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TOBA TEK SINGH: A passenger sustained injuries when some unidentified men opened fired at the Shah Hussain Express at Gojra on Friday night. The passenger was identified as Kashif of Lahore. Witnesses said when the train reached near the railway level crossing, the accused opened indiscriminate fire at the train and one of the bullets broke a widow-glass of a bogie and hit the passenger. The injured passenger was shifted to the THQ Hospital Gojra where doctors referred him to the Allied Hospital Faisalabad. The train was stopped by the driver after the incident and it remained at Gojra for half an hour. from The News International - National https://ift.tt/2ZE9kwb

FAISALABAD: Two people committed suicide in separate incidents here on Saturday. In the first incident, Shamim Bibi, who had recently married with Bahadur Ali of Syedwala, ended her life by swallowing poisonous pills. The motive behind the incident is said to be a domestic issue. In another incident, Zafar Iqbal exchanged hot words with his father Chiragh Din ober some issue. Later, Zafar committed suicide by hanging himself with a ceiling fan of his room. from The News International - National https://ift.tt/2LdTncr

LAHORE: An Ahle Tashee mosque that was shut for more than last 12 years over law and order fears was opened in the provincial metropolis here on Saturday. The mosque located in Phase 5 shall be fully managed by the DHA authorities. The administrator inaugurated the mosque on the eve of Moharamn ul Haram and more than 500 men and women of the Shia community from DHA and outside offered their first Maghrib prayers and recited dua for the well-being of the nation, Pak Army and Kashmir cause. The residents thanked the management for providing the facility of offering prayers. from The News International - National https://ift.tt/2ZGcuQb

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) faced revenue shortfall of Rs68 billion in July and August mainly because of import compression of $1.1 billion on a monthly basis, The News has learnt.The FBR used to collect around 38 percent taxes through imports. The FBR’s net collection on account of Customs Duty (CD) stood at Rs49.8 billion against the desired target of Rs65 billion in the first two months (July and August 2019), registering a negative growth so far.Total Inland Revenue (IR) target was envisaged at Rs286 billion but so far collection stands at Rs250 billion. However, the domestic collection of income tax, sales tax and federal excise duty has fetched Rs152 billion so far in the current fiscal against Rs110 billion in the same period of the last financial year.In IR, overall growth stood at 26 percent as income tax on domestic stage witnessed surge of 39 percent, sales tax on domestic stage 43 percent and imports 17 percent, Federal Excise Duty (FED) on domestic front ...

During the BJP election campaign, in an elections rally, Narendra Modi asked, in the context of nuclear weapons: “What do we have then? Have we kept our nuclear bomb for Diwali?” – as reported in The Hindu 21 April 2019. He went on to add that India had the capability to launch nuclear attacks from land, air and sea.The aggressive tone towards Pakistan from Narendra Modi’s BJP government continued after Modi’s re-election. The nuclear weapons and Diwali reference was remembered again, when on 16 August India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declared that India was thinking of reviewing its No First Use Policy (NFU) – which most recognised as a veiled nuclear threat especially if taken with Modi’s April statement. Certainly for Pakistan the message was clear, especially since the nuclear statement followed the Modi government’s illegal annexation of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK) with the intent of altering the demography in the occupied State. This illegal move was accompanie...

TOBA TEK SINGH: A passenger sustained injuries when some unidentified men opened fired at the Shah Hussain Express at Gojra on Friday night.The passenger was identified as Kashif of Lahore. Witnesses said when the train reached near the railway level crossing, the accused opened indiscriminate fire at the train and one of the bullets broke a widow-glass of a bogie and hit the passenger.The injured passenger was shifted to the THQ Hospital Gojra where doctors referred him to the Allied Hospital Faisalabad. The train was stopped by the driver after the incident and it remained at Gojra for half an hour.When contacted, district police spokesperson Attaullah claimed that soon after the incident, Gojra City police sub-inspector Muhammad Amir had rushed to the spot, but he foundthat the area where firing was reported was in the railway station’s limit so Gojra City police had not registered the FIR of the incident However, the railway police also did not register the FIR till the filing of t...

