ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday summoned the details of the officers residing in government-owned houses while conducting a hearing on a suo motu notice taken over illegal allotment of the residences. The top court ordered concerned authorities to provide complete details of the officers illegally residing in the government-owned houses and hinted a...
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed on Tuesday has expressed resentment on Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed over poor performance of his department. While hearing the Railways deficit case, the CJP remarked, “90 people had lost their lives in Liaquatpur train accident. What you have investigated until now. You should have better...
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in his maiden meeting with newly appointed British High Commissioner Mr Christian Turner took up Kashmir issue and urged him to force Indian government to stop atrocities against the people of occupied valley. The chief minister said that Indian government has unleashed state terrorism against the people of Kashmir and their...
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Monday lauded the stance of the government of Pakistan over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) after the US criticism terming it encouraging and according to the national interests. The US should understand that Pakistan cannot abandon this most important regional project which has potential to turnaround our troubled economy, it said. President PEW Dr. Murtaza Mughal said...
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court (AC) on Monday summoned Asif Ali Zaradri on February 12 for recording his statement regarding the fake accounts scam case. Judge Azeem Khan issued the notice also summoning Ashfaq Laghari and Naudero House incharge Nadeem Bhutto. Previously Asif Ali Zardari was found involved in 8 cases pertaining to money laundering. Pakistan...
ISLAMABAD: Retired bureaucrat Sikandar Sultan Raja on Monday has taken oath as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in a ceremony at Supreme Court (SC) in Islamabad. According to details, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmad has administered him the oath. Earlier, parliamentary committee headed by Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari had named...
LAHORE: The number of individuals suspected to have contracted the deadly coronavirus has risen to five in Pakistan, with three of them admitted to the Services Hospital in Lahore, and two of them admitted to the Nishtar Hospital in Multan. According to latest updates available with the media, one of the two patients at the Nishtar Hospital is Pakistani. The three persons admitted to the Services Hospital are Chinese, hailing...
BEIJING: Pakistani students from Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) studying in the Engineering and Science University of Wuhan have requested help from the Chinese and Pakistani government amid alarming outbreak of the coronavirus in the Chinese province. A video message that was sent by the students stated that due to the virus no communication between Wuhan and China is...
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad on Monday summoned former president and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in the Thatta Water Supply Scheme reference, an offshoot of the multi-billion scam involving money laundering through fake bank accounts. The accountability judge also issued a notice to Nadeem Bhutto, in-charge of the Naudero House and co-accused Ashfaq...
ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has announced that its admission (Spring 2020) for MS/M.Ph, PhD and BS (face-to-face) will be open till February 14. As per the University’s annual calendar, there will be no further extension in this date. The admissions could be applied through Online. The Admission test for these merit-based programs will...