Saeed Ghani plays down MQM slogan of Sindh bifurcation
LAHORE (Dunya News) ? Sindh Local Government Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Saeed Ghani has on Sunday said that there is no demand of bifurcation in Sindh. ?When I heard the orders of razing hundreds of homes in Karachi on media, I said I would prefer to step down instead of demolishing the residential buildings.? Saeed Ghani also ...
Fawad’s musings shine light on PTI rifts
KARACHI: Internal rifts within the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf surfaced again on Saturday when a recently sidelined federal minister claimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan?s government was taking decisions without consulting its elected members. Pointing to an ongoing ?cold war? between elected and non-elected members in the government, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry told a private TV ...
Transporters charging inflated fares on pretext of POL price-hike
Peshawar Like anywhere else in the country, passengers, who are heading to their hometowns to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their families, are perturbed by the high fares and waiting in long queues for hours at intercity terminals in Peshawar. Despite that the government has formed teams for controlling increasing bus fares charged by bus operators, passengers have considered it as a ...
Amount for social protection to be doubled in next budget under Ehsas program: SAPM
Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Sunday,?Sania Nishtar said Ehsaas program has been developed while keeping in view the principles of state of Madinah.
سری لنکا کا نیوزی لینڈ کو 137 رنز کا ہدف
آئی سی سی کرکٹ ورلڈ کپ 2019ء کے تیسرے میچ میں سری لنکا نے نیوزی لینڈ کو میچ جیتنے کے لئے 137 رنز کا ہدف دیا ہے۔ صوفیہ گارڈنز کارڈف میں کھیلے جارہے ورلڈ کپ کے تیسرے میچ میں نیوزی لینڈ کیخلاف سری لنکا کی بیٹنگ لائن ابتداء ہی سے مشکلات کا شکار رہی۔ میچ کی دوسری ہی بال پر تھریمانے ...
Shehbaz Sharif condemns govt over petrol price hike and adding to 'public's woes'
LAHORE: Leader of Opposition, Shehbaz Sharif condemned the government on Sunday over the consistent escalation of petrol prices in the country adding to problems for the public. Earlier on Saturday, the price of petrol outstretched by Rs4.26 leading to a cost of Rs112.68 per liter while kerosene and light diesel oil had prices increased by Rs1.69 and Rs1.68 per ...
Fawad Chaudhry denies internal rifts in PTI
?Neither is there any rift within the party nor the government going anywhere,? he said in a tweet, adding there is a consensus among them that if a democratic set-up is to flourish in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan?s success is a must. The prime minister got a broken system but he is trying to make it stand [on ...
PWDs to have access to health card’s facilities
Islamabad The government has decided to ensure access of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) to quality indoor healthcare services under health card scheme throughout the country for medical treatment of various diseases from the standard hospitals. According to an official of Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, presently there was burden on the government hospitals in the federal capital which ...
British Airways resumes Pakistan flights
ISLAMABAD: British Airways has resumed its flights to Pakistan ten years after suspending them over security concerns. British High Commissioner to Islamabad Thomas Drew on Sunday called it a "a big day for UK and Pakistan. He tweeted that British Airways first flight on its new direct service to Islamabad has taken off from London Heathrow. " It can look forward to ...
Ruet-e-Hilal moon-sighting tomorrow
Islamabad A meeting of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee would be held in Karachi on Tuesday evening for sighting the crescent of Shawwal-ul-Mukarram 1440 AH, said an official of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony.
بلّا ہے یا جادو کی چھڑی؟
بھارتی کرکٹ ٹیم کے کپتان ویرات کوہلی کو ایک روزہ انٹرنیشنل میچوں میں تیز ترین 10 ہزار رنز بنانے والے بیٹسمین ہیں،حریف ٹیموں کےکھلاڑی ان کی طرح رنز بنانے کے لئے کوشاں رہتے ہیں اور چاہتے ہیں کہ کوہلی کا بلّا ہمیں مل جائے تو شاید ہم بھی اچھا اسکور کر سکیں۔ ویرات کوہلی سخی دل بھی مشہور ہیں اور اپنے ...
PM Khan delivered historic speech at OIC: Firdous Awan
In a series of tweets, Fridous Ashiq Awan said the prime minister represented true feelings of Muslim Ummah and draw a way forward to highlight the real identity of Islam. The SAPM further said Imran Khan has made it clear that political struggle of Kashmiris for their right to self-determination should not be branded as act of terrorism. Prime Minister Imran Khan on ...
Construction work on Mohmand Dam underway speedily
Chairman Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Muzammil Hussain?and jirga of area?s notables visited the project site to inspect?construction work on the roads on both banks of River Swat. ?In addition to making lucrative compensation to the affectees for their?land and assets, a sum of Rs.4.61 billion will also be spent for?development of the project area as confidence building ...
Amount for social protection to be doubled in next budget under Ehsas program: SAPM
The Special Assistant said under the Asset Transfer Scheme of Ehsas program, sewing machines and agricultural tools will be provided to the poor segments of the society.
PM Imran takes notice of Zartaj Gul's letter to Nacta
According to Naeemul Haq, PM's Chief Of Staff, the prime minister has directed Gul to withdraw her letter to Nacta. This newspaper on Sunday that State Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul made an official written request to Secretary Interior Major (retd) Azam Suleman Khan to appoint her sister Shabnam Gul in the National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta). ...
After gap of 11 years, British Airways resumes Pakistan flights today
The anticipation from customers and colleagues has been palpable and we hope customers in both the UK and Pakistan will enjoy the classically British service we offer, with thoughtful bespoke touches.? Aftab Khan who speaks both English and Urdu, and is one of the crew operating the inaugural flight, said: ?I can?t wait for what will be such a wonderful ...
Relief packages to benefit people
Hyderabad The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Hyderabad division’s Vice President Imran Qureshi has said the PTI’s government is making policies for welfare of the people, adding that soon the people will benefit from different relief packages. In a statement issued here on Sunday, Qureshi said the government was compelled by the prevailing circumstances to increase the price of the petroleum products and other ...
Issues of professionals working in the public sector being resolved: Buzdar
Issues of professionals working in the public sector are being resolved and the approval of the technical allowance for engineers in Punjab is the acknowledgement their talent, said the CM. The chief minister said that technical allowance equal to 1.5 times of the basic salary will be given to engineers working in the specific departments. This allowance will be ...
کراچی کے 10 سے زائد مقامات پر پولیو وائرس کی تشخیص
کراچی کے 10 سے زائد مقامات کے ماحولیاتی نمونوں میں پولیو وائرس سامنے آیا ہے۔ دستاویز کے مطابق کراچی کے جن علاقوں کے ماحولیاتی نمونوں میں پولیو وائرس کی تشخیص ہوئی ہے ان میں صدر، گڈاپ، گلشن اقبال، کورنگی، لانڈھی، بلدیہ، لیاقت آباد، سائٹ، اورنگی ٹاؤن اور دیگر علاقے شامل ہیں۔ دستاویز میں کہا گیا ہے کہ تاریخ میں پہلی ...
Bureaucratic inefficiency troubles Pakistani students in China
The chief minister had instructed the University of Education to continue paying the scholarship funds for the students studying Chinese language in China after they were selected on merit under a government-to-government commitment. Sources in the chief minister?s secretariat said the University of Education had caused the Punjab government embarrassment by not releasing funds in time despite clear instructions. ...
