KARACHI: Governor Kamran Tessori has administered oath to a 9-member Provincial Cabinet here on Tuesday (12th March, 2024). According to details: 1) Nasir Hussain Shah will be the Minister of Information; 2) Sharjeel Enam Memon will be the Excise and Taxation; 3) Saeed Ghani will be the Minister of Local Govt. and Public Health; 4) […]
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RAWALPINDI: The Provincial Home Department has issued a notification proclaiming that PTI founder Imran Khan (IK) would not be allowed to hold meetings inside the Adiala jail here for two weeks due fear of a terrorist attack. While Media has been directed to move two kms away from the jail, authorities have been asked to […]
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KARACHI: Revolutionary leftist poet Habib Jalib died this day 31 years ago. Jalib, who migrated to Pakistan in 1947, commenced his career with Urdu daily Imroze published from this Metropolis. During his fiery career he wrote against all the dictators. But one fails to understand – unlike the impact made by the poets and writers […]
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ISLAMABAD: Fifty-two senators, after completing their six-year term will call it a day on Wednesday (13th March, 2024). However, election will not be held against four seats reserved for the erstwhile tribal areas. Those seats were abolished after the merger of tribal areas into KP under the 25th Amendment of the Constitution. Election will be […]
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KARACHI: On the first day of Ramazan (12th March, 2024) bears roamed all over the PSX that shed 953.60 points, a negative change of 1.45, closing at 64,801.70 points against 65,755.31 points the previous trading day. A total of 321,709,242 shares valuing Rs 10.857 billion were traded during the day as compared to 548,764,652 shares […]
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KARACHI: Sarban (who was in his early twenties), a son of notorious Lyariite Rehman, was slain here in, what Police claims, an encounter in the Nabi Bux Police Station area on Monday (11th March, 2024). According to DIG-South Syed Asad Raza the slain Lyariite was not only attempting to organize a gang to carry out […]
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ISLAMABAD: India under Narendra Modi, continues to pursue a concerning trend of depriving Kashmiris of their properties, as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seizes 11 properties valued at billions of rupees in Srinagar, occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The ED’s action targeted properties on the pretext of an alleged bank fraud. A spokesperson for the investigating agency […]
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BEIJING: The navies of China, Iran, and Russia are holding joint naval drills in the Gulf of Oman from March 11 to 15, the Ministry of National Defense of China announced.The drills, dubbed “Security Bond-2024,” were aimed at strengthening maritime cooperation and safeguarding regional peace and stability, according to the ministry.The Chinese People’s Liberation Army […]
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MANHATTAN: UN Secretary General António Guterres, in his Ramazan message has asked to silence guns in the Middle East. “Today marks the start of the holy month of Ramadan – a period when Muslims around the world celebrate and spread the values of peace, reconciliation and solidarity. “Yet even though Ramadan has begun – the […]
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ISLAMABAD: The 3rd Margalla Hills Half Marathon was organized by Margalla Trail Runners (MTR) club at the Margalla Hills National Park where passionate runners from Islamabad and other parts of Pakistan took part along with the diplomatic community. This one of the kind half marathon is held annually in Pakistan with the uphill route of […]
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