Thursday, September 30th, 2021
FIA arrests 10 Iranian nationals
KARACHI, Sep 30 : Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Thursday arrested 10 Iranian nationals for obtaining Pakistani CNICs and travel documents with the connivance of agents. According to FIA Sindh spokesman, the Anti Human Trafficking Circle (AHTC) of FIA Karachi arrested 10 Iranian nationals from different parts of the megalopolis and registered three cases against them. The Iranian nationals had succeeded in obtaining Pakistani travel documents with the connivance of Pakistani and Iranian agents. The arrested were planning to travel Qatar on Pakistani documents. The AHTC was already conducting several inquiriesRead More
HEC has no association with Higher Education City
ISLAMABAD, Sep 30 (DNA):The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan Thursday categorically denied its any association with the so-called housing project namely ‘Higher Education City’. Therefore, the impression that this was an HEC’s housing project was entirely incorrect, said a news released issued here. Launching or operating of such housing scheme has never been approved by HEC authorities or taken up with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) for registration. Marketing and advertising of this housing project with the association of HEC or any member or employee ofRead More
Soyabean import decreases by 42.15%, palm increases 63.35% in two months
ISLAMABAD, Sep 30 : Soyabean oil import into the country during first two months of current financial year reduced by 42.15% as compared the imports of the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-August, 2021 about 14,012 metric tons of soyabean costing $16.589 million imported to fulfill the local requirements of edible oil as against the import of 43,450 metric tons valuing $28.691 million of same period of last year. However, imports of palm oil into the country during the period under review witnessed about 63.35% growthRead More
Farrukh urges international community to engage with Afghan people to avert humanitarian crisis
ISLAMABAD, Sep 30 : Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Thursday urged the international community to engage with the Afghan people to avert the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Addressing a round table conference on Afghanistan’s reconstruction organized by Global Peace Chain here, he said that Pakistan has been supporting Afghan people and would continue to support them. He said peaceful Afghanistan was vital for peaceful Pakistan as unrest in neighboring countries ultimately affects neighbors. He said that Pakistan was the only country in the worldRead More
Ashrafi for boycott to Indian products to register protest over Muslim’s persecution
ISLAMABAD, Sep 30 : Special Representative to Prime Minister Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Thursday urged the Ulema, religious scholars, civil society to boycott Indian products and register their anger at the persecution of Muslim community in India. Addressing a news conference, he said the ongoing campaign of boycotting Indian products being continued in various countries. He urged religious scholars, Ulema and others to forge unity among their ranks and boycott the Indian products. India was committing gross human right violations in Asam and Muslim community should collectively raiseRead More
Armenia detains wartime ex-defence minister over corruption
Yerevan, Sept 30 :Armenia has detained on corruption charges the former defence minister who led the country’s military during last year’s deadly war with Azerbaijan, officials said on Thursday. Last autumn Armenia’s armed conflict with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region claimed more than 6,500 lives and saw Yerevan cede swathes of territory it had controlled for decades. The war sparked harsh criticism of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, with opposition parties accusing him of failing to prepare the army for possible large-scale hostilities and betraying national interests by agreeing toRead More