SARGODHA: The police foiled a bid to smuggle huge quantity of arms and arrested two smugglers during an operation here on Monday. DPO Sargodha Sajjad Hassan Munj addressing a press conference here at police line said that the police reacting to a tip-off started snap checking of vehicles and during search of a Sargodha bound...
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Role of PSX highlighted in raising capital for business growth
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Managing Director (MD) Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Mr. Haroon Askari has said that stock exchange was a great platform to raise capital for business expansion and growth. He said raising capital from capital market was more beneficial for private sector as it also increased the value of equity capital of well performing companies....
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Danish solutions for Pakistan’s water challenges
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan with its 200 million inhabitants is experiencing rapid urbanization and industrial development. Its population is facing a water challenge. Currently, it is the world’s 26th most water-stressed country, where 35 percent of the population lacks access to safe water. By 2025, the population is expected to cross 250 million, reducing Pakistan’s per capita...
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SHC issues notices to DG Rangers, IGP in missing persons’ case
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday issued notices to Director General Sindh Rangers, Inspector General Police Singh and others in the case pertaining to over 70 missing persons. The two-member bench headed by Justice Irfan Saadat heard the case of missing persons and sought a progress report on March 7. The court also...
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Honour killing has nothing to do with Islam: PM Nawaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Oscar-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy Monday called on Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif here at the Prime Minister. Talking to Chinoy, the Prime Minister said, “Customs and practices like honour killings have nothing to do with the divine principles and theories of Islam.” “The revolution brought by Islam in the world manifested through the...
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Massive protests paralyse Indian varsities as Nehru university students, journalists attacked in court premises
NEW DELHI: Massive protests paralysed one of India’s top universities Monday over the arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) President Kanhaiya Kumar on charges of sedition. Meanwhile, a group of men dressed as lawyers on Monday attacked the students of Jawharlal Nehru University (JNU) and journalists at the Patiala House Courts complex, accusing...
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Sale of cigarette banned in ICT without licence
ISLAMABAD: The District Administration has banned sale of cigarettes in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) without license and warned of shopkeepers of jail term in case of violation. The decision has been taken in a bid to make the federal capital a smoking free zone. Violators of the ban will be fined Rs 50,000 along...
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Punjab govt’s counsel refuses to defend Orange Line Train project
LAHORE: Khawaja Haris, Punjab government’s counsel, Monday refused to defend the Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project in the court. Khawaja Harid had been defending the provincial government in the Lahore High Court in a case filed against the construction of Orange Line Metro Train Project in Lahore, which will not only displace many people...
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Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbas arrives in Lahore
LAHORE: Mayor of Turkish city of Istanbul Kadir Topbas Monday arrived here on a two-day official visit for attending the inaugural ceremony of a Radio Cab Service being introduced in Punjab by the Turkish government. On this occasion, the Punjab government and the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality will also ink a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to...
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Nawaz Sharif for translating ties with Bosnia in economic partnership
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Monday emphasized on translating the excellent relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina into a strong economic partnership. Talking to Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedim Makarevic, who called on him here at the Prime Minister House, he said beneficial economic initiatives were necessary for enhancement of trade and business relations...