Lahore: Mobilink Foundation Torchbearers reached out to students at the Pehli Kiran School System through the JAQ Educational Trust, donating art supplies and story books, as well as recycled skins for the insulation of eight (8) schools. Torchbearers spent three days at one of the Pehli Kiran schools in Islamabad, …

Karachi: With the advent of winter season, natural gas demand increases considerably due to additional heating load, especially in the domestic sector. This invariably results in low pressures in the system and inconvenience to gas consumers. To help household consumers maintain adequate gas pressures, SSGC has decided to curtail supplies …

Islamabad: Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh discussed various dimensions of Pak-UK development cooperation with Mr. Francis Campbell, Deputy High Commissioner and Director UK Trade and Investment, Mr. Zaffar Chida, Chief Executive and Mr. Mehran, Finance Manager, Premier Oil, during a meeting in his office …

Islamabad: Ambassador of Azerbaijan H.E Mr Dashqin Shikarov called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani at the PM’s House today and presented a cheque of two million dollars for flood victims on behalf of the President of Azerbaijan. The Prime Minister thanked the Azerbaijan President Mr Ilham Aliyev for …

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani telephoned Maulana Fazal Ur Rehman today and took him into confidence about the gruesome Mohmand Agency incident in which several soldiers and two officers embraced shahadat. The Prime Minister also apprised Maulana Fazal Ur Rehman about the decisions of the Defence Committee of …

Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue, taking cognizance of cases of mis-declaration and fraudulent import of automatic weapons by unscrupulous importers and clearing agents, has directed all its Customs Collectorate to be extra vigilant while examining these imports. These directions have been issued in the light of three different FIRs …

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari, on the advice of Prime Minister, today accorded his assent to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2011. Spokesperson to the President Mr. Farhatullah Babar said that the Bill that sought to provide punishment for tampering with petroleum pipelines, gas meters and damaging or destructing the …