KARACHI, Nov 12(ABC): Turkey’s state-run aid agency is assisting flood-battered farmers in Pakistan to mitigate a looming threat to food security caused by recent super floods and rains that inundated millions of acres of croplands across the South Asian country. The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has launched a program to provide wheat seeds to thousands of farmers to …

LAHORE, Nov 12(ABC): As many as 147 Pakistani pilgrims, accompanied by Charge d’affaires Aftab Hasan Khan and diplomats from the Pakistan High Commission in India, placed the traditional chaddar at the shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia (RA) in New Delhi on Saturday. The pilgrims, led by Muqeet Ahsen, an official of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony in Islamabad, attended …

LAHORE, Nov 11 (ABC): Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Friday presided over a meeting at his office in which law and order situation of the province was reviewed. The chief minister ordered to undertake prompt measures in order to control crime rate in Lahore at all costs and sought a report in this regard within two weeks. He …

KARACHI, Nov 11(ABC): At least 4,533 teachers of Sindh are absent from their duties, while the education department has been able to dismiss only 77 truant educators from service, said a report submitted before the Sindh High Court on Friday. Thousands of schools in the province have shut down over the past 10 years due to absence of teachers, said …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 11 (ABC): Advisor to Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs Qamar Zaman Kaira on Friday criticized the Chairman PTI for creating unrest in the country through long march.  Talking to a private television channel, he said Imran Khan is lying to the nation in public meetings and trying to make the security institutions controversial.  He said the prime minister …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 11(ABC): The ongoing tug-of-war between the Centre and the Punjab government further intensified after the Federal Services Tribunal Friday set aside the federal government’s notification suspending Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Additional IG Ghulam Mahmood Dogar, declaring it “against the law”. On November 5, the federal government suspended Lahore CCPO Dogar with immediate effect. The move came a day …

RAWALPINDI, Nov 11(ABC): The Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday while reprimanding the authorities for mismanagement said that the roads in the city were closed, people were badly disturbed and the administration was sleeping. Justice Mirza Waqas Rauf of the LHC Rawalpindi bench heard a petition filed against the closure of roads and educational institutions due …

LAHORE, Nov 11(ABC): Director General National Accountability Bureau (DG NAB) Lahore Mirza Sultan Muhammad Saleem was removed from the post on Friday. The government while replacing DG NAB Lahore Mirza Sultan Muhammad Saleem also directed him to report to NAB Islamabad. According to the notification, Director NAB Lahore Amjad Majeed has been given the additional charge of Director General.  

ISLAMABAD, Nov 11 (ABC): National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) Friday approved Rs 5.13 per unit reduction in power tariff for consumers of K-Electric under fuel cost adjustment (FCA) mechanism for September. The KE had requested negative FCA of Rs 4.62 per unit. However, the authority approved FCA of negative Rs 5.13 per unit for the said period, said a …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 11 (ABC): Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu on Friday attended the opening ceremony of Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS-2022) in which “Pride of Pakistan” JF-17 Thunder aircraft also participated. A large number of delegations from different countries were also present at the occasion, a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) news release here …

PISLAMABAD, Nov 11 (ABC): Chinese Ambassador Nong Rongon on Friday, terming China-Pakistan relation as ‘unique’ said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was the first head of government to visit China after the 20th CPC National Congress. The Chinese envoy said :“A few days ago, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was successfully concluded, and so was Prime …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 11 (ABC): The Federal Capital’s air quality on Friday was healthy as air polluting particles and pollution was recorded low in the atmosphere amid cold and dry weather and less anthropogenic activities. The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) daily air quality report noted that the air pollutants ratio recorded were below permissible limits and the air quality was …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 10 (ABC): National Assembly (NA) Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Thursday directed Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Javed Abbasi to ensure that the ministries concerned should provide answers to the questions by the respective members of this august house in time. He said the legislators worked hard in the whole process and when they do not get the …

