BARA: Industrialists and traders on Sunday staged a protest rally in the Bara tehsil of the Khyber district against the imposition of what they called illegal taxes on industrial zones in the tribal districts.Led by industrialists Tariq Afridi and Gul Min Afridi and Bara Anjuman Tajiran chairman Said Ayaz Wazir, the protesters were chanting slogans against the imposition of new taxes in merged districts.They...
Sunday, 30 June 2019
Transgender killed in Nowshera
NOWSHERA: A transgender was shot dead near Babu Khwar in the limits of the Cantonment Police Station on Sunday, official sources said.A police party was on a routine patrol when it spotted the bullet-riddled body of a teenager. The police shifted the body to the District Headquarters Hospital for autopsy and identification.The heirs reached the hospital and claimed the body where the slain was identified...
PTI has failed to come up to expectations: Liaqat Baloch
MINGORA: Deputy head of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Liaqat Baloch on Sunday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had failed to come up to the expectations."The people have disappointed with the policies of Prime Minister Imran Khan. The government has destroyed the economy by signing secret agreement with the International Monetary Fund," he told the JI workers at the Markaz Islami in Sangota,...
Relatives of abducted boy stage demo
TOBA TEK SINGH: Relatives of a 16-year-old boy, who was abducted three months ago, staged a demonstration and blocked traffic on the Gojra-Toba Bypass Road on Saturday night. The protesters chanted slogans against the Gojra City police for failing to recover Ali Hassan. The boy was abducted from Chak 372/JB but the police were not cooperating in recovery of the boy. Later, Gojra DSP Fateh Ahmad assured...
Two brothers killed in Charsadda
CHARSADDA: Two brothers were killed and two others sustained injuries here on Sunday, the police sources said. They said that a jirga was in progress over the settlement of a room dispute at Taj Plaza between two parties when accused Qadeer, Rasheed, Haroon and Saud forced their entry into the room and opened fire on the participants.As a result, Iqbal and Ilyas, sons of Shaida, were killed on the...
Bajaur becomes first tribal district to have regular courts
PESHAWAR: Bajaur has become the first tribal district where regular courts have started functioning within its territorial limits."Bajaur has won the title of having the pioneer district judiciary. It is indeed a historic event as now the inhabitants of Bajaur would get all the constitutional rights," stated Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court, Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth in a message after regular...
Govt providing best health facilities in hospitals: Dr Yasmin
JHANG: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that the government is providing best health facilities in the hospitals.She said this while addressing a function held to distribute the Sehat Cards at the District Council’s hall here on Sunday. Dr Yasmin Rashid said that the government was providing free medicines and other health facilities in the hospitals. She said that under construction...
Agitation of opposition will not work: Samsam
LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Information and Culture Syed Samsam Ali Bukhari has said that promoters of change and supporters of status quo are in a state of conflict in the country. The same political parties are united against Prime Minister Imran Khan again who opposed him in the past. He said that agitation of opposition parties neither worked in the past nor could bear fruit in future. Those...
PAT urges Buzdar to accept debate offer on killings
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Secretary General PAT Khurram Nawaz Gandapur has urged Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar to accept an offer by PML-N MPA Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan to hold a debate on Model Town killings Incident in Punjab Assembly.In a letter to the Punjab CM, the PAT secretary general said the Punjab government must accept forthwith Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan’s offer and...
Fares of passenger trains increase today
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Railways will increase the fares of passenger and inter-city passenger trains from 2 per cent to 8.5 per cent from July 1 (today).According to a PR spokesman, the increase in the fares has been done in a rational way after careful study of the fares of road and air transport. The current increase in the fares would reduce the additional burden of deficit being faced by Pakistan...
Angry protesters block KKH against restart of toll tax collection
MANSEHRA: The angry protesters on Sunday blocked the Karakoram Highway (KKH) to traffic against re-start of toll tax at Khatain-da-Galla on Sunday evening.The protesters set tyres on fire and blocked the traffic in accordance with their decisions taken in a meeting held earlier in the day. The protesters, who were led by PPP divisional president, Malik Waheed and district emir of JUI-F Mufti Kifaityllah...
Afghan refugee beats son to death in Swabi, say police
SWABI: A man beat his eight-year-old son to death in Gandaf Refugee Camp in Topi tehsil here on Sunday, police said.Shahi Mulk, head of Topi City Police Station, said that Izatullah, an Afghan refugee, beat up his daughter Saima and son Zeeshan black and blue with sticks. Zeeshan could not sustain the torture and died.The mother of the two kids had died two years ago. He said there were signs of severe...
