Wednesday, March 4th, 2020
Number of registered complaints on Citizens’ Portal crosses 1.5 mln
The Prime Minister’s Performance Delivery Unit (PMDU) has been successful in reaching yet another milestone as the number of registered complaints on Pakistan Citizens’ Portal has crossed one point five million. According to the latest statistics, the total registered members on the portal are 1,513,598 whereas with the inclusion of complaints from inland, overseas and foreigners, the figure reaches 1,844,963. The highest percentage of complaints have been received from Punjab i.e. forty three percent followed by 35 percent from the federal capital, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa came next with 12 percent whereasRead More
SHC cancels Khursheed Shah’s bail in assets case
SUKKUR, MARCH 04 (DNA) : Sindh High Court on Wednesday declared the decision of accountability court Sukkur to grant bail to Syed Khursheed Shah in assets beyond means case as void. The accountability court had granted bail to Khursheed Shah in December after the accountability bureau’s delay in filing reference against him. The court had also ordered Shah to submit a surety bond of five million rupees. The NAB had challenged the accountability court’s order at the Sindh High Court (SHC) Circuit Bench Sukkur, which had suspended the bail decision.Read More
Pakistan Railways announces 25pc reduction in train fares
LAHORE, MARCH 04 (DNA) : The Pakistan Railways on Wednesday announced to reduce fares by 25 percent on specific trains. According to a notification, the Pakistan Railways on the advice of Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed has reduced the fares on 21 express trains. As per the fare schedule, 25 percent reduction has been made in fares of AC business class and AC standard class and it will be only applicable on advance booking. The reduction in train fares will be applicable from March 9 to May 8, reads theRead More
Cameron Munter says water dispute can trigger Pak-India war
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 04 (DNA) : Former US envoy to Pakistan Cameron Munter said on Wednesday India and Pakistan are likely to fight a war in future over water dispute. Cameron Munter said this while addressing a conference in Islamabad, titled “Global Strategic Threat & Response”. Munter said that in his capacity as a former US envoy, he apprised his country about the issues faced by Pakistan.The former US envoy said that Pakistani youth need to gain expertise in software and information technology. Earlier, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had warnedRead More
FM Qureshi apprises EU envoy about rights violation in occupied Kashmir
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 04 (DNA) : European Union (EU) Envoy in Pakistan Androulla Kaminara on Wednesday met Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad. Matters pertaining to trade and political cooperation between Pakistan and the European Union were discussed in the meeting. The foreign minister highlighted grave human rights violations by Indian army in occupied Kashmir. He also apprised the EU ambassador about the Indian government’s discriminatory Citizenship Amendment Act. The EU Ambassador appreciated Pakistan’s strong commitment regarding action plan of Financial Action Task Force (FATF). She also assured to provideRead More
Chinese national sentenced six years over ATM skimming
KARACHI, MARCH 04 (DNA) : A city court in Karachi sentenced a Chinese national on Wednesday after charges of stealing data and committing ATM-skimming proved against him. The sessions court awarded overall six years and three months jail sentence to Leo Lin after he found guilty of the crime. The court also slapped Rs. one million fine over the convict. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had detained Leo Lin and charged him with committing electronic crimes, fraud and forgery in different localities of Karachi and using skimming device at theRead More