MANDI BAHAUDDIN, OCT 02 (DNA) – Three men in Mandi Bahauddin’s Phalia were arrested after they beat up two youngsters for stopping them from harassing a woman, the police said on Friday. According to reports, the victims had told the suspects off for harassing a woman walking on the street. On this, the perpetrators got angry and started beating up the men. A video of the incident shows the suspects throwing punches, slaps and kicks at the men.  They also filmed the incident. The police took action against the crime after theRead More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 02 (DNA) – A petition was filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday seeking action against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for allegedly delivering speeches against state institutions. Advocate Shah Jahan Khan moved the writ petition, citing the PML-N supremo, the federal government, the interior and foreign secretaries as respondents. He states in his petition that Nawaz Sharif peddled negative propaganda against state institutions through his speeches, undermining their sanctity. He pleads with the high court to order legal action against him over his speeches. October 1, theRead More

KARACHI, OCT 02 (DNA) – Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the Environment department to expedite EPA study of Taung Block, Jamshoro where Mari Petroleum Company Limited (MPCL) has to start exploration which would create job opportunities and development in the area. He issued these directives on Friday while meeting with a delegation of MPCL here at the CM House. The delegation members were Managing Director Mari Gas Faheem Haider, General Manager Brigadier Obaid-ur-Rehman and General Manager Tufail Khoso. Advisor to CM on Law & Environment Murtaza Wahab, PSCMRead More

KARACHI, OCT 02 (DNA) – President Pakistan Stewards Conference Guarantee Limited and former Vice President FPCCI, Tariq Haleem has expressed satisfaction over the steps taken by the government to curb the rise in revolving loans and said that Rs. 538 billion  increased. During the financial year ended June 30, the revolving credit of the power sector has increased by 33.4% which is an increase of about Rs. 45 billion per month. However, the federal government has stopped the increase in revolving credit. The steps taken for this are commendable. Tariq Haleem saidRead More

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif repeated his charge sheet against his political rival Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on the second consecutive day on Thursday. Addressing a meeting of the PML-N Central Working Committee (CWC) via video link from London, he alleged that he was defeated in the 2018 general election by intentionally closing down the Result Transmission System (RTS) of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) for hours. He alleged the results of the seats, won by his party, wereRead More

DNA KARACHI  – Mian Anjum Nisar President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry has shown his serious concern and urged the Government and Gas Company to immediately restore gas supply with required pressure to overcome the supply and demand gap of energy. President FPCCI said that the businesses and industries are already passing through un-conducive business conditions of high cost of inputs and poor deteriorating infrastructure. Our export industry after COVID-19 was recovering fast but unfortunately due to interrupted gas supply, followed by electricity shut downs, the productionRead More