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Begum Shamim Akhtar dies in UK
ISLAMABAD: Begum Shamim Akhtar, mother of former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif , and opposition leader , Mian Shahbaz Sharif, died in United Kingdom on Sunday. She was 89.
Begum Shamim Akhtar had opted to stay with Nawaz Sharif when he left…
Gawader goes operational: first vessel arrives with load
ISLAMABAD: Under the directions of the prime minister of Pakistan to kick start operations at the Gwadar port, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has taken initiative which resulted in arrival of the first fish carrier containing 200 tons of…
Capital remained blocked for second consecutive day
ISLAMABAD: The federal capital remained blocked for second consecutive day on Monday due to sit in of a right wing party …Tehreekp-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP).
The mobile service in Islamabad also remained suspended for the second day that…
Shaharyar Afridi: Kashmir dispute may lead to nuke conflict in region
ISLAMABAD, President Azad Kashmir, Sardar Masood Khan , has saidIslamic renaissance could only save Muslims in Southeast Asia.
He was presiding over the international Kashmir Convention hosted by the World Kashmir Forum here on…
Global forums appreciate NAB awareness strategy
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman, Justice Javed Iqbal, on Friday presided over a meeting to review awareness and prevention strategy. The meeting was attended by Hussain Asghar, deputy chairman, NAB, Syed Asghar…
Farmers beaten instead of getting increase in wheat support price
Lahore: The Lahore police thrashed the farmers here on Wednesday who were on sit in to get their demands met by the Punjab government for increase in wheat and sugarcane support price.
The farmers had gathered at Thokar Niaz Baig Lahore…
JI chief: World Bank, IMF responsible for Pakistan’s economic meltdown
ISLAMABAD: Terming interest-based economic system as a major cause of exonmic crises in Pakistan, Jamaat-e- Islami (JI) chief , Senator Sirajul Haq , on Tuesday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government was pushing the country…
FBR probe unearths benami transactions of billions in sugar sector
ISLAMABAD:Benami Zone II, Lahore has taken up the investigation of 5 sugar mills for the verification of benami transactions.
An official handout issued here said purchasers with the largest quantities as declared by the mills in their…
Jazz management moves court against FBR for respite, de-sealing of head office
ISLAMABAD: Following the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) punitive action of Wednesday, Jazz management on Thursday moved Islamabad High Court (IHC) for immediate remedy and de-sealing of its head office in Islamabad.
FBR had taken extreme…
