Diamer Basha Dam project to be executed on priority basis
ISLAMABAD Nov 04 (TNS): Minister for Power division Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has said that Diamer Basha Dam will play a vital role...
British authorities turn down NAB’s request: sources
ISLAMABAD Nov 04 (TNS): The British authorities turned down National Accountability Bureau’s request for bank account details of offshore companies owned by the Sharif...
36-episode Chinese series to be aired on PTV: Chinese ambassador
ISLAMABAD Nov 04 (TNS): A 36-episode television series called Beijing Youth will be on-air on PTV soon, tweeted Chinese ambassador Lijian Zhao Saturday. This will be the first...
SC seeks report on allegation of Lahore ‘faith healer’ brainwashing youth
ISLAMABAD, Nov 4 (TNS) The Supreme Court has directed the inspector general of Punjab police to submit a report into the alleged brainwashing of...
29 terrorism-related cases cleared to be sent to military courts: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD, Nov 4 (TNS): The federal cabinet, in its last meeting, cleared 29 terrorism-related cases to be sent to the military courts, Interior Minister...
CDA accelerates action against illegal housing schemes
ISLAMABAD, Nov 4 (TNS): Mayor of Islamabad and Chairman, Capital Development Authority (CDA), Sheikh Anser Aziz said that Authority has further accelerated the action...
Islamabad: Over 1,000 smuggled smart phones seized
ISLAMABAD Nov 4 (TNS): Custom Intelligence have thwarted an attempt to smuggle over one thousand smart phones from Dubai to Islamabad and arrested a...
Afghan gov’t territorial control dips to lowest level: US report
ISLAMABAD Nov 04 (TNS): The government of Afghanistan's territorial control has declined to its lowest level in two years while battling a resurgent Taliban...
Pakistan to probe complaint that Shell, Total, PSO added manganese to gasoline
ISLAMABAD Nov 04 (TNS): Pakistan’s state oil and gas regulator says it will investigate a complaint that fuel suppliers, including local subsidiaries of Shell...
Illegal logging a biggest threat to Pakistan’s natural forest cover, say experts
ISLAMABAD Nov 04 (TNS): It is the mafia who is the serious threat to natural forest resources, not the local communities. Illegal logging by...
