Pakistan

RAWALPINDI: Following directives of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, police here have launched a crackdown on kite flyers and chemical string sellers and arrested four persons besides recovering 340 kites and strings. The chief minister expressed concern over frequent occurrence of kite flying incidents and directed the police to take strict action against those involved in selling and flying kites. She ordered …

ISLAMABAD: Just before the end of its tenure, the caretaker government allowed a cost escalation of about 30pc to “ongoing contracts” of hundreds of development projects, financed under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of the federal government. The country’s large development portfolio has always been subject to time and cost overruns, leading to repeated revisions in financial costs, besides …

QUETTA: Amid the reemergence of polio cases in Balochistan after a three-year gap, the health authorities have appealed to parents and caregivers to prioritise children’s health by participating in the vaccination campaign starting in 11 districts on Monday. Despite significant progress in the fight against polio, the recent detection of two cases in Chaman and Dera Bugti serve as a stark reminder of the …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday congratulated Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia, on receiving Nishan-i-Pakistan Award, the country’s highest civil award, for his invaluable contribution to further strengthening Pakistan-Saudi Arabia fraternal ties. The Saudi defence minister was the guest of honour at the Pakistan Day Parade on Saturday. President Asif Ali Zardari …

PESHAWAR: Pakistan has begun preparations to launch the second phase of its repatriation drive to send nearly one million ‘documented’ Afghans back to their homeland, with directives to district authorities and police to map and collect data of their whereabouts across the country, documents reveal. An official privy to the development said instructions had been issued to district administrations and police to …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday felicitated the Hindu community on Holi as it celebrated the occasion across Pakistan, calling for the day to be celebrated with a resolve to “celebrate our differences as strengths”. In a statement shared by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Shehbaz said, “I extend my felicitations to the Hindu community on the auspicious occasion of …

The Supreme Court on Monday sought details of the military trials of civilians for their alleged involvement in the violent events of May 9. Today, a six-member bench — led by Justice Aminuddin Khan and including Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Syed Azhar Hasan Rizvi, Justice Shahid Waheed, Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Irfan Saadat Khan — resumed hearing a …

By A Special Correspondent Houston: A mammoth gathering on Sunday, March 17, at the Bayou City Center in Houston of over 2,000 persons made it again the largest Iftar Dinner event in the United States. The Silver Jubilee of America’s largest Annual Houston Iftar Dinner has  been organized for the past many years by the Muslim Sister Cities of Houston, …

By: our corespondents Dallas: The Dallas community mourns the demise of a respected personality, Abdul Latif Khan Khanzada, respected social activist and eminent journalist of Geo News.Daily jang Raja Zahid Khanzada’s father, one Abdul Latif Khan Khanzada passed away peacefully after a very short illness, leaving a memory in the hearts of all who knew him. The funeral prayer of …

RAWALPINDI: Shoppers are reluctant to visit Rawalpindi’s main commercial hub in Saddar due to the poor state of roads in the area which were dug up to lay underground electricity cables to turn the shopping hub into a clean neighbourhood. The project started in January and was supposed to take three months to finish, but due to its sluggish pace …