Peaceful coexistence basic trait of Islamic society: speakers
ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a conference here have maintained that inter-faith harmony and peaceful coexistence are the basic traits of an Islamic society, adding that dialogue is the only way forward to resolve issues.The seminar titled ‘Pakistan Towards Peaceful Coexistence’ was organised by the Pakistan Peace Collective, a project of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in collaboration with...
Govt faced mafia in passage of budget: Firdous
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said Saturday that the government team faced a mafia in the process of the federal budget passage.Talking to media here outside the Parliament House, she said that the opposition parties focused on their personal agenda instead of the national one. “Opposition confined itself to lobbies and then...
Filling stations owners from N Waziristan stage protest
PESHAWAR: The owners of filling stations from North Waziristan staged a protest here on Sunday against non-payment of compensation.Holding banners and placards inscribed with different demands, the protesters gathered near the Peshawar Press Club and chanted slogans in favour of their demands. They said 69 petrol pumps had been destroyed during operation Zarb-e-Azb. The authorities concerned had promised...
IHC turns down bail request of Lawai, Raza
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday turned down a post-arrest bail request filed by former Pakistan Stock Exchange chairperson Hussain Lawai and Summit Bank Senior Vice President Taha Raza, who have been detained by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for investigations into a money laundering through fake bank accounts case.As the hearing resumed, a two-member bench comprising...
Lower Dir residents form rights’ body
TIMERGARA: The people of the Lower Dir district on Sunday formed Dir Qaumi Jirga (DQJ) to identify and resolve the main issues faced by locals through collective efforts and work for the development of the area.The body was set up under the banner of Dir Qaumi Passun (DQP), an apolitical movement that initially started on the social media and gained momentum especially after the federal and provincial...
96kg hashish, opium seized, three held
PESHAWAR: The police during an action arrested three alleged smugglers and recovered 68 kilograms of hashish and 28kgs of opium on Sunday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Suburb, Syed Atiq Shah, told a press conference that acting over a tip-off, the cops intercepted two cars in the limits of Bhanamari Police Station. The official said during the search, the police recovered 68kg of hashish...
Govt acting on policy of austerity, transparency, says Punjab CM
LAHORE: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the Punjab government is acting on the policy of austerity and transparency according to the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan.According to a handout issued here on Sunday, he said use of national resources for personal benefits was against public interest and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had set the trend of spending public money...
Strict action ordered in Pindi against preachers of hate speech
Rawalpindi: The City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, DIG Muhammad Faisal Rana has directed the officers concerned to take strict action against those involved in publishing hate material, illegal wall-chalking and uploading hate speech on social media.According to a police spokesman, the CPO had instructed the police officers to implement National Action Plan in letter and spirit and the Standard...
Pindi’s Fawara Chowk shelter home accommodates over 18,000 homeless
Rawalpindi: Over 18,000 homeless people have been provided free accommodation facility in Fawara Chowk Shelter Home during last seven months. According to focal person, Shelter Home/Sub-Registrar Cantonment Hafiz Muhammad Imran, 1002 homeless persons were accommodated in December 2018, 2511 in January 2019 and 2862 in February.Similarly, 3145 persons were registered in March, 3302 in April and 2732...
Hot and dry weather expected in most parts of country
LAHORE: Partly cloudy weather with hot and humid conditions was observed in the City on Sunday while Met Office predicted similar weather conditions for the next 24 hours.Met officials said that seasonal low lay over northeast Balochistan. A westerly wave is present over the upper parts of the country. They predicted that mainly hot and dry weather was expected in most parts of the country, while...
Saturday, 29 June 2019
‘No relief for poor in budget’
CHARSADDA: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao on Saturday declared the budget controversial, saying the government didn't give any relief to the people.He was addressing the participants of a rally at the Farooq Azam Chowk here. The rally was held to protest the spiraling price-hike and ill-conceived policies of the government.A large number of QWP workers, carrying banners...
Buzdar orders effective steps against child abuse Vows to eliminate land grabbers
LAHORE: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has ordered effective measures to control the incidents of abuse of the children and child pornography, and said that a comprehensive action plan should be made to avert such incidents and police should take strict action against the people involved in such incidents.The chief minister also issued instructions to the inspector general of Punjab to control...
