Chief Minister on Media Affairs, Sharmila Farooqui, said on Wednesday that joint efforts are needed to give Pakistan peace, unity and love. “Peace building efforts are a must to improve national image of our country,” she said while addressing as chief guest at the concluding ceremony of […]
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