ISLAMABAD (PR): Zafarullah Siddiqui, an economic analyst and Joint Secretary (Dev) (BS-20), has assumed charge as MD Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC).  According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC), Siddiqui will look after the work of ...

LAHORE- Zafar Iqbal clinched young caddies’ title of Samson Memorial Golf Tournament for caddies at Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course Thursday. Shahzad Masih ended up as the runners-up. Both Zafar and Shahzad had similar scores of gross 74 and as per rules, the contest was decided after a sudden ...

LAHOREZero tolerance of the chief justice for corruption is appreciable but there is need of ‘major surgery’ to eliminate the menace. Controlling law and order situation, prices of CNG and petrol are not the functions of the Supreme Court. These thoughts were shared by Senator SM ...

LAHORE – A book ‘Senator SM Zafar Ki Kahani Unki Apni Zabani’ was launched at Al-Hamra Hall on Saturday.Caretaker Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Ahmer Bilal Sufi was the chief guest at the book launch while Justice (r) Mian Allah Nawaz, Justice (r) Syed Zahid ...

LAHORE – Article 6 of the Constitution and the High Treason (Punishment Act) 1973 imposes a very heavy responsibility on the Federal Government to decide whether or not to file a case of treason against any person and also to decide who shall be the appropriate person to file and proceed with ...

ISLAMABAD - The officer, who exposed big names in the multi-billion rupees National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) scam no long ago, was on Thursday appointed as IG Islamabad.Captain (r) Zaffar Iqbal replaced Bani Amin Khan as an Inspector General of Islamabad police that is, now a days, on fast ...

ISLAMABAD - Eminent lawyer and constitutional expert SM Zafar is set to launch his autobiography this week that contains some ‘startling disclosures’ on Pakistani politics - its internal dynamics and external factors evolving Pak-US relations.Titled “Senator SM Zafar Ki Kahani ...

PML-Q Senator SM Zafar has penned a book sharing his experience as a lawmaker. The book, to be launched soon, centers on the House debates on sensitive national issues. It will also deluge important revelations about the Pervez Musharraf regime and the American role in Pakistan politics.

LAHORE – The birth anniversary of great leader of Pakistan Movement, father of Urdu journalism Maulana Zafar Ali Khan is being celebrated under the aegis of Maulana Zafar Ali Khan Trust on Thursday. Different ceremonies will be held to pay homage to Maulana. Punjab University Institute of ...

Pakistan Peoples’ Party’s (PPP) MNA Zafar Ali Shah has decided to join Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) following a consensus with Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.Zafar Ali Shah has been criticising PPP’s policies since 2009 and raised several conflicts over the Local government act ...

LAHORE - Paying tribute to Maulana Zafar Ali Khan, Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust Vice Chairman Prof Dr Rafique Ahmad said the late leader was a great journalist.He was a poet, an orator but above all he was a great journalist, said Dr Rafique Ahmad while addressing a sitting at the ...

city desk Maulana Zafar All Khan Trust Chairman Khalid Mahmood, Treasurer Mujeebur Rehman Shami, Member Masood Alj Khan and Secretary Raja Asad Khan have expressed condolence over the sad demise of renowned journalist Asghar Butt. In a condolence message, the trust paid rich tribute to the late ...

LAHORE – Renowned constitutional expert S.M. Zafar has urged Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed to make efforts for the passage of children’s free education bill in the Senate.“I introduced this bill as a member of the Senate many years ago, but it is ...

ISLAMABAD - Secretary Commerce Zafar Mahmood will meet with the members of various chambers and trade associations in order to resolve their concerns regarding switching trade arrangements from existing positive list to negative list of importable items from India. According to the official ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE Zarif Iqbal Sati, the newly-posted Executive District Officer (EDO) of Community Development Department of City District Government Lahore has started working after taking charge on Tuesday. Earlier, he also served as Director Development, Commissioner Office, Director ...

ISLAMABAD - Director General Federal Investigation Agency Tehsin Anwar Shah was given in the subordination of Additional DG FIA Zafar Qureshi in National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) multibillion scam probe. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday while hearing NICL case directed ...

LAHORE Federal government is not willing to restore the former Additional Director General (ADG) FIA Zafar Ahmad Qureshi to his office fearing that after taking charge he would summon the female members of Warraich family whose names were in the FIR as beneficiaries of NICL scam. Wife of Mohsin ...

ISLAMABAD - Commenting on the suspension of Zafar Qureshi, President PML-Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain described him as a mere stooge and alleged that attempts were being made for the achievement of Nawaz Sharifs agenda. There is a limit of everything but when something exceeds the limit facts have to ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE On the recommendation of Selection Board, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani on Saturday appointed Prof Dr Zafar Iqbal Sheikh as Chairman/Dean Shaikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical Institute Lahore. He will assume duties on Monday, relieving Prof Dr Muhammad Saeed from ...

LAHORE - Sardar Zafar Lund, vice president Peoples Lawyers Forum and former general secretary PPP DG Khan, has formally joined PML-Q along with a large number of lawyers and political workers. Zafar Loond made this announcement in a meeting with the senior leader of PML-Q Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi at ...

LAHORE - Brig (r) Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry has said that India has heinous designs against Pakistan and to frustrate it in its designs Pakistan will have to fight another defensive war with India to teach a lesson. He was addressing a conference titled 'Defence of Pakistan on Monday organised jointly ...

LAHORE - All eyes are focused on Tuesday's election of the Supreme Court Bar Association which has become a matter of integrity and prestige for the pro-lawyers' movement elements more than a game of win or lose. As it is being widely believed that the future of lawyers' movement is much ...

LAHORE - Senator SM Zafar has said that Pakistani citizen Dr Aafia Siddiqui in US detention is facing inhumane and undignified treatment. She is in a very bad health after being badly tortured in custody particularly in Afghanistan, he added. Senator Zafar who met Dr Aafia during his US visit as ...