KARACHI: For the best part of his career, Lahore’s Matloob Ahmed has remained in the towering shadow of Shabbir Iqbal – the Jahangir Khan of Pakistan golf.But occasionally, the vastly-talented Matloob comes out of it.Saturday was one such day here at the Karachi Golf Club when Matloob produced his career-best performance to break the course record and take a one-shot lead in the 24th UMA-CNS Open Golf Championship.Matloob, who was trailing the trio of Hamza Amin, Talib Hussain and Shabbir Iqbal after the first two rounds of the Rs8.1 million championship, broke the course record of the historic KGC with a sensational round of 10-under par 62.His aggregate of 205 (-11) gave Matloob a slim one-shot lead but the way he is playing that advantage might well prove to be enough for him to win his third CNS Open crown. Previously, the KGC record (63) was held by the duo of professional Waheed Baloch and former national amateur champion Ali Hai. Both are from KGC.“It was just my day,” the 41-ye...

Islamabad: Despite pointing out several times the problems being faced by commuters travelling on the Islamabad Highway at the ‘Korang Nullah bottleneck’, no visible effort has been made to mitigate their sufferings.It was a highly appreciable step taken by the Deputy Commissioner of Islamabad, Mr Hamza Shafqaat, when after listening to the grievance in his office, he immediately issued orders, restricting movement of heavy traffic from 7 am to 9 am and then 5 pm to 7 pm on the Islamabad Highway.The orders were effectively implemented by the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP), but unfortunately for the morning only while the movement of heavy vehicles continued in violation of the orders of the Deputy Commissioner during the afternoon/evening hours of 5 pm to 7 pm.The Islamabad Highway was to be turned into a 5-lane signal free road from ‘Korang Nullah bridge’ right up to T-Chowk on the GT Road by December 2018 but it couldn’t be because of various reasons.There have always been many a rum...

Rawalpindi: Provincial Law Minister Muhammad Basharat Raja during a meeting with ulemas held here in commissioner office has directed to ensure peaceful atmosphere during Muharram-ul-Haram. Ulemas from different schools of thoughts have ensured to fully cooperate with local management during Muharram-ul-Haram particularly on 9th and 10th of Muharram.Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Captain (r) Saqib Zafar, Deputy Commissioner Chaudhry Muhammad Ali Randhawa, Regional Police Officer (RPO) Ihsan Tufail, City Police Officer (CPO) Faisal Rana and several other officers participated in the meeting here on Saturday.The Provincial Law Minister has directed to strictly abide by the code of conduct of Punjab Home Department during Muharam-ul-Haram. “We could not bear any kind of irresponsibility in this regard,” he warned. He has also directed local management to continuously contact with City Peace Committees (CPC) till ending of Muharram.District Khateeb Qari Iqbal Rizvi during meeting has ass...

Islamabad: The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration along with teams of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) and Capital Development Authority (CDA) continued clean and green campaign.Assistant Commissioner and Officers of ICT Administration with support of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) staff of Sanitation, Environment and Parks Directorates were engaged in clearing of area and cutting of grass, a spokesman of CDA on Saturday said. During the clean and green campaign in the city, Environment staff removed the wild rowth / vegetation in the F-9 Park, right of ways of the Muree Road, Malpur-Korang Bridge. from The News International - Islamabad https://ift.tt/34bSvw9

Islamabad: Huawei, along with the representative of Huawei ICT Academy, officially launched Huawei ICT Competition 2019-2020.The road shows at Huawei ICT Academies have begun. First was held at Mehran University of Engineering and technology, Jamshoro. The event started with an introductory session between representatives of Huawei and MUET.During the road show students were briefed about Huawei ICT competition and Huawei’s work in Pakistan. The students were very enthusiastic to participate, on the first day a massive number of students participated, out of which more than 90% were able to register on the online portal. For facilitation purposes students were made ambassadors for the registration process so that more interested students could register later.The preliminary round will be held in more than 70 countries worldwide, with an expected number of approximately 120,000 contestants from more than 200- colleges and universities. With the slogan of "Connection Glory Future...

Islamabad: The Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi has announced 16-point code of ‘Azadari’ for the oncoming Muharramul Haram, says a press release.He said ‘Azadari’ is our jugular vein in which no hurdle will be allowed and Zikr of Imam Hussain (A.S.) will be kept alive in every situation. He asked the Federal Interior Minister and the Provincial Government to form Muharram ‘Azadari’ Cells and all ‘Matmi’ processions will be taken out under the Junejo-Moosavi agreement signed on May 21, 1985. The Foreign Minister and the Prime Minister should not keep themselves to phones only and should go around the whole world to highlight the case of Kashmir. Protests are carried out by people while the government will have to carry out practical struggle as rights are always snatched and Kashmir will not be given as an alm. Pakistan’s foreign policy is a failure as those King for which our top authorities played as driver are strengthening the Indian back now.The government s...

