ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 :President Dr Arif Alvi has directed the Pakistan Post to recruit the son of a disabled employee within 45 days, rejecting the department’s plea and reprimanding it for unnecessarily complicating the routine procedure on frivolous excuses. A resident of old Sukkur and retired employee of the Pakistan Post had lodged a complaint with the Wafaqi Mohtasib against the rejection of his request for his son’s appointment by the Pakistan Post department against the quota of retired and disabled employees on the pretext of him being overage byRead More

LAHORE : The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has constituted a special prosecution team to pursue the money laundering reference against Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and his family. The bureau’s special prosecutor Barrister Usman G Rashid will head the two-member team that also comprises prosecutor Asim Mamtaz as its member. The team will appear in the reference filed by the national graft buster against the PML-N president and members of his family, including Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Hamza Shehbaz. On Aug 17, the bureau filed Rs7 billionRead More

DNA ISLAMABAD:  Handicrafts Association of Pakistan organized 1st Virtual Handicraft Forum moderated by Chairman HAP Mr. Fahad Barlas. Mr. Shahzad Ahmed Khan Director Trade Development Authority of Pakistan was the chief guest. Addressing on the occasion, he said TDAP would extend all possible assistance to provide opportunities of trade to handicraft manufacturers of Pakistan. He appreciated the efforts of HAP Chairman Mr. Fahad Barlas and Office bearers for organizing different events with the objectives to highlight the significant importance and trade value of handicrafts. Mr. Shahzad pointed out that PeopleRead More

Abid Raza Rawalpindi: The Federal Board of Revenue has constituted Regional Integrity Committees to address grievances of the business community. The major purpose of the committee was to identify causes of integrity related issues/complaints against FBR officers/officials and furnish reports/recommendations to the chief commissioner Inland Revenue, Rawalpindi. Ms. Farhat Qayyum, Commissioner Inland Revenue,  has been appointed as the chairperson of the committee while Sohail Altaf, former president and group leader Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce has been appointed as the vice chairman of the committee. In a statement, Rawalpindi Chamber PresidentRead More

LAHORE : Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has issued directives for the Water And Sanitation Agency (WASA) and local government representatives to take effective measures to avert urban flooding during heavy showers in parts of the province. He ordered round-the-clock monitoring of stormwater drains, streams, and water channels and called for contingency measures to deal with any urban flooding-like situation in low-lying localities. CM Buzdar further instructed that all necessary equipment, machinery, and resources be made available to the departments concerned and warned them of stern action in case rainwaterRead More