Petition filed over failure to control sale of acid
ISLAMABAD: A woman has petitioned Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking complete ban on “illegal” transportation, storage and sale of acids in the capital to protect lives of public at large. The case...
View ArticleTwo more dengue patients at Holy Family
ISLAMABAD: In absence of a mechanism to monitor dengue patients entering the country, Rawalpindi’s Holy Family Hospital has received two more patients who contracted the disease out of the country....
View ArticleDemanding equitable taxes through music
ISLAMABAD: With the upcoming announcement of the 2015-2016 fiscal budget, TheNetwork of Consumer Protection, Indus Consortium and Tax Justice Coalition have launched popular singer Jawad Ahmad’s...
View ArticleFull court hearing: Military courts nothing new, says LHCBA counsel
ISLAMABAD: The 21st constitutional amendment has directly affected more than a dozen Articles of the Constitution and also curtailed the power of the apex court, Hamid Khan, counsel for Lahore High...
View ArticleCurrency: Rupee stable against dollar
KARACHI: The rupee remained stable at 101.6/101.8 against the dollar in the inter-bank market on Wednesday compared to Tuesday’s close of 101.6/101.8. The currency market has remained stable for the...
View ArticleBilateral trade: Mexican investors eye Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is an important country for Mexico that wants to enhance bilateral relations for the benefit of both countries, said Mexican Ambassador based in Tehran and accredited to Pakistan...
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No room to zoom: Northern Bypass, link roads need of the hour: traffic SSP
PESHAWAR: Traffic SSP Captain (retd) Wahid Mahmood said the completion of the Northern Bypass and link roads is crucial to solving the provincial capital’s traffic congestion woes. Talking to The...
View ArticleAt least 90 killed in Ghana petrol station fire
ACCRA: At least 90 people were killed in a fire at a petrol station in Ghana’s capital, Accra, as they sought shelter from heavy rains that caused widespread flooding, emergency services said Thursday....
View ArticleUS says hackers may have accessed data on 4 million government staff
WASHINGTON: The US government on Thursday admitted hackers may have accessed the personal data of four million current and former federal employees, in a cyber-attack suspected to have originated in...
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Forming the govt : PML-N seeks Haripur tehsil triumph through bloodlines
HARIPUR: In the backdrop of widespread rigging allegations and calls for re-polls following the local government elections, politicos from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and...
View ArticleGoing back to the roots: Korean artist brings out emotions behind the images
Korean artist Hyun Ju Kim is all set to exhibit her drawings at the National College of Arts, Rawalpindi. The artist does not simply attempt to visualise an exotic cliché, but aims at brining out the...
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In LG polls: Rigging allegations continue to draw the ire of political parties
PESHAWAR / HARIPUR: Candidates have continued to voice concerns over rigging in the recently-concluded local government elections in the province. Nearly a dozen news conferences were held at Peshawar...
View ArticleElection misconduct: PPP vows to take up Gandapur’s actions with ECP
DI KHAN: Pakistan Peoples Party, an opposition party in K-P, has vowed to take action against Minister for Revenue Ali Amin Gandapur for his misconduct at a polling station in DI Khan after the...
View ArticleTraining under way : Police to have Special Combat Unit soon
NOWSHERA: The province’s first Special Combat Unit (SCU) being trained by the Pakistan Army on the model of Special Services Group will soon be included in K-P police, said IGP Nasir Khan Durrani on...
View ArticleWeapons procurement scam: Petition seeking summons for six officials...
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday dismissed a review petition seeking directions for an accountability court to summon six high ranking officials in a multi-billion rupee weapons...
View ArticleSnap reaction : Three killed over minor dispute
MANSEHRA: Three people, including two women, were killed and five others injured when they were shot in Darband, Manshera on Wednesday. The police said some women were filling their pitchers at a...
View ArticleConservation: ‘Raise awareness on citizen engagement’
FAISALABAD: “Raising awareness among citizens on the role they play in destroying the environment is the need of the hour,” Environment Protection Agency District Officer Shaukat Hayat said on Friday....
View ArticleRule of law: FIA director summoned on trafficking complaint
MULTAN: An additional district and sessions judge in Multan has summoned the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director for failing to register a case against human traffickers. He was summoned on a...
View ArticleModel Town: No membership sans undisputed land title, says LHC
LAHORE: Justice Ijazul Ahsan of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday disposed of a petition challenging listing of an LHC judge as member of the Model Town Cooperative Housing Society (MTCHS), saying...
View ArticleVacation fees: LHC seeks details of action taken against private schools
LAHORE: Justice Ali Akbar Qureshi of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday sought details of government action, if any, against the administration of private schools demanding charges other than tuition...
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