ISLAMABAD: Spokesman to the Prime Minister Dr. Musadik Malik on Wednesday hinted that a government has intended to significantly slash the electricity prices soon. At a press briefing here on Thursday Musadik said the government’s top priority is to provide relief to the people and soon it is going to announce the decrease in electricity prices. He said earlier the...

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid says PM Nawaz Sharif has open heartedly invited Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for dialogue to resolve political crisis. In an interview, he said Imran Khan should admit this fact and not mislead the people. He said all four constituencies of the National Assembly being pointed out by PTI Chief are already open and tribunals are...

PESHAWAR: ANF carried out 3 operations at Haripur and Peshawar, which resulted in recovery of 1.75 Tons of Charas and 500 Grams of Heroin. ANF also arrested 2 drug smugglers and seized a truck during the operations. The value of the recovered drugs amounts approximately to Rs. 1757 Million in International Market. According to details, ANF Peshawar on pursuance of information...

ISLAMABAD, DEC 06 (DNA) – Government should immediately withdraw SRO-608 to save business community from further problems and pursue a policy of equitable taxation system to broaden tax net in order to improve tax revenue, stressed Muhammad Shakeel Munir, Acting President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He said all major chambers of the country have...

ISLAMABAD, Dec, 06 (INP): Islamabad Police have busted a gang of dacoits and also arrested 17 outlaws from various areas of the city besides recovering one vehicle, mobile phones, weapons and other looted items from their possession, a police spokesman said. According to details, IGP Islamabad Tahir Alam Khan had given a task to SP (Investigation) Syed Muhammad Bilal...

ISLAMABAD, Dec 06 (INP): Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA), Maroof Afzal said that completion of Citizen Facilitation Centre would not only enable CDA to resolve the problems of the residents at their door step but will also help in provision of  different facilities relating to various public service departments under one roof. Chairman CDA, Maroof Afzal...

ISLAMABAD, Dec 6 (INP): A meeting chaired by Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar here on Saturday settled all necessary matters regarding import of solar power panels and related equipment. Senior representatives of the Ministry of Industries & Production, Engineering Development Board, FBR and Ministry of Finance had detailed deliberations on the matter. The Minister was...

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly was informed Friday that during the decade long war against terrorism, Pakistan has suffered a loss of almost eighty billion dollars as well as loss of fifty thousand precious lives of civilians and law enforcement agencies. The Parliamentary Secretary for Interior, Maryam Aurangzeb informed the House during question hour that Pakistan has...