Islamabad: Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institute of Customer Management, UK to facilitate mutual cooperation in conduct of national and international trainings and workshops.Joint Executive Director of the SDPI Dr. Vaqar Ahmed and Director of the ICM Dr. Osman Khan on behalf of their respective organisations signed the MoU on Friday here at the SDPI.Dr. Vaqar Ahmed said that we are grateful to the Board of Directors of ICM for considering SDPI for making this arrangement and communication with us in Pakistan.He said that SDPI is making efforts to aware the people about the concept of think tank in Pakistan."We are also developing relations with Asia and the Pacific think tanks to work and communicate on energy sectors in developing policies and building management capacity." Dr. Osman Khan said the ICM is a leading UK based organization for national and international training workshops."We are operating in...

Islamabad: Showcasing the works of 24 artists in different genres including painting, print, sculpture, ceramics, photography and miniature painting, ‘Gujlomeration’ opens today (Friday) at Gallery6. The exhibition, which is a conglomeration of artworks by the faculty and alumni of the School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Gujrat, and will be inaugurated by leading visual artist and art educationist of Pakistan R M Naeem.The department was established in 2007 and is one of the fastest growing art and design institute of the region. Its faculty and alumni are striving to achieve excellence and become comparable to other leading art departments across the country. They have been regularly participating in national and international exhibitions with desire to make additions in Pakistani contemporary art scene.The participating artists are Ahsan Ahmed, Aliya Amjad, Aniqa Ikram, Ghafar Mohiudin, Hafsa Batool, Haroon Habib, Hina Bashir, Irshma Butt, Imran Haider, M Asif Shari...

Rawalpindi: Students of Sadeeqa’s Learning System (SLS) Montessori & High School celebrated kindness week through series of activities held throughout the week, says a press release.The activities were planned by the teachers keeping in mind the age levels of the students. Skits and poems were presented in front of the Montessori students to introduce the concept of kindness to them. The primary students shared with their teachers and class fellows ‘small acts of kindness’ that can go a long way in spreading happiness while the senior students made charity boxes and collected donations in the form of toys, clothes and books to help the underprivileged.The senior branch of the SLS, Range Road Campus held a special assembly in this regard, as the week came to an end. The students threw light on this topic by performing short skits. Sharing your belongings, helping the needy, caring for the elders and the young ones, feeding stray animals and taking care of plants were some of the mes...

Islamabad: The third season of the music contest ‘Sarangi’ - an initiative of Serena Hotels ‘Cultural Diplomacy’ - was held at the Shishmahal Hall and attended by a large number of guests. An ambience suitable for the occasion had been created with a colorful stage; lighting and best of all, an orchestra playing delightful tunes of well loved Pakistani musical compositions during the time the guests were being seated after a high tea, setting the mood for what was to come.Contesting for the trophy was petite, sixteen years old Samya Ghafoor; serious and nervous, Humail Rajpoot; cheerful Najam Saleem and confident Atif Sunny. The judges were Asif Ali Santoo Khan Qawwal (an official student of Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. He is the grandson of Ustad Santoo Khan alias Mushtaq Ahmed and son of Ustad Manzoor Hussain and also the great-grandson of legendary Qawwali singer Moula Baksh Qawaal); Zoe Viccaji (a popular singer-songwriter and actress has been playing guitar and writing her own son...

Islamabad: On the instructions of National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, the Sub-Committee of the National Assembly Special Committee on Agricultural Products extensively deliberated upon the framework for revival of cotton in Pakistan, says press release.The Committee stressed that despite being Pakistan’s largest revenue generating crop with immense potential for comparative advantage, foreign exchange earnings and employment opportunities, cotton in Pakistan was beset by a host of enduring challenges on numerous fronts. A significant number of international organizations, scientists, researchers and cotton growers attended the meeting which was presided by the convener of the Sub-Committee Syed Fakhar Imam. The Sub-Committee presented its recommendations to National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser who later on held a press briefing on the same subject.National Assembly speaker stressed that the Special Committee on Agricultural Products is committed to assign substantive meanings to ag...