LAHORE, Nov 10 (ABC): Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has approved installation of automated umbrellas at the compounds of shrines of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh (RA) and Hazrat Fariduddin Masood Ganj Shakar (RA). While chairing a meeting at his office on Thursday, the CM ordered for completing the water supply scheme at Data Darbar in two weeks. He was …

PESHAWAR, Nov 10 (ABC): President Dr Arif Alvi  here on Thursday emphasized the need for launching insurance products at national level and wherever possible by looping in international insurance system for crop and flood insurances to protect the farmers from the losses and safeguard livelihood and property losses of the victims during manmade or natural calamities.  He said that increased …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 10 (ABC): Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman said on Thursday Pakistan has gone through a traumatic and devastating flood impacting more than 33 million people.  She expressed these views while speaking at the high-level segment in Water Pavilion: Thematic Day 3: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Sustainable Cities for improved Livelihoods at the Water Pavilion …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 10 (ABC): Pakistan Thursday said human rights of the Kashmiri people and minorities in India were continued to be violated with impunity. During the 4th Universal Periodic Review of India at a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva Pakistan’s Third Secretary at Foreign Office Danyal Hasnain in a statement took note of India’s …

LAHORE, Nov 10(ABC): A 14-day holiday for Punjab IG Faisal Shahkar has been approved on Thursday. Punjab IG Faisal Shahkar had asked for a 14-day leave to perform Umrah, which has now been approved. Additional IG Elite police Kanwar Shah Rukh has been given the additional charge of the Punjab IG. It merits mention here that after the assassination attempt …

LAHORE, Nov 9(ABC): Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that Allama Iqbal through his poetry gave a message of freedom and consciousness to the Muslims of the sub-continent and a thought-provoking message for the youth. In a message on the occasion of Iqbal Day on Twitter, the Chief Minister wrote that Allama Iqbal set the direction of the …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 09 (ABC): Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Wednesday welcomed the initiative of the government to withdraw the application against the Federal Shariat Court (FSC)’s decision on usury from the Supreme Court. Ashrafi who is also the Chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council, in a talk to APP, thanked …

RAWALPINDI, Nov 09 (ABC): Rawalpindi district administration on the directives of Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi on Wednesday announced holiday on Nov 10 for all educational institutions on account of prevailing law and order situation in the city. According to a notification, issued here, due to prevailing law and order situation of the country, the competent authority has decided that all educational …

QUETTA, Nov 9 (ABC): Pakistan and Iran joint border commission meeting started in the Iranian city of Zahedan on Wednesday.  Chief Secretary Balochistan, Abdul Aziz Uqaili, deputy commissioners of the bordering districts with Iran, law enforcement agencies officials, and members of chambers of commerce and industries in Balochistan are participating in the meeting. According to official source, Chief Secretary Balochistan …

Nov 9(ABC): Adviser to Punjab’s chief minister on home affairs Omar Sarfraz Cheema on Wednesday revealed that at least two people were involved in assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan last Thursday. Imran Khan, 70, was wounded by gunfire aimed at his open-top container truck as he led a political party convoy through thick crowds in Wazirabad on …

KARACHI, Nov 9(ABC): More than 10,000 people from other cities of the country come to Karachi every day for employment, which always puts pressure on this city, Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab said on Wednesday. The promise of jobs and prosperity, among other factors, pulls people to cities, talking to the 49th Specialized Training Programme and 25th Command Course officers …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 8 (ABC ):Pakistan is hosting around 3,000 Sikh pilgrims, arrived from India through Wagah Border to celebrate 553rd birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak in Kartarpur on Tuesday. The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) has made all the arrangements, including security, accommodation, medical and transport to facilitate the pilgrims. On the directions of ETPB Chairman Abdul Rehman Ghilani, …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 8(ABC): The Punjab government on Tuesday proposed three names to the federal government for the appointment of the Punjab IG. After the approval of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the proposed names of the panel have been sent to the federal government – Fayyaz Ahmed Dev, Aamir Zulfiqar and Ghulam Mehmood Dogar. In the application, sent by the …

