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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs has imposed Rs8 million fine on various private Hajj Group Organisers (HGOs), who failed to provide the promised facilities to private Hujjaj last year.According to an official the cases of 68 such HGOs have been referred to departmental committee for further action. The ministry has warned the private Hajj Group Organisers (HGOs) to ensure provision of basic facilities to Hujjaj and in case of failure the organizer concerned could be black listed.He said the Hajj operation would commence from September. A total of 35,000 Hujjaj would directly go to Madina. The ministry has started sending felicitation letters to successful Hujjaj.HGOs would be provided Hajj forms from the May end. Hajj quota is being allotted to old HGOs only. The quota allotment to new HGO is impossible this year.Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2013
KARACHI: Two ships carrying edible oil and furnace oil were berthed at Liquid Cargo and FOTCO Terminals respectively on Sunday, port sources said here on Monday.The sources further said one more ship carrying furnace oil also arrived at the outer anchorage of Port Qasim during the last 24 hours.Berth occupancy was 25 percent at the port on Monday where a total of three ships namely Maersk Detroit, Heng Xin and MT. Akaki are currently occupying ...
KARACHI: Senior leader Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Wasay Jalil has said that Altaf Hussain has always raised voice for the suppressed sections of society and PTI chief’s allegations against him were baseless and shameful.In a statement issued here on Monday, Wasay Jalil said that MQM has always competed legal battle instead of allegations and political blame game.Wasey Jail said that his party has never targeted any political party or individual on the basis of suspicions ...
KHAR: Gunmen attacked a polio vaccination team in part of Pakistan's restive tribal regions on Monday, killing a policeman who was providing security, officials said.The attackers opened fire as the team was going to administer polio drops in Kalam town in Bajaur district, one of the seven tribal areas along the Afghan border, local administration official Suhail Ahmed Khan said."One tribal police official, who had been escorting the team, died in the attack," he told ...
ISLAMABAD: Complete shutdown will be observed on Tuesday (tomorrow) in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK) to mark the martyrdom anniversaries of prominent liberation leaders, Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq and Khawaja Abdul Ghani Lone.Call for the shutdown has been given by the All Parties Hurriyet Conference Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Kashmir Media Service reported.He has also given a call for march towards Eidgah in Srinagar to pay tributes to the martyrs.Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq was martyred by ...
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court disposed of 422 cases, whereas 308 new cases have been instituted during the period from Saturday 11th May 2013 to Friday 17.According to a press release issued here, the backlog remained 19158, while the backlog on 11th May was 19272 cases.As 308 new cases were instituted during the said period, thus the progressive total of pending cases on 17th May came to 19580 cases.Out of these, 422 cases were disposed of ...
LAHORE: Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Najam Sethi has congratulated mountaineers brother and sister of Gilgit-Baltistan Mirza Ali and Samina Baig on climbing the world's highest peak Mount Everest. In a felicitation message, the Caretaker Chief Minister said that Mirza Ali and Samina Baig had performed the marvelous feat of climbing Mount Everest. He said that Samina Baig has earned laurels for the country by becoming the first Pakistani woman to have climbed Mount ...More Articles...
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