RAWALPINDI, June 20(ABC): Awami Muslim League Pakistan (AMLP) leader Sheikh Rashid has bashed the current rulers of Pakistan and said that people are running out of ration while rulers are busy in ending their cases. Taking to Twitter, the former Interior Minister said that International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not replying the government despite them touching American Ambassador’s feet. He …

ISLAMABAD, June 20(ABC): Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said the political leadership and other stakeholders will have to agree on a charter of economy in order to take the country towards sustainable development. Addressing a seminar in Islamabad on Monday, he said this appears to be a difficult task but is not impossible. He said we will …

LAHORE, June 20(ABC): Former Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain Monday appeared before the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) office today where he was interrogated about corruption worth Rs753 million in the Tarbela Fourth Hydropower project,  reported. “All allegations levelled against me are false,” Hussain said while speaking to journalists outside the NAB office, where …

ISLAMABAD, June 20(ABC): The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday issued an advisory for all departments concerned to remain alert and vigilant as a series of heavy rains is starting in the country from today (Monday). According to an advisory released by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), a series of torrential rains with winds and thundershowers will start in …

ISLAMABAD, June 20 (ABC): A seminar on “Pak-China Agriculture Cooperation under CPEC” was jointly organized by the CPEC-Agriculture Cooperation Center, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi and the Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research and Development (AIERD), to explore ways to boost agricultural development, and understand opportunities offered by agricultural cooperation under CPEC. Addressing the seminar, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Azam Khan, Director, CPEC …

LAHORE, June 19(ABC): Punjab Home Minister Atta Tarar said Sunday that the Punjab government had decided to declare an emergency amid a rapid increase of reported cases of sexual abuse against women and children. Speaking at a press conference at the PML-N’s headquarters, he stated that an increase in such incidents was a serious issue for society and government officials. …

DUBAI, June 20(ABC): Former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s family Sunday said that they are reviewing the medical, legal and security challenges before deciding on the ex-army chief’s return to Pakistan. The former president’s family said that Pakistan lacks the required medicines and medical facilities, adding that a continuous supply of a drug called daratumumab and treatment of amyloidosis is …

ISLAMABAD, Jun 19 (ABC): The installed capacity of Diamer Bhasha Dam will be 4,500 Mega Watt (MW) and live storage capacity of 6.4 MAF, official source said. Diamer Basha Dam is being constructed on River Indus – 40 kilometer downstream of Chilas town. Diamer Basha Dam having storage capacity of 8.1 Million Acre Feet (MAF) will generate 18,100 Gigawatt hours …

ISLAMABAD, Jun 17 (ABC): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb vowed on Friday that the present government would “extinguish the fire of inflation” ignited by former Prime Minister Imran Khan. In a tweet, the minister said that Imran Khan himself was hiding in Bani Gala but calling masses to take to streets. Imran, instead of giving call of protest …

ISLAMABAD, June 17 (ABC): Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu has said that Pakistan’s armed forces are ready to deal with any kind of threat. While addressing the participants Of 51st Naval Staff Course at Navy War College Lahore on Friday, he said that role of Pakistan Navy in protecting the country’s maritime borders …