Man killed over land dispute in South Waziristan
WANA: One person was killed and three others were injured in an exchange of fire over a land dispute in Shakai tehsil of South Waziristan tribal district on Saturday, official sources said.The sources said that Sperkai tribe had been at loggerhead with Khojalkhel tribe over a land dispute since long. The elders of both the tribes exchanged harsh words and traded gunfire. As a result, Muhammad Ali...
Efforts being made to issue visas to 5,000 to 10,000 Sikh pilgrims on daily basis: Sarwar
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Saturday said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had taken comprehensive measures for providing all facilities to Sikh yatrees.Visa services and security besides other services would also be considered for the Sikh pilgrims, he said.Talking to the media on the occasion of 180th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh at Gurdwara Dera Sahib,...
110 CCTV cameras to be installed at PINS
LAHORE: A latest security system has been approved for installation in the Punjab Institute of Neuro Sciences. Over 110 advanced CCTV cameras will be installed at a cost of Rs13 million and work has also been started in this regard.Punjab Institute of Neuro Sciences Head Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood disclosed it while presiding in a special meeting. He said to ensure fool proof monitoring proper control...
Two gangs busted in capital, vehicles recovered
Islamabad: The Islamabad Police busted two gangs of criminals and recovered snatched vehicles and weapons from their possession, a police spokesman said.According to details, Muhammad Tanveer s/o Muhammad Nazir r/o Askari scheme III lodged a report with the Nilore police that three young boys booked his vehicle on rent for ‘‘Thanda Pani’’ and later snatched it along with documents at gun point.Following...
Five hurt in Lahore cylinder blast
LAHORE: Five persons sustained burns in a cylinder blast incident at a local factory in Shahdra police limits.Rescue 1122 reached the scene and shifted the victims to Mayo hospital. The victims were identified as Abbas, 26, Bilal, 22, Fayyaz, 27, Salman, 18, and Khalid, 28.The cylinder had exploded at Zeal Engineering Factory situated on Zikria Shah Darbar.
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President Alvi calls for addressing social issues
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi reiterated his pledge to play constitutional role to address the social changes and societal issues.Talking to a delegation of the Executive Committee of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), the president said it is imperative to address issues like malnourishment, infant mortality, high population rate and property rights for the women in the shortest possible...
Pak-Afghan ICC match: Manchester company behind controversial banners
HEADINGLY, Leeds: An unauthorized airplane flew over the Headingly Cricket Ground during an ICC match between Pakiastan and Afghanistan carrying controversial banners.The incident was followed by violent scenes outside the cricket ground between supporters of the two teams. Police have taken two persons in custody. Footage of the brawl has emerged on the social media.While Pakistan were looking to...
ICC hopes plane incident will not occur again
LEEDS, England: The World Cup organisers faced a major headache during the group match between Pakistan and Afghanistan here at Headingley when a small plane started to hover around the venue carrying a controversial political message.The International Cricket Council (ICC) has strict policies against displaying political or religious messages at any international cricket matches more so at the World...
Uncontrollable AIDS/HIV in Pakistan - Its alarming growth - Misuse of Global AIDs funding
Sitara -e -Shujaat, Nishan-e-ImtiazWhile looking at the salient features of budget 2019–2020, I noted that there are hardly any substantive funds allocated to health and education sectors. The most detrimental disease, AIDs spreading in Pakistan by leaps and bounds but unfortunately, like the other fatal diseases it is also not being taken seriously in Pakistan hence no required funding in the budget.Federation...
Legal minds explain Nawaz, Zardari’s surprise moves in IHC
ISLAMABAD: Incarcerated former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s decision to get a long adjournment of his appeal against his conviction and detained ex-president Asif Ali Zardari’s move to withdraw all of his three bail pleas came as a surprise to many.Both developments happened in a quick succession in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), which is the competent judicial forum as these cases fall in its jurisdiction.Nawaz...
PAT urges CM to accept debate offer on killings
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Secretary General PAT Khurram Nawaz Gandepur has urged Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar to accept an offer by PML-N MPA Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan to hold a debate on Model Town killings Incident in Punjab Assembly. In a letter to the Punjab CM, the PAT secretary general said the Punjab government must accept forthwith Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan’s offer...
