“Promoting sports and providing opportunities to young talent are our priorities; talented youth of Manghopir will be given platforms to move forward,” says Muhammad Faizan Rawat “We want to bring children and young people back to sports grounds by reducing excessive mobile phone and screen use. Football, hockey, cricket, volleyball and other sports will be…

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday chaired a high-level consultative meeting to review the situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with the government considering various constitutional and legal options amid the deteriorating security situation in the province and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s planned long march on Islamabad on October 4, sources said. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Law…

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LAHORE: A Lahore court on Wednesday granted police a three-day physical remand of a woman suspect in a case involving the alleged gang rape of an Azerbaijani female in Lahore. The woman suspect was produced before Judicial Magistrate Azhar Mahmood at the Cantonment Courts under strict security, where the prosecution sought her physical custody for…

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KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan rose sharply on Wednesday after declining for three consecutive trading sessions, with the price of one tola increasing by Rs4,300, according to the All Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association. The price of one tola of gold reached Rs441,636, up from Rs437,336 recorded on Tuesday. The price of 10 grammes…

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The government has decided to call the session of the Upper House of the Parliament, the Senate, keeping in view the prevailing political situation in the country. According to sources, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has prepared a summary in this regard, suggesting to call the Senate session on October 2. The ministry will issue…

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Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) has directed residents and defaulters of sectors G-13 and G-14/4 to clear their outstanding occupancy, water and conservancy charges within 15 days. Talking to the media, an FGEHA spokesperson said that the Authority’s Revenue Directorate had issued a public notice in this regard. According to the notice, all concerned…

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KARACHI : The three-day Sindh Mehran Cup Boys and Girls Boxing Championship, organized by the Sindh Government’s Sports and Youth Affairs Department, officially began at Kakhri Ground in Lyari. Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Sindh Manwar Ali Mahesar inaugurated the championship by cutting a ribbon. A large number of sports personalities, athletes and organizers attended…

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PML-N leader Captain (retd) Safdar has alleged that lawyers holding fake degrees are serving as members of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), demanding verification of the credentials of those involved in shaping people’s destinies.  Speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad on Tuesday, Captain Safdar said he had the right to…

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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday visited the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and inspected 21 new Rescue 1122 and fire brigade vehicles that arrived at the port after 17 years. Talking on the occasion, Mohsin Naqvi said that all these new vehicles will reach Islamabad from Karachi within five days. He said that the inclusion…

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Federal Law Minister Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday said that PTI founder Imran Khan had undergone a medical examination, and his sister had personally confirmed that the PTI founder was completely healthy and fit in all respects. The law minister said the forum for a prisoner’s release was not the government but the courts.…

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