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Eating, drinking and smoking at public places during fasting hours in the Holy month of Ramazan has been prohibited to ensure sanctity of the month, officials said Wednesday. In accordance with the provisions of Ehteram-e-Ramzan Ordinance, 1981 and the rules framed there under, all the provincial governments and concerned authorities in the province will ensure […]
A Complaints Cell has been established in the Ministry of Interior on the directions of Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. The Complaints Cell has been activated to address any grievances the general public may have against the officials of the Ministry of Interior and […]
A mine targeting a vehicle of civilians exploded in western Afghanistan and killed 12 women, four children and one man, Afghan media reported Wednesday. The blast occurred in Obe District of Herat Province, the Afghan Islamic Press reported. The Obe District security commander, Sher Aqa, said that the mine targeted the vehicle of civilians in […]
Twenty-seven Pakistanis detained in an immigration centre in the Malaysian state of Melaka are set to be released within the next few days to be reunited with their families in Pakistan before Eidul Fitr. Efforts to secure their release started following a visit last Friday by Pakistan High Commissioner to Malaysia, Mr. Shahid Kiani and […]
The moon-sighting committee announced Tuesday that the moon of Ramazan was not sighted anywhere in the country and the month of fasting will begin on Thursday. The chairman Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, said that the committee has not received any evidence from anywhere in the country. He said zonal committees in provincial […]
An accountability court in Rawalpindi Tuesday granted 14-day physical remand of prime accused in the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) graft case Tauqir Sadiq. Former chairman Ogra Sadiq, who was extradited from UAE early morning, was produced in the NAB court. Tauqeer Sadiq is the main accused in the 82 billion rupees corruption case. […]
Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Yousaf says the government soon will table a bill in the National Assembly against the printing of Quaranic verses in newspapers to stop there desecration. Speaking at the conclusion of 6th annual Madaras Media Workshop certificate distribution ceremony organized by the Dawah Academy of Islamic International University Islamabad the […]
Increasingly frustrated by his dealings with President Hamid Karzai, President Obama is giving serious consideration to speeding up the withdrawal of United States forces from Afghanistan and to a “zero option” that would leave no American troops there after next year, according to American and European officials, US media has reported. Mr. Obama is […]
Central “Ruet-e-Hilal” Committee meets in Karachi Tuesday evening to decide about the sighting or otherwise of Ramazan moon, officials said. Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Munibur Rehman will chair the meeting. Zonal Ruet-e-Hilal Committees will also meet at their respective headquarters for sighting the moon. The government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa made failed attempts to convince the […]
Former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was able to hide in Pakistan for nine years due to the “collective failure” of state military and intelligence authorities, a leaked Pakistani government report has revealed. The report also outlines how “routine” incompetence at every level of civil governance structure allowed the once world’s most wanted man […]
Afghan officials say that 17 Indian companies have agreed to invest in several sectors of the Afghan economy, Afghan media has reported. It is likely that the Indian companies will be investing in sectors like mining, Information Technology (IT), agriculture and livestock industries and logistics as these are the fastest growing sectors in Afghanistan. Experts […]
A meeting of the Energy Committee was convened under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar to review the arrangements made to implement his directions to ensure that no load-management is under taken during the month of Ramazan during Sehar, Iftar and Taraweeh. The meeting was informed that uninterrupted […]
