ISLAMABAD: The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) is considered one of the most successful water-sharing endeavours in the world. But it is at stake today. Reason: The World Bank, which had brokered the treaty between Pakistan and India in 1960, has apparently buckled under New Delhi’s pressure. On December 13, the World Bank announced a pause […]
KARACHI: While observing that it is the responsibility of the state to trace out missing persons, the Sindh High Court directed the law enforcement agencies to make all-out efforts to find their whereabouts. Federal B Industrial Area’s SDPO told a two-judge bench that Hafiz Ehsanullah, a resident of North Karachi, has gone missing on his […]
SARAJEVO: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said there was no presence of the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) in Pakistan. The prime minister was speaking to a delegation of Bosnian parliamentarians. He emphasized on exchange of parliamentary delegations and sharing of their respective expertise. The parliamentarians of Bosnia and Herzegovina included Barisa Colak Borjana Kristo […]
ISLAMABAD: Imagine a deep-sea port where, while so-called development experts enjoy a breath-taking view from their regal five star hotel rooms located on the grand Koh-e-Batil hill, indigenous fishermen are left with little choice except migrating permanently to far-flung harbours. Imagine a place where one of the most expensive commodities is a […]
ISLAMABAD: Experts believe that India wasted the whole year of 2016 and did not respond to Pakistan’s offers for dialogue on all outstanding issues including Jammu and Kashmir. Daily Times contacted the experts of regional affairs to know their stance on Indo-Pak relations during 2016. In this regard, Aziz Ahmed Khan, who remained Pakistan’s High […]
ISLAMABAD: Tax authorities have raided the offices of Nue Multiplex and Entertainment Company and impounded its records on suspicion of evasion of millions of rupees in income tax by overstating expenditures and allegedly concealing income. Officers of the Intelligence and Investigation wing of the Inland Revenue Service of Federal Board of Revenue searched […]
LARKANA: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Friday visited Larkana, where he was accorded a warm welcome by party workers as well as locals. Leading a large convoy of motorcades, the young politician visited various parts of the district including Municipal Corporation Road, Empire Road, Fish Market, Pakistan Chowk, Jinnah Bagh Chowk, Station Road, […]
The dusty desert city of Khuzdar in southwestern Pakistan has no hospital and no commercial flights into its tiny airport, but government officials who visited recently spoke in glowing terms of its future as a hub of commerce. Pakistan’s new army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, was among a flock of dignitaries who descended upon […]
Nine schemes initiated in Central district, seven in East, six in South, three in West Karachi’s mayor has announced that 25 new development projects were initiated for different districts of the city and they would cost around Rs498 million. Waseem Akhtar told a news conference at the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Building on Monday […]
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called on the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to protect the interests of the fishermen of Gwadar Port, most of whom have reservations about the over 50 billion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Highlighting this concern of the fishermen, HRCP secretary general […]