Nov 8(ABC): Thousands of schoolgirls on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration against unidentified miscreants who set their school on fire in Gilgit-Baltistan. The Girls Middle School located in Darail area of Diamir district was torched in the wee hours of Tuesday. No loss of life was reported in in the incident. The G-B chief minister and chief secretary in separate …

Nov 6(ABC): The fatal dengue virus is taking the shape of an epidemic in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) as the infection toll this year is near 20,000 mark. During the ongoing year, the mosquito-borne disease has claimed 16 lives in the province with fears of an uptick in the death toll. According to the report of the KP health department, 188 …

LAHORE, Nov 6(ABC): The Punjab police spokesperson on Sunday reacted to the inappropriate remarks made by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on a police uniform, appealing to the Punjab government to take action against him. The Punjab police spokesperson said that the police are doing all-out efforts to fulfill their responsibility by sidelining the interests in terms …

Nov 6(ABC): The debate over politics during a bus journey took an ugly shape, and it eventually resulted in the killing of one passenger while another sustained bullet injuries. According to the police, the incident took place on Sunday on Swat Motorway near Katlang Interchange in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The bus in which two brothers named Waqasuddin and Rahimuddin were …

RAJANPUR, Nov 6(ABC): Funeral prayers of Pakistan’s former caretaker prime minister Sardar Mir Balakh Sher Mazari have been held in his hometown of Rojhan in Rajabpur District on Sunday. Mazari — the head of the Mazari tribe — breathed his last in a private Lahore hospital on November 4 following a prolonged illness at the age of 94. Mazari was …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 06 (ABC): The world powers must focus on the survival and security of human beings and resolve the issues with dialogues instead of opting the option of wars. These views were expressed by the leaders of faith at a three-day global interfaith conference, titled ‘Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence’, hosted under the patronage …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (APP):The Chairman Senate on Sunday constituted a special committee to inquire alleged video of Senator Muhammad Azam Khan Swati.According to a notification issued by Senate Secretariat, the special committee includes all Parliamentary Parties Leaders including Senator Azam Naseer Tarar(PML-N), PTI Senator Mohsin Aziz (in place of Senator Muhammad Azam Khan Swati in order to avoid any conflict …

PESHAWAR, Nov 06 (ABC): Dengue attacks continue in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Peshawar as the deadly dengue virus had claimed another life in the province with the death toll reached to 16, an official of the Health Department, KP told media men here on Sunday. The official disclosed that the person who died due to dengue belonged to Peshawar. In the …

Nov 6(ABC): Former vice chairman of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) District Hafizabad Rai Qamar was arrested for “seriously” threatening Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan. Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi announced the arrest on Sunday with a tweet saying the PML-N leader had been “arrested and booked for issuing serious threats to the PTI chairman”. “Legal action will be …

LAHORE, Nov 6(ABC): Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,574,359. The nationwide tally of fatalities stands at 30,627 on Sunday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 38 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 4(ABC): The parliamentary committee on the appointment of judges has urgently approved the elevation of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah to the Supreme Court. It also approved the nomination of the senior puisne judge, Justice Aamer Farooq, as the new IHC CJ, who now faces a massive challenge in view of the prevailing political situation. …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 4(ABC): A two-member investigation team that flew into Kenya to probe the murder of prominent journalist Arshad Sharif completed its work, said the Foreign Office spokesperson on Friday. Speaking at a weekly news briefing Asim Iftikhar, however, told reporters that the findings of the two-member team could not be divulged at this stage. Arshad was killed on the …

Nov 4(ABC): The federal energy ministry on Fri­day warned of a gas crisis in the coming winters with an increasing gap between demand and supply. “There is shortage of 400 Million standard cubic feet per day (MMcfd) of gas,” stated the ministry. It added that industries including cement, fertilizer, textile and compressed natural gas (CNG) sectors stand to be deprived …

LAHORE, Nov 04 (ABC): Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman has demanded deployment of more police personnel to ensure security for his family, staff and check unruly crowds from invading the official residence. In a letter to the Chief Secretary Punjab and Inspector General of Police (IGP) on Friday, he asked to deploy more police force outside Punjab Governor’s House for …