PML-N MPA booked for torturing maid
FAISALABAD: Peoples Colony police on Saturday booked PML-N MPA Tahir Jameel on the charge of torturing his maid. Complainant Riaz Masih, father of maid Saima Riaz, filed an application with the police, stating that Bano Bibi, the wife of the MPA, allegedly tortured Saima while her two sons Afaq and Saad also abused the maid. On the other hand, no torture on Saima has been established in the medical...
111th Midshipmen & 20th SSC course commissioning parade held
ISLAMABAD: 111th Midshipmen and 20th Short Service Commission (SSC) course commissioning parade was held at Pakistan Naval Academy PNS Rahbar, says a press release on Saturday.The commissioning parade comprised 65 Pakistani and 12 Midshipmen from friendly countries as well as 98 cadets of Short Service Commission Course including 25 female cadets. Commander Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) Vice Admiral...
Pak-Afghan ICC match: Manchester company behind controversial banners
HEADINGLY, Leeds: An unauthorized airplane flew over the Headingly Cricket Ground during an ICC match between Pakiastan and Afghanistan carrying controversial banners.The incident was followed by violent scenes outside the cricket ground between supporters of the two teams. Police have taken two persons in custody. Footage of the brawl has emerged on the social media.While Pakistan were looking to...
ICC hopes plane incident will not occur again
LEEDS, England: The World Cup organisers faced a major headache during the group match between Pakistan and Afghanistan here at Headingley when a small plane started to hover around the venue carrying a controversial political message.The International Cricket Council (ICC) has strict policies against displaying political or religious messages at any international cricket matches more so at the World...
KP govt decides to relocate headquarters of three tribal districts
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to relocate the headquarters of three tribal districts i.e. Khyber, Orakzai and South Waziristan to enable government officials to better serve the local people.Senior government officials in Peshawar told The News that they may ‘rethink about relocating the deputy commissioners’ office from Tank to Wana, due to tussle between the Mahsud and...
Alvi calls for addressing social issues
By TT Singh CorrespondentISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi reiterated his pledge to play constitutional role to address the social changes and societal issues.Talking to a delegation of the Executive Committee of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), the president said it is imperative to address issues like malnourishment, infant mortality, high population rate and property rights for the women...
US charges ‘politically-motivated’, Naqvi’s lawyer tells UK court
LONDON: Abraaj founder and Pakistani businessman Arif Naqvi has told a court here that over a dozen charges brought against him and other Abraaj executives by the United States government in relation to the collapse of Abraaj are “politically motivated”.Before the Westminster Magistrate’s Court, Naqvi’s lawyer Barrister Hugo Keith QC said his client believes the US case against him is politically...
Govt working hard to arrange funds for K-IV: Murad
KARACHI: Sindh’s chief minister said on Saturday that he was committed to completing the Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme (commonly known as the K-IV project).Addressing a meeting that was held to review the present status of the K-IV project, CM Syed Murad Ali Shah said that he had been working hard to arrange funds for the scheme and was waiting for the National Engineering Services Pakistan’s...
Indian health minister bans biscuits in ministry meetings
NEW DELHI: Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has directed its ministry to stop offering biscuits in the departmental meetings, officials said Saturday.A circular issued by the ministry urged officials to provide participants with healthy alternatives such as roasted channa, almonds, dates and walnuts during departmental meetings of the health ministry.“The health and family welfare minister has...
2 dead, several hurt as windstorm wreaks havoc
TOBA TEK SINGH: Two people died and several sustained injuries due to windstorm at Gojra and Toba on Friday night. The windstorm was so strong that it damaged walls and roofs of dozens of houses, root-out trees and destroyed electric poles, signboards and billboards installed alongside various roads. Due to strong windstorm, a wall of a house collapsed at Chak 431/JB, Gojra. As a result, Nasir (35)...
Friday, 28 June 2019
Rs175m funds to Bars: Lawyer leaders vow to continue protest
ISLAMABAD: The legal fraternity has termed the distribution of Rs175 million by the ruling Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) among the bar association across the country as a dignified bribe to muster up support for the Presidential References filed against two judges of the superior courts.Pakistan Bar Council Vice Chairman Syed Amjad Shah, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Aman Ullah Kanrani,...
CDA asked to allocate three housing sectors for Pak expats
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Overseas Pakistan & Human Resource Development has asked the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to allocate three new sectors – C-15, C-16 and B-16 – in the federal capital for Pakistani expatriates.It is estimated that the CDA will be able to mobilise more than Rs48 billion by selling residential, apartment and commercial plots in C-15 and C-16 sectors only. Several...