ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Monday that an Afghan team has arrived in Islamabad for an investigation into the incident involving Afghan Ambassador daughter’s alleged abduction and torture. Addressing a press conference, he said the authorities concerned will ...

*ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Monday that construction work on 306 kilometers Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway project will start soon, ARY News reported.* Talking to the media during a day-long visit to various Sindh districts, the planning minister said ...

DUBAI - The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has exempted overseas Pakistanis from biometric verification to operate their accounts in Pakistan. The banks in Pakistan have been permitted to utilize NADRA Verisys instead of biometric verification, said a statement issued by Pakistani embassy in the ...

ISLAMABAD – The federal cabinet has approved two ordinances in connection with the electoral reforms that aim at ensuring transparency in elections, said Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday. He was addressing the media after the cabinet meeting chaired by ...

*KARACHI: Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday visited the Jinnah International Airport, Karachi and inspected the immigration counters. * During the visit, the minister directed the immigration staff at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi to increase the immigration ...

The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has on Tuesday rolled out a new Smart Driving License with the latest security features. According to Islamabad Police’s spokesperson, the ITP has launched a new chip-based driving permit with helpful smart security features. Aiming to provide better ...

The Pakistan Embassy in Saudi Arabia has announced the new fees for issuance of a new or renewal of passport in the country. According to the embassy, a ten-year validity passport (normal) having 36 pages will now cost 126 Saudi riyals while urgent 210 riyals. The fee for a five-year validity ...

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has, in principle, decided to introduce a new licensing system inspired by the UK model for pilots in order to end the irregularities in the issuance of aviation licenses. According to an inside source, the CAA has prepared a summary in this regard that will be ...

ISLAMABAD – Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Tuesday announced that the government has slashed the fee for ten-year validity passports by half. Addressing a press conference, Rasheed urged the public to apply for passports that are valid for up to ten years to reduce the burden ...

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that the passport of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expiring tonight. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Tuesday, he reminded that the names of both Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz have been on the ECL since August 2018. He said the ...