Islamabad: An evening of classical music featuring some of Pakistan’s greatest classical musicians was held at National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) as part of the on-going session of literary people called ‘Lok Baithak’ on ‘Traditional Musical Family Patiala Gharana’ at Lok Virsa Media Centre.The programme opened with a vocal rendition of Sufi kalam by Professor Shahbaz who was accompanied by Ustad Jalees on the violin and Ejaz Hussain on Tabla. The accompanists added to the perfection of Shahbaz’s rendition.Professor Shahbaz Ali, a musicologist, a singer, solo harmonium player, and a writer, while sharing his thoughts and experiences urged young musicians to learn from living legends so classical music may continue and flourish. from The News International - Islamabad https://ift.tt/2UiWimY

Islamabad: Roots Millennium Education in collaboration with China Radio International-CRI and Embassy of the People’s Republic of China organised Chinese Proficiency Competition for Secondary School Students (Chinese Bridge) at TMUC Auditorium, Sector H-11/4, says a press release.The ‘Chinese Bridge’ Chinese Proficiency competition is a large scale international competition sponsored by Hanban Confucius Institute, China. Chinese Bridge Competition is the most famous International Chinese proficiency language competition for non-native speakers. In order to provide a stage for the secondary school students to show their Chinese language capacity and meanwhile enhance Chinese enthusiasms understanding of Chinese Language and culture, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Pakistan jointly organised the event with CRI-Millennium Confucius Classroom.Students from different schools participated in the event. The 12th Chinese bridge competition had three parts speech, knowledge quiz an...

Islamabad: The High Achievers’ Ceremony was hosted by The City School, E-11 Campus at PAFSOM Arena, says a press release.The ceremony aimed at celebrating and appreciating the exceptional achievements of the citizens in GCE O’ and A’ Levels and SSC Examinations, 2019.AVM Dr Rizwan Riaz, SIM, Principal NUST Research Center, being the chief guest of the ceremony, conferred medals and merit certificates upon as many as 90 excelling students in a multitude of top-tier academic performance. Addressing the audience, Principal NUST, extolled the high-achievers for standing out as eminent winners. He further said these meritorious triumphs bear witness to the extraordinary talent our youth possesses.The guest of honour Dr Ali Ahsan, CEO WISSEN Group and a prominent educationist, congratulated the deserving students and acknowledged the sweat and determination involved in students’ quest for excellence. He lauded the institute for providing top-notch educational services all over the country.Re...

Islamabad: Residents of twin cities demanded the authorities concerned to take strict action against professional women beggars as they were seen lined up in every market of the twin cities.According to them mostly elderly women beggars were on rise in twin cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad using different tactics to seek alms from the people. A citizen Sabiha said that they use different tactics for begging like bandaged arms and showing disabilities with barefooted children to get sympathies of people.Sultan Khan a resident of G-7 said that most of these women were professional beggars and they come in groups and then scattered for alms seeking. There were also organized gangs who deploy child beggars in lucrative spots like bus stops, traffic signals and markets and many raids have been conducted against them in the past, he said. He called for taking necessary and rehabilitative steps in this regard.He suggested that shelters homes with legal protection should be given to women begga...

Islamabad: The stage play of a Brecht Urdu version was performed here at the auditorium of the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA).The performance was organised by 29 Production in collaboration with the German Embassy and PNCA. Translated by Mansoor Saeed, directed by Asif Shah and co-directed by Akash Bukhari, the play tells the story of a rich merchant, who must cross the fictional Ya-hi Desert to close an oil deal. During the trip, the class differences between him and his working-class porter were shown.As he becomes increasingly afraid of the desert, the merchant's brutality increased and he felt terribly alone without police nearby to protect him. During the course he killed one of his servants, the merchant was being trialled in the court and set free on the grounds that it happened in self-defence which showed that the society served only the rich and it was the poor who paid the price. The play reflected the inequalities and injustice between the rich and the poo...

If you think of Faisal Masjid as just a worship place, think again. On the back of the mosque lies one of the country’s most vibrant research centers focusing on social sciences, religion, Shariah, and international relations.Iqbal International Institute of Research and Dialogue (IRD) has long been shaping and reshaping national discourse and policy narratives in such a way that you can locate Pakistan on political globe with precision. Under the careful watch of Prof Dr Husanul Amin, the IRD has no parallel in think tanks creeping all over Islamabad because it sets off debate on the most modern political and international trends.But Prof Amin is not very optimistic about the future of social sciences in Pakistan and the rot. Sitting in his office, he told me that the volume of research journals in social sciences is very limited and the rate of rejection is very high as compared to basic sciences. The decision-makers should keep these aspects in mind and change their approach of look...

