ISLAMABAD, JUL 23: The embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday established a hunger strike camp outside the Parliament House in Islamabad to demand release of the party founder Imran Khan and other leaders. The former ruling party has faced back-to-back setbacks in a few days as its central secretariat in the federal capital was sealed by the authorities earlier today a day after the party’s Information Secretary Raoof Hasan was nabbed along with the otherparty workers. A day earlier, Islamabad police took Hasan into custody from the party’s Central SecretariatRead More

ISLAMABAD, JUL 23 /DNA/ – In a recent development, the Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed the appeal filed by Eden Builders (Pvt) Ltd, upholding the decision of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) regarding misleading advertising claims about their housing project. In 2018, the CCP imposed a penalty of PKR 2.5 million on Eden Builders for deceptive marketing campaigns related to their ‘Eden Life Islamabad’ project, violating Section 10 of the Competition Act, 2010. The CCP determined that Eden Builders’ claims were misleading. Specifically, their advertisement featured an illegible disclaimerRead More

ISLAMABAD, Jul 23 (APP/DNA): Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan Engineer Amir Maqam here on Tuesday chaired the meeting regarding Azad Jammu Kashmir state properties. Secretary Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Wasim Ajmal Chaudhry, Additional Secretary Syed Khalid Gurdizi, Joint Secretary Muhammad Hamid Khan and Administrator Jammu and Kashmir State Properties attended the meeting, said a press release. The minister directed the officers concerned to prepare a feasible and comprehensive plan for maximum utilization of the properties of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. He stressed the need forRead More

ISLAMABAD, JUL 23 /DNA/ – The Third Round of Pakistan-Turkmenistan Bilateral Political Consultations was held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar led the Pakistan side. The Turkmenistan side was led by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov.  The two sides reviewed Pakistan-Turkmenistan bilateral relations, including bilateral trade and investment, energy cooperation, connectivity and people-to-people linkages. They noted the positive trajectory of the relations and agreed to further enhance high-levelRead More

ISLAMABAD, JUL 23: Pakistan’s telecommunication regulator has downplayed the ongoing issues with WhatsApp services being experienced by cellular users in the country, attributing it to a possible “technical glitch.” On July 20, numerous users in Pakistan began reporting difficulties in sending and receiving media files, such as voice notes, photos, and videos, on the popular messaging application while using their mobile networks. Complaints included media files either taking too long to download or not downloading at all, with some users receiving the following message from WhatsApp: “Couldn’t download document. TryRead More