LONDON, SEPT 5: British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner resigned on Friday after she admitted underpaying property tax on a new home, in a fresh blow for her boss, Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Rayner, 45, is the eighth, and the most senior, ministerial departure from Starmer’s team, and the most damaging yet after the British leader offered her his full support when she was first accused of deliberately trying to avoid paying the correct tax rate. “I deeply regret my decision to not seek additional specialist tax advice… I takeRead More

ISLAMABAD, SEPT 5 /DNA/ – Mahmoud Siddiqui Alhabash, Advisor to the President of Palestine on Religious Affairs and Chief Justice of the Shariat Court, called on the Prime Minister this afternoon. He is leading the Palestinian delegation to attend the Seerat Conference in Islamabad. Imam of Al Aqsa Mosque and Palestinian Ambassador to Pakistan were also present.                 During the meeting, the Prime Minister conveyed his warm regards to Dr. Mahmoud Abbass, President of Palestine. He reaffirmed the unwavering support of the people of Pakistan to the Palestinian cause andRead More

ISLAMABAD, Sep 05 (APP):The Member Minorities/ICT of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), accompanied by Assistant Director Mamoona Malik, held a meeting with MNA Farah Akbar Naz, Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Sports and Culture. The meeting focused on pressing human rights concerns in the education sector, including the persistent non-enforcement of the 5% job quota for minorities, discriminatory practices faced by minority students and staff, barriers to school admissions for children from marginalized slum areas, and the poor implementation of policies ensuring free education for students with disabilities. Ms.Read More

ISLAMABAD, Sep 05 (APP):The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Enforcement Team, Peshawar, in collaboration with the District Administration, carried out a joint operation against illegal LPG activities in the city. During the operation, action was taken against individuals involved in LPG decanting and filling in public service vehicles (PSVs), illegal dabba stations, and unauthorised LPG auto-refuelling setups. As a result, six LPG shops, one illegal LPG auto-refuelling station, and one illegal dabba station were sealed on the spot. The enforcement team also confiscated LPG decanting equipment. In addition, jointRead More

ISLAMABAD, Sep 05 (APP/DNA): Federal Minister for Housing and Works Riaz Hussain Pirzada on Friday assured the National Assembly of the government’s commitment to safeguarding the interests of thousands of allottees who had invested their savings over the past decade in flats at Islamabad’s G-13 sector. Responding to a calling attention notice regarding delays in handing over possession of flats reserved for constitutional bodies, the minister said the Lifestyle Residency Apartments Scheme was launched in 2010 through a joint venture between the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) and aRead More