LAHORE: Federal Railway Minister, Khawaja Saad Rafique Sunday announced a reduction in freight-train fares with additional facilities being offered to compete with the road-transporters. Addressing a press conference here, Khawaja Saad Rafique claimed that the Pakistan Railways earned Rs5.25 billion … read more
ISLAMABAD: The capital police are considering purchasing an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for surveillance and intelligence gathering in the capital city. Officials in the police told Dawn on the condition of anonymity that compared to hiring a helicopter the use … read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed the federal cabinet to take measures on war-footing to make Pakistan polio free. The prime minister chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet to discuss polio in the backdrop of the World Health … read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday restored Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Qaiser Jamal as Member of the National Assembly (MNA) on NA-47. A two member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani heard the case pertaining … read more
KARACHI: Chief of the Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif has assured the country’s political leadership that armed forces will support all the provincial governments with full sincerity. He was speaking at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and … read more