ISLAMABAD: The Arif Habib Corporation Limited–led consortium has acquired a majority stake in Pakistan International Airlines after submitting the highest bid of Rs135 billion in the privatisation process of the national flag carrier. The consortium raised its offer from Rs115 billion to Rs135 billion in the second round of open […]
Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, visited the National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad, where he was briefed by civil and military participants of the ongoing National Security and War Course on academic perspectives regarding national security challenges and strategies to address them. […]
A district and sessions court has extended the pre-arrest bail of the PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi and restrained authorities from arresting them in the May 9 case and five other related cases until January 27. The court passed the orders during the hearing of multiple […]
The Faculty of Computing at Riphah International University is hosting the 27th IEEE International Conference on Multi-Topic (INMIC 2025) on December 23 and 24, reaffirming its commitment to promoting research, innovation and academic collaboration in emerging areas of computing and technology. The conference was formally inaugurated by Vice Chancellor Riphah […]
The Federal Investigation Agency has taken strict departmental action against seven officers and officials found involved in corruption, abuse of authority and negligence during an orderly room chaired by Director General FIA Riffat Mukhtar Raja. According to an FIA spokesperson, Inspector Fakhar Abbas was dismissed from service over allegations of […]
ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court has dismissed all eight appeals filed by Airblue in civil compensation cases arising from the 2010 plane crash and ordered the airline to pay more than Rs5.41 billion in damages to the victims. The court also imposed a fine of Rs100,000 per appeal on […]
Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, met the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team on Monday at General Headquarters and congratulated the players, team management and officials on their historic victory in the Asia Cup Men’s Under-19 tournament. According to a statement issued by […]
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court heard a case related to an alleged altercation and violence involving Islamabad High Court Bar Association President Wajid Gillani. The case was taken up by Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Abul Hasanat Muhammad Zulqarnain. During the hearing, the court extended the interim bail of Imaan Mazari, Hadi Ali […]
ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Passports has achieved a major milestone in improving transparency, efficiency and speed in passport services by introducing a new system to monitor applications, printing and overall performance. On the directives of the Director General of Passports, a dedicated 24/7 monitoring room has been established at […]
An additional district and sessions court in Islamabad has sentenced 12 accused to life imprisonment in the murder case of Pakistan Peoples Party local leader Raja Nasir Hanif and three others. The verdict was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Ismatullah, who also awarded the convicts 16 years of […]