Federal Minister for Planning and Development and National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Chief Asad Umar has ruled out the option of imposing lockdown in the country ‘for now’ as daily Covid-19 cases cross 1000 mark on Thursday. Read more: Covid-19 cases cross 1000 mark in Pakistan after three months Talking to a local TV … Read more
Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill has asked the journalist community to boycott media talks of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz and senior party leader Pervaiz Rashid. The minister said this on Twitter while reacting to an alleged leaked audio conversation between Maryam and Pervaiz, in which … Read more
Since October 14, 2021, Covid-19 cases have crossed the 1,000 mark in Pakistan for the first time as it reported five deaths and 1,085 positive cases in one day. In a tweet, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) informed that 46585 tests were conducted during the last 24 hours, and the positivity ratio remained … Read more
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday thanked the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Babar Iftikhar for clarifying rumours about the military establishment’s alleged deal with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo. Addressing media in Karachi, Iqbal said the PML-N believed in the politics of the constitution and vote. He … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated that Pakistan as a nation can progress only by following the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) while talking to renowned religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel, who called on him in Islamabad, Radio Pakistan reported. Read more: PM Imran wishes Maulana Tariq Jameel speedy recovery from COVID-19 Matters pertaining … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday congratulated Federal Minister for Communications Murad Saeed and the National Highway Authority (NHA) for saving public money through transparency and digitisation. Read more: Murad Saeed claims PTI govt completed 2,000kms road projects In a tweet on Thursday, he claimed that a four-lane highway was built at 138 per … Read more
Sheffield Crown Court of the United Kingdom has declared Lord Nazir Ahmed, a former member of the UK Parliament of Pakistani origin, guilty of sex offences, said a BBC report. The British court observed that in the early 1970s, when the 64-year-old accused was a teenager, Lord Ahmed had attempted to rape a girl and … Read more
ECC allows 50,000 tonnes urea import from China ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday allowed urea import of 50,000 tonnes from China. –HAMZA HABIB Read more Senate panel terms Finance Supplementary Bill tsunami of inflation ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs on Wednesday termed the … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan bourse opened on a bearish note as the KSE-100 index witnessed a decline of 132.49 points, or 0.29 per cent, in the first hour of trading on Thursday. The local equity market closed higher on Wednesday, led by oil and banking scrip, amid surging global crude oil prices and reports of surging … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Scrutiny report about Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI)’s foreign funding on Tuesday revealed that the PTI provided incorrect information to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding the donation money it had received. The scrutiny report alleged that the PTI hid its 53 bank accounts in its assets details submitted to the ECP. It … Read more
KARACHI: Jamaat e Islami (JI) Karachi Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Tuesday said the Sindh government had robbed the people of Karachi of their constitutional rights. “The rights taken from them in the local government bill should be returned,” Hafiz Naeem said talking to media in Karachi during a sit-in protest outside the Sindh Assembly. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Ehsaas Programme and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) have joined hands against swindlers who are defrauding Ehsaas beneficiaries. In this regard, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Senator Dr Sania Nishtar and FIA Director-General Dr Sanaullah Abbasi held a special meeting on Tuesday to strengthen coordination against fraudulent … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Tuesday said a scrutiny committee had been formed to probe funding of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N). “The committee should be asked to submit its report. I have no doubt that when the investigation report on foreign funding of parties would … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Senior Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday said the PML-N leaders should be investigated and tried before TV cameras. Read more: Violation of Constitution caused Dhaka fall, APS massacre: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi “Live trial before TV cameras should be held so that the people of Pakistan … Read more
RANIPUR: At least five people, including two women, were killed and more than 15 others were injured when a speedy passenger coach overturned in Ranipur town of Khairpur district on Tuesday, Bol news reported. Read more: 100 livestock, one trader killed in Pattoki road mishap The incident took place on the National Highway near Gadeji … Read more
KARACHI: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued an alert for district administrations of Sindh viewing the predictions of torrential rains. Sindh PDMA Director General Salman Shah said there was a possibility of torrential rain in Karachi, Hyderabad, Larkana, Tando Allahyar, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas, Badin, Thatta and other districts of the province. Read more: Widespread … Read more
Govt to launch action against 15.2 million tax evaders: Tarin ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to launch action against 7.2 million identified non-taxpayers and if the data provided by the National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) is added, this number will reach 15.2 million, a senior official said. –HAMZA HABIB Read more … Read more
LAHORE: The electricity distribution company, Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) on Monday launched a mobile application ‘LESCO Light’ with different features to facilitate its consumers. The inaugural ceremony of the application was attended by CEO LESCO Chaudhry Muhammed Ameen, Chairman Board of Directors Zahoor Hussain Syed, BOD members and all operation heads as well as … Read more
