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On Wednesday, Punjab government served a legal notice to Pakistani theatre, film and television actor, model and director Hamza Ali Abbasi for spreading false rumors about the recent concerning wave of child abduction across Punjab. Hamza claimed in a Facebook post that he has been issued a legal notice by Govt of Royal Sharif Family. Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah while talking to a private news channel confirmed the development.
A team of Pakistan Army has won the International Sniper Competition held in Beijing, tweeted by General Asim Bajwa. Pakistan Army secured 1st position in all the individual and team events of the competition. Naik Arshad of Pakistan Army was declared the best sniper of the competition. The competition was held in Beijing from 22nd August. The event attracted 42 snipers from various countries including China, Russia, France, Israel and
The government of Pakistan is thinking about using armed drones to ensure the security of China-Pakistan Economic Project (CPEC). According to the reports, usage of drones will help in safeguarding CPEC from any potential threat. The viewpoint of the government is that unmanned (remote controlled) aircrafts will be used to secure different routes. According to the official of the government, the aircrafts will also be utilized in protect railway tracks
Four days ago on India’s Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a statement on Balochistan during his speech. As a result, protestors staged anti-India rallies across Balochistan under the control of Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri. The minister also blamed India of fueling terrorism in the unstable region. In addition, he also stated that the protest indicates that the people of Balochistan did not like whatever Indian PM said about
Motels in Murree and other northern areas of Pakistan are in massive demand from the start of the summer. Subsequently, PTDC Motels are earning huge profits since the start of the summer season this year. The summer and winter seasons attract a lot of visitors in the northern parts of Pakistan. This time it is no different as the Motels are booked by tourists. There has been an enormous rise
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday announced property prices for 16 major cities of Pakistan including Lahore. However, they have recently published fair market values for DHA Lahore and various other societies in the city. In the case of residential plot, the fair market price is 30 to 35% more than the previous DC value. As far as prices of commercial plots are concerned, the market price is
Pakistanis have invested around 3 billion dirhams (PKR 85 billion) in Dubai realty market in last 6 months. According to the report based on Dubai land department that appeared in UAE media, Pakistanis are just behind Indians and Britons. India has invested a whopping amount of 7 billion dirhams while Britons made an investment of colossal 4 billion dirhams. On the other hand, Pakistan is No. 3 on the list
National University of Modern Languages (NUML) will teach Balochi language to Chinese and Chinese language to the people of Balochistan. The university will set up a campus in Gwadar primarily to enable the local community of the region to contribute effectively in trade and economic activities that are likely to be generated after the completion of Gwadar port and the Chine-Pakistan Economic Project (CPEC). These projects are implemented along with
The Pakistan Air Force is set to participate in an extensive aerial exercise in the United States later this month. According to the reports, teams from United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel air forces will also be taking part in the Red Flag air-to-air combat exercise in Nevada. The Aviationist, website devoted to reports on military aviation, stated that 6 Pakistani combat jets had already arrived in US. Moreover, it
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday set new property prices for 16 major cities of Pakistan. The move will provide a new base for the collection of withholding and capital gains tax. The rates have been notified with effect from 31st July 2016. FBR notified rates for Abbottabad, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Gwadar, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Mardan, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Sialkot and Sukkur. FBR picked 21 cities
