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Former JI Ameer Munawar Hassan passes away
LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami former Ameer Syed Munawar Hassan has died at the age of 79.
The fiery orator, who left deep mark on country’s politics as a student leader during late 1950s and 60s and later as head of the JI from 2009…
Govt grounds 262 pilots over dubious licences
ISLAMABAD: Some 262 airline pilots, whose credentials may have been falsified, will be immediately grounded pending investigations, Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan announced on Friday.
According to Sarwar, the pilots…
Loadshedding: Sindh CM asks PM , power minister to ‘wake up from sleep’
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Friday lashed out at the federal government for not addressing the electricity crisis that has taken over the province while it battles coronavirus.
“I don’t understand when K-Electric says…
Govt approves massive hike in POL prices
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday approved a summary of recommendation to hike up the prices of petroleum products "in view of the rising oil prices trend in the global market", with a notification issued to announce the new…
SC issues notices to FIA DG, cleric Iftikaruddin
The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) issued notices to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general and cleric Agha Iftikharuddin Mirza in controversial video clip case and fixed the hearing for July 2.
Cleric Agha…
‘CPEC peak of great friendship, deep-rooted collaboration Pak-China’
ISLAMABAD: The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, called on the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh in Islamabad Friday. Several matters of mutual interest were discussed during the…
Pakistan signs $2.4bn tripartite agreement for hydropower project
ISLAMABAD: A tripartite agreement was signed on Thursday between a Chinese company and the governments of Pakistan and China for the construction of a 1,124 megawatt hydropower project in Kohala costing $2.4 billion.
Prime Minister Imran…
Pakistan Army to continue working for security, sustained socioeconomic progress: COAS Bajwa
RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army would continue working for the "provision of secure environment for sustained socioeconomic progress", Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa said Thursday.
According to a press release issued…
PM defends his govt’s coronavirus response
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday made a rare appearance in a session of the National Assembly and defended his government's coronavirus response after it came under criticism from opposition for being "confused".
"We bore…
PIA grounds 150 pilots for possessing ‘dubious licenses’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday said it had grounded 150 pilots with "dubious licenses", a day after the preliminary report of the Karachi plane crash blamed the pilots and the air traffic control (ATC) for the…
