ISLAMABAD, OCT 26 (DNA) – The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its verdict over petitions of the MQM and the PTI seeking devolution of powers to the local councils from the Sindh government. A bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed heard constitutional petitions over the matter. The court asked the counsels of the Government of Sindh and the MQM to submit their written arguments in a week. “Karachi was, is and will remain part of Sindh,” Attorney General Khalid Javed in his arguments said. “Several problemsRead More

LAHORE, OCT 26 (DNA) – The Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) – a China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project – has on Monday been opened in Lahore for public after Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar inaugurated it on Sunday. The train started operation at 07:30 AM which will continue till 08:30 PM between Ali Town and Dera Gujran Terminals. The fare has been fixed at Rs 40. The project was scheduled to be completed in 27 months but was finished in five years as construction work remained halted at eleven pointsRead More

DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 26 – Kingdom of Morocco strongly condemned, on Sunday, the continuing publication of cartoons insulting Islam and the Prophet Mohammed (P.B.U.H). The Kingdom of Morocco denounces these acts which reflect the immaturity of their perpetrators and reaffirms that the freedom of some ends where the freedom and beliefs of others begin. Freedom of expression cannot, for any reason, justify the insulting provocation and the offense of the Muslim religion, which has more than two billion followers across the world. As much as it condemns all obscurantist andRead More

DNA Rawalpindi, OCT 26 – State Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul paid a visit to the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) here on Monday. During her visit she was given a briefing on the rain water harvesting system. She lauded the RCCI efforts in taking lead in making RCCI first green chamber of Pakistan by adopting rainwater harvesting and recharge system along with installation of Solar Panels for energy conservation. The other chambers and organizations should follow the same, she added. She assured full support to RCCIRead More

KARACHI, OCT 26 (DNA) – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday submitted a report in accountability court here about declaring former minister for ports and shipping Babar Ghauri a proclaimed offender The accountability court in Karachi was hearing the reference of illegal recruitment and misuse of power in Karachi Port Trust (KPT). Sindh Assembly member Javed Hanif, Rauf Akhtar Farooqui and other accused have been arrested in the case. Former federal minister and MQM leader Babar Ghauri has been absconder in the case. The NAB prosecutor presented a report withRead More