KARACHI: A startling revelation has emerged from Pakistan as Hanif Gohar, Chairman of Air Karachi and a prominent businessman, has claimed that gold deposits worth approximately $636 billion have been discovered in the soil of Tarbela Dam. Speaking at a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, Gohar stated that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and…
ISLAMABAD (International Desk) — The opposition alliance Tehreek Tahafuz-e-Aeen Pakistan (TTAP) has announced that Imran Khan, founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has authorized Mahmood Khan Achakzai, president of the alliance, and Senator Allama Raja Nasir Abbas to hold negotiations with the government or the establishment on behalf of the alliance. According to a statement issued…
LAHORE (International Desk) — More than 2,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims have arrived in Pakistan via the Wagah border to participate in the 556th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, marking a rare moment of religious exchange following this year’s brief but tense four-day conflict between Pakistan and India in May. According…
LAHORE (International Desk) — Former candidates of the proscribed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have announced their withdrawal from the party, distancing themselves from what they termed “violent and unconstitutional actions.” Speaking at a press conference held at the Lahore Press Club, Barrister Usman Khizar Mangat, a former TLP ticket holder, said that attacking the state can…
ISLAMABAD (International Desk) — Pakistan’s Finance Minister and senior PML-N leader Ishaq Dar has announced that the government will take all coalition partners into confidence before moving forward with the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment. Speaking to reporters, Dar said the government intends to introduce the amendment first in the Senate, ensuring that the final draft…
Orders sealing of businesses for delayed or non-payment of taxesBy Our Staff Reporter Farzana Chaudhry LAHORE: Chairman Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) Muazzam Iqbal Sipra chaired a high-level departmental meeting to review enforcement, registration, and recovery performance across the province. The meeting was briefed on the initiative to restrict provincial and federal departments from issuing licenses…
By Our Staff Reporter Dr Ansab Ali LAHORE: Director General Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Khizar Afzaal Chaudhry has announced that the training camps of Punjab teams for preparation of the 35th National Games will commence from November 24. He shared this information while presiding over an important meeting at the National Hockey Stadium on…
By Our Staff Reporter Muhammad Shahzad LAHORE: Inspector General of Police Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar has continued comprehensive welfare measures for police personnel and their families, with more than Rs1.84 billion spent so far during the current year on various welfare initiatives. According to a Punjab Police spokesperson, over Rs556.3 million have been disbursed as…
By Our Staff Reporter Dr Ansab Ali LAHORE: Punjab has more than 22,000 metric tons of sugar available in stock and ample supplies in the market, Secretary Price Control and Commodities Management Department Dr. Kiran Khurshid said while chairing a meeting to review prices of sugar and other essential commodities. Dr. Khurshid stated that some…
By Our Staff Reporter Farzana Chaudhry LAHORE: The Punjab government has directed all district administrations to strictly enforce the sale of sugar at officially notified rates across the province. Presiding over a video-link meeting of Deputy Commissioners at the Civil Secretariat on Tuesday, Chief Secretary Punjab Zahid Akhtar Zaman ordered implementation of fixed sugar prices…
