Rs30bn kept for parliamentarians released in one go
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (TNS): Despite being plagued on all sides by political trials, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government has expended all the funds reserved...
APOTA calls off strike
Karachi Aug 21 (TNS): The All Pakistan Oil Tankers Association (APOTA) has called off its plan to hold a strike which was due to...
Slight chance of Zilhaj moon sighting on Aug 22
ISLAMABAD Aug 21 (TNS): There are slight chances of Zilhaj 1438 AH moon sighting on August 22. It is likely to appear on crossing...
Private cab companies have affected our earnings, say protesting taxi drivers
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (TNS): Taxi drivers staged a protest in Islamabad against online cab services, demanding authorities to ban Uber and Careem.
The protesters, comprising...
Criminal gangs reappear in Karachi: 3 bodies recovered
KARACHI, Aug 21 (TNS): The criminal gangs have started raising their ugly heads again in the mega city which had witnessed relative calm during...
KP, Punjab Govts to jointly fight dengue in Peshawar
PESHAWAR, Aug 21 (TNS): Amid the spread of dengue virus from Peshawar to Mardan, the provincial governments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab finally agreed...
Dire need for new trade specific export promotion agencies
KARACHI, Aug 21 (TNS): There is awful need for creation of new trade specific export promotion agencies having independent budgets and policies, industrial prime...
Over 128,500 Pak pilgrims reach Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (TNS): More than 128,500 Pakistani pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia under the government and private Haj schemes.
The number of pilgrims...
Underground water level precariously down in twin cities
ISLAMABAD Aug. 21 (TNS): The underground water level in Islamabad and Rawalpindi is going down precariously.
According to official figures, underground water level is depleting....
Rs. 53bn released for Public Sector Development Program
ISLAMABAD, Aug 21 (TNS): Under its Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) for various ongoing and new schemes, the government has released over fifty three...
