National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Chief and Federal Planning Minister, Asad Umar, warns that clear evidence of the beginning of another Covid-19 wave is evident in the country. Taking to his Twitter account on Sunday, NCOC chief wrote, “Clear evidence now of a beginning of another covid wave which has been expected for last … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said only the head of a family will get Sehat Insaf Card which will cover the entire family, while urging them to register with the national database authority for availing the facility. Addressing the media in Lahore on Sunday, the minister urged the family heads to get themselves … Read more
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser said teachers are real leaders who can inspire their students to bring positive change in the society. The speaker made the remarks while addressing the 16th Convocation of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) in Islamabad on Saturday. The talent and skills of Pakistani youth have earned … Read more
Under the Consular Access Agreement, Pakistan and India have exchanged the list of each other’s nationals held in jails by both countries, a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Saturday. The statement said the government of Pakistan has shared a list of 628 Indian prisoners in Pakistan including 51 civilians … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that only family courts have got exclusive jurisdiction to take cognisance of offences pertaining to solemnising second marriage without the permission of the first wife. In its five-page long judgment, Justice Muhammad Amjad Rafiq voided three months imprisonment and Rs 0.5million fine on Muzaffar Nawaz by a … Read more
A group of 159 Indian Hindu pilgrims, reaching Pakistan earlier today on a four-day visit via the Wagha border, have left for Peshawar on Saturday to visit the shrine of Shri Param Hansji Maharaj in Teri village of Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The group left for Peshawar via a special flight of Pakistan … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned the extra-judicial killing of six Kashmiri youth in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) by the Indian forces in the last two days. The Foreign Office (FO), in a statement highlighted the “escalating campaign of repression in IIOJK, including fake encounters and so-called cordon-and-search-operations, at least 24 Kashmiris … Read more
LAHORE: At least 33 per cent representation for women at all levels of committees, councils, and boards in the newly proposed Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2021 has been demanded by the participants of a seminar organised by Centre for Peace and Development Initiative (CPDI). A seminar for seeking recommendations for improvements in the ordinance was … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The joint opposition has pledged to block the mini-budget and legislation aimed at comprising sovereignty of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in the parliament. In a meeting at the Parliament’s opposition chamber on Wednesday, the members of the joint opposition deliberated on the strategy to prevent the passage of mini-budget and other International Monetary … Read more
LAHORE: To mitigate smog, Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar has given formal approval to run eco-friendly buses in various cities of the province. In this regard, Buzdar convened a high-level meeting at the CM office on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by Punjab Transport Minister Jehanzeb Khichi, planning and development (P&D) chairman, secretaries of … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of the Lahore region Director-General (DG) National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on being non-maintainable. A citizen, Ayub Khawar, had filed a petition against the appointment of NAB Lahore region DG Jamil Ahmed, a retired federal secretary hired on a one-year contract. Read … Read more
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Imran Khan would eradicate inflation in the fifth year of his tenure. Addressing the media in Rawalpindi today, he said that eradicating poverty was the government’s top agenda. Mini-budget would be passed in every condition he emphasised and said that it was necessary to control … Read more
KARACHI: Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) has declared a rain emergency in Karachi after the first winter rainfall which continued intermittently throughout Monday. SSWMB Managing Director (MD) Zubair Ahmed Channa issued these orders following which the staffers in East, West, South, Malir, Kemari, and Korangi districts carried out drainage work with brush and broom. … Read more
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto said his party doesn’t believe in any deal but rather the power of people, adding that those who accomplish deals do not have graveyards of martyrs. Bilawal was delivering his speech in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh on the 14th death anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who was … Read more
KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday ordered registration of two separate criminal cases against all Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) officials who approved Nasla Tower’s building plan. A two-member bench of SC headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed presided over the case in the SC Karachi registry. The bench also issued … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned the meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Monday, in which the first national security policy in the history of the country will be presented for approval, Bol News reported. The meeting to be chaired by the premier will be attended by federal ministers and top military brass. … Read more
KARACHI: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that even if people differ from the governance and politics of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), they have no doubt that both the Sharif and Zardari families are corrupt. While speaking to media in Karachi on Sunday, he said, “People can differ from our governance and politics but nobody doubts … Read more
LAHORE: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif has urged United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and human rights bodies to take notice of the threats of ethnic cleansing of Muslims in India. Read more: Russell Tribunal highlights Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir The opposition leader made this demand in response to a … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry once again termed the Sharif family a mafia, “which possesses the ability to blackmail institutions including the judiciary.” The minister expressed this in a tweet against the backdrop of a news story asserting that an affidavit by the former chief justice of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Rana Shamim against … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Like other parts of the country and world, the Christian community of Islamabad is also celebrating Christmas with religious zeal and fervour. The churches as well as localities populated by the members of the minority community have been embellished with lighting. The community started the day by offering prayers in three major churches including … Read more
After Karachi, the first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been detected in the federal capital, Islamabad Deputy Commissioner (DC) Office confirmed on Saturday. First case of #OmicronVariant detected in Islamabad. The patient has travel history from Karachi. We are tracing all his contacts now. Everyone plz get vaccinated and follow SOPs — … Read more
After many hurdles and delays, the much-awaited Karachi’s Green Line Rapid Bus Transit Project finally became operational on Saturday with 25 of 80 buses in the fleet. Read more: PM Imran Khan inaugurates Green Line BRT project in Karachi In the trial phase, the buses will shuttle passengers between Surjani Town and Numaish Chowrangi for … Read more
KARACHI: To mark World Space Week celebrating ‘Women in Space’ this year, the Department of Mathematics and Sciences of Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET) organised a two-day concluding session of the series of seminars. The event was attended by the SSUET Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Vali Uddin, Registrar Syed Sarfraz Ali, Prof … Read more
Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly (NA) Shahbaz Sharif said that the time to end Imran Khan’s government has come. While addressing a ceremony commemorating Khawaja Muhammad Rafiq in Lahore on Thursday, he claimed that the incumbent government is a product of rigging which knows nothing except … Read more
LAHORE: In an effort to curb smog, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday directed the Punjab government to consider legislation for the plantation of trees on premises of small and big buildings. The court was hearing petitions moved by Advocate Sheraz Zaka and others against the Punjab government’s alleged inaction to control smog. During … Read more
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court (LHC) judge on Thursday requested the chief justice to form a larger bench to hear similar petitions seeking annulment of several provisions of the Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2021. Read more: Dishonor of self cheque not an offence: LHC The ordinance envisages the annulment of existing local bodies till January … Read more
Noticing the abysmal condition Pakistan’s Christian community were living in, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Thursday promised to build a designated colony for the minority group in Islamabad. Read more: Sheikh Rashid irked by PDM’s Pakistan Day long march protest in capital Addressing a ceremony related to Christmas and New Year in the federal capital, … Read more
LAHORE: Justice Shahid Jamil Khan of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday referred a petition challenging the errant appointment of two additional advocate generals (AAGs) to the LHC chief justice, seeking formation of a larger bench for hearing of the case. In a short order issued on Wednesday, Justice Shahid Jamil wrote that certain … Read more