Wang Yu, the consul general of the Peoples Republic China, said on Thursday that Pakistan and China would continue to cooperate with each other and further strengthen their relationship, reported the APP.Talking to media following his participation in a session titled “Dialogue” organised by the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations, he said the foreign minister of his country as well as China’s special representative to the UN had made the Chinese stance towards the Kashmir issue clear and in favour of Pakistan. “There is need to be extremely careful in charting out a negotiable solution to the long-pending issue,” he said.Earlier, the consul general in his brief statement followed by a dialogue with academics, former military men, former bureaucrats and industrialists expressed his absolute confidence about the fate of Gwadar as an important international seaport in the region.In the most categorical terms, he said the project would be made successful. “The port is currently under con...

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has decided to conduct a ruthless and vigorous operation against bandits in the katcha area of the Sukkur and Larkana division, where cases of kidnappings for ransom are on the increase.He took this decision on Thursday while going through police reports filed in his secretariat. He also called Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah and Home Secretary Kazi Kabir and discussed the proposed operation with them and directed them to summon a law and order meeting so that the planning and strategy for the operation could be finalised.The chief minister said that kidnappings for ransom were a heinous crime and could not be tolerated. In the katcha area of Larkana, Sukkur, Khairpur upto Nawabshah, some bandits had established their hideouts and through the outlaws operating in the cities were engaged in kidnapping innocent people.He said the operation would not be confined to the katcha area from Shaheed Benazirabad to Kashmore, but it would be directed towards t...

In the year 1020 AD, Persian Muslim polymath Abu Ali Sina, who is known as Avicenna in the West, wrote a book on botany that changed the science forever. A mangrove species, Avicenna marina, which is found along the coastline of Pakistan, has been named after the polymath.This was revealed on Thursday at the launch ceremony of a documentary by The Dawood Foundation (TDF) under the banner of TDF Nature Series to highlight the importance of conserving mangroves in Pakistan.The documentary, the third under the TDF Nature Series, is titled ‘Mangrove – Custodians of the Coast’ and delves into the rich and unique ecosystem of mangroves in the country, explaining their significance as well as the challenges being faced by them.It has been explained in the documentary how the mangrove forests of Pakistan are dotted along its 1,000 kilometre coastline and act as a major source of ecological balance in the area.The species of Avicenna marina is one of the most prolific and common species of mang...

KARACHI: The facilitation staff of Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) posted at Jinnah International Airport (JIAP) created a history of honesty by returning the life-savings of millions of rupees to its owner that was an elderly couple returned from UK.According to details, a facilitation staffer of CAA Mr Arif found a handbag at the international arrival lounge of JIAP. On its checking he found in it saving certificates of Rs20 million, other belongings and also name and contact number of its owner.The CAA staff contacted handbag’s owner Mr Fayaz Mirza and after necessary verification the bag with all its valuable items was handed over to him. The elderly couple came from UK in EK 600 a day earlier (Wednesday) and forget their handbag at the international arrival lounge of JIAP. They appreciated the honesty of CAA staff and also thank them for returning their valuables.Meanwhile, higher management of CAA and APM JIAP also appreciated the CAA facilitation staff on their unprecede...

The ArtKaam Gallery is hosting Ahmed Anwer, Farrah Mahmood, Kausar Iqbal, Sumaira Amin and Syed A Irfan’s art exhibition titled ‘Five Statements’ until September 3. Call 0317-1160642 for more information.Creative Karachi FestivalThe Alliance Française is hosting the third edition of T2F’s ‘Creative Karachi Festival’ from 2pm to 10pm until August 31. The festival aims to bring positive change through art, creativity and dialogue. Call 021-35389043 or 021-35873402 for more information.Reflection of DevineThe ArtScene Gallery is hosting Shakil Ismail’s solo art exhibition titled ‘Reflection of Devine’ until September 2. Call 0302-2740111 for more information. from The News International - Karachi https://ift.tt/2LhG35C

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar and Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Friday participated in a rally organised to express solidarity with the Kashmiri brethren at Faisal Chowk, The Mall.Provincial ministers, including Basharat Raja, Mian Aslam Iqbal, Yasir Humayun, Anser Majeed Khan, Hashim Jawan Bakht, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Punjab President Ijaz Chaudhry, chief secretary and inspector general of police (IGP) Punjab participated in the rally.A large number of people from all walks of life also participated in the rally. They were wearing black armbands in protest against the Indian barbarism and atrocities in the Held Kashmir.Sirens were blared at 12-00 noon. After it, the national anthem was played, followed by the anthem of Kashmir. One-minute silence was also observed and traffic remained stopped. Special prayers were also offered for the success of Kashmir freedom movement.Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said on the occasion that India's worst treatmen...

LAHORE: Educational institutions of the provincial metropolis, including universities, colleges and schools observed Kashmir Solidarity Hour on Friday to express unity and solidarity with the people of Held Kashmir.At Punjab University, thousands of people, including teachers, employees, students, children and representatives of Christians, Hindu and Sikh community participated in a massive rally at New Campus to express solidarity with the people of Kashmir and condemned Indian atrocities.The participants were holding placards and banners inscribed with the slogans of freedom of Indian-Held Kashmir, demanding international community to take notice of human rights violations in the Valley.Addressing the participants, PU Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed said the United Nations could not implement its own resolutions on Kashmir. He added the United Nations had been successful in implementing its resolutions where it wanted to. Therefore, he said, there was no reason that UN resolutions on...

A Kashmir solidarity walk under the leadership of PRA Chairman Javed Ahmed was held from Aiwan-e-Tajarat Road to Governor House. Addressing the rally, PRA Chairman said "Innocent Kashmiris have been witnessing the worst human rights violations in the world where they are being kept in lock and key without their will. We as Pakistanis have always stood by them and shall always fight for their rights; we cannot leave them alone while being kept hostages. The entire nation is on roads to show its support. The international community should immediately take notice of the violations and start mediating to bring a halt to the miseries being carried out" The rally was also attended by PRA Member Policy Zainul Abideen, ADC Dr Irshad Ahmed, Director IT Salman Zafar, officers and participants of senior internship programme holding Pakistani and Kashmiri flags. from The News International - Lahore https://ift.tt/2zykSqk

LAHORE: Following the instructions from Chairman, National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Justice Javed Iqbal, the Regional Bureau Lahore organised a rally which was led by Director General NAB Lahore, Shahzad Saleem.All officers of NAB Lahore participated in the rally and chanted slogans against imposition of curfew by India in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) since last 26 days and also raised voice against illegal Indian occupation of J&K.NAB DG said Indian-Held Kashmir had been converted into jail by imposing curfew and the Kashmiri people had been made hostage there, whereas, UN and world community must play a decisive role in saving humanity. NAB stands with Kashmir and we condemn the abolition of Article 370 and 35-A.He maintained that at the time of need, NAB stands side by side with Kashmiri people and NAB always prefer to stand firm against tyranny. At the end, a joint prayer was observed for early liberation of Kashmir and end of Indian atrocities.Alhamra: Alhamra Arts Council ...

LAHORE: Scattered rain followed by increased humidity was recorded in the City on Friday while MET Office predicted similar weather conditions for the next 24 hours.Met officials said seasonal low lay over Balochistan and its adjoining areas. Monsoon currents are penetrating southern parts of the country. They predicted rain/wind-thunderstorm was expected at scattered places at Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, DI Khan, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Multan, DG Khan divisions, Zhob, Sibbi divisions, Islamabad, Kashmir at isolated places in Malakand, Mardan, Bahawalpur, Sargodha, Faislabad, Kalat, Sukkur, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad divisions and Gilgit-Baltistan. Hot and humid weather is expected elsewhere in the country.Scattered rain/wind-thunderstorm with isolated heavy falls occurred in Sindh, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal, Kohat, Makran divisions at isolated places in Lahore, Faislabad divisions, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Weather remain...

LAHORE: Kashmir Solidarity Day was observed at Wapda House Friday. Wapda Chairman Lt-Gen Muzammil Hussain (R), NTDC Managing Director Zafar Abbas, Members of the Wapda and senior officers along with thousands of employees gathered outside Wapda House to mark the day.The activities commenced with playing of national anthems of Pakistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K). The participants chanted slogans against the Indian atrocities in IHK and in favour of the plebiscite in Kashmir in accordance with the United Nations Resolutions. They were holding the flags of Pakistan and AJ&K as well as the banners carrying the messages for freedom of Kashmir.Later, Wapda chairman, addressing the ceremony, said that Pakistan was incomplete without Kashmir. Expressing solidarity with the Kashmiris, he said we could go to any extent for freedom of Kashmir. NTDC Managing Director and other Wapda employees also expressed their views while addressing the ceremony. WAPDA employees serving at all ...

LAHORE: Lahore General Hospital (LGH) observed Kashmir Solidarity Day here on Friday by organising a walk and rally from the hospital’s admin block to Ferozepur Road.The walk was led by Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Principal Prof Dr Sardar Muhammad Alfareed Zafar. LGH Medical Superintendent Dr Mahmud Salah Uddin, doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and other employees and citizens attended the walk.Carrying banners, placards and posters having slogans in favour of Kashmirs, the participants chanted slogans for the freedom of Kashmir. They expressed solidarity with the people of Indian-Held Kashmir where curfew had been imposed for t more than three weeks.The speakers said the struggle for the independence of Kashmir had entered the decisive moment and if fascist Modi tried to impose war on Pakistan, India would be made the past story. They said that brutalities in Kashmir could not be continued.They said that on the call of Prime Minister Imran Khan, every Pakistan citizens wa...

LAHORE: Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) prepared a list of 16 buildings to be declared heritage properties which after the approval of Heritage Conservation Board has been printed in the official Punjab Gazette.As per the survey conducted by the WCLA conservation team there are 247 high architectural merit properties inside the walled city which need to be declared heritage properties. Initially 34 properties were declared heritage properties as per Section 23 of WCLA Act 2012, out of which, 16 have been printed in the official Punjab Gazette.The 16 properties printed in the official Punjab Gazette are Haveli Kabli Mal, Dina Nath Haveli, Bej Nath Haveli, Mian Sultan Haveli, Laal Haveli, D-747, D-748, D-838, D-750, house of Allama Iqbal B-597, A-12, Neevin Masjid, Victoria High School, Haveli Dhyan Singh, Masjid Wazir Khan and Mariam Zamani Masjid. WCLA Building Control Deputy Director Mubashir Hassan said it was important to declare the heritage properties so that the original f...

LAHORE: Punjab Ombudsperson awarded penalty of “Censure” to a headmaster after the inquiry proved him guilty of harassing a teacher.A female teacher of a remote area school approached to Punjab Ombudsperson and complained that since the very first day of her service in the school the accused headmaster adopted harassing behaviour against her.When the headmaster could not succeed in his intentions, he started creating hurdles to her employment in retaliation. At last, by exploiting his position got her terminated from service by getting inquiries initiated against her.She lodged a complaint of harassment to the Ombudsperson Punjab under the Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010. Mrs Rukhsana Gillani, Ombudsperson Punjab, conducted inquiry into the case and held that accused guilty of causing harassment by way of intimidating and creating hostile environment for the complainant. The headmaster was awarded penalty of “Censure” while the competent authority of S...

LAHORE: The federal government will fully help to expedite the early completion of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) of Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) on top priority to attract foreign and local investors for enhancing exports and strengthening of national economy.Mian Kashif Ashfaq, chairman FIEDMC, said this was assured to him by PTI senior leader Jahangir Tareen at a meeting held here Friday. Chief Operating Officer FIEDMC Muhammad Aamer Saleemi was also present.Jahangir Tareen said he would arrange a meeting of FIEDMC chairman with Prime Minister Imran Khan as earlier as possible to address all outstanding issues regarding development of SEZs and said the government would fully facilitate the business community, as it wanted to end poverty and accelerate the economic process in the country.He said that SEZs would advance economic connectivity and regional cooperation which would have far reaching positive impact on the country’s prosperity. He...

LAHORE: Expressing solidarity with Kashimirs, the provincial capital came to a standstill at 12noon on Friday.At 12.00 noon, every citizen, including government officials, students, businessmen, traders and labourers, came on roads to tell India that Kashmiris were not alone and entire Pakistani nation was standing with them.All traffic signals in the provincial capital turned red at 12noon and long queues of vehicles were seen on the roads but there was no honking and fighting. At many crossings people came out of their vehicles and sang national anthem besides raising slogans against the Indian aggression in Kashmir.A huge rally, led by LDA DG, was held on Johar Town Main Boulevard. Hundreds of LDA officials, local traders and residents participated in it. Similarly, Wasa MD led a rally from his Gulberg office till Main Market, Gulberg.Another rally was organised for expressing solidarity with Kashmiris from Bheekaywal Morr to Naqsha Stop on Wahdar Road. The rally was led by Provinci...