Pakistan International Airlines – PIA has reduced the fares for domestic flights by 40 percent. According to the PIA spokesperson, the national flag carrier has presented special compact charges for domestic flights during summer vacations. The PIA spokesperson said that reduced fares have been introduced by the national carrier for flights from Karachi to Islamabad, … Read more
India has reported the maximum single-day coronavirus death toll in the world, at 6,148, after a big eastern state reviewed its statistics to account for people who surrendered to the disease at home or in private hospitals. The health department of Bihar, one of the poorest states in India, studied its total COVID-19 associated death … Read more
The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) have praised the Government of Pakistan’s constant determination to eradicate polio from the country. The UN agencies applauded the strenuous efforts made to make sure inoculation programs sustained even during COVID-19 heaves in the country. Both agencies urged for greater unity and more … Read more
Janhvi Kapoor is one of the most talked-about actresses from Gen Y. The stunner is just three films old in the industry and she has shown her determination already. The Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl actress has not just given a sight of her flexibility, but Janhvi has also demonstrated to be a style icon. … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Saturday received a telephonic call from His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia here on Saturday. During the telephonic discussion, the two foreign ministers endorsed long-standing and brotherly ties between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The Saudi foreign minister explained to FM … Read more
More than 600 million people in China have been inoculated against COVID-19, stated a health official, as the country furnaces ahead to meet a goal of vaccinating 40% of its 1.4 billion population by the end of June. 845 million doses have been managed, covering 622 million people, stated Cui Gang, an official at the … Read more
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin addressing the post-budget press conference in Islamabad today, stated that the government had presented an aggregate growth budget, and their challenge is to alleviate the GDP. The finance minister said that the poor and deprived in Pakistan had not conventional loans and training for the last 70 years. He said loans … Read more
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday predestined the budget proposed by the federal government a day before, labeling it an “economic attack on Pakistanis”. The PPP chairman, in a statement issued from Media Cell Bilawal House, said PTI would not be allowed to “play with the nation’s future”, swearing his party would not allow … Read more
In a monsoon viewpoint advisory for the entire country, the PMD said that this year, the expected onset of the rainy season is between June 27 and 30. PMD said that during the monsoon season, flash flooding in hill gushes of Punjab, Azad Jammu, and Kashmir, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, besides urban flooding in major plain … Read more
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) stated that this year, Karachi and other parts of Sindh are probable to obtain more than usual rainfall in the monsoon season. The standard amount of rain documented for Karachi in the month of July is 60mm, for August is 60.9mm and for September is 11mm. In a monsoon viewpoint … Read more
It is very clear that we are now dealing with a virus that spreads twice as easily as before, as compared to the version of Covid-19 that appeared in Wuhan at the end of 2019. The Alpha variant, first identified in the UK, made a huge gap in its ability to transmit. Now Delta, which … Read more
Islamabad United beats Quetta Gladiators, with an outstanding performance by the Islamabad United openers helping the team to secure a 10-wicket victory over Quetta Gladiators in the 18th match of the Pakistan Super League at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed stadium. Lahore Qalandar’s remained at the top spot on the points table after defeating Peshawar Zalmi … Read more
The United Arab Emirates was elected unopposed on Friday as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the period 2022-2023. This symbols only the second time in the UAE’s history that the country holds one of the designated seats at the Security Council. The UAE Ambassador in Islamabad and the embassy congratulated the … Read more
The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) safety group said that capillary leak syndrome must be added as a new side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine, known as Vaxzevria. People who had formerly sustained the condition, where fluids leak from the smallest blood vessels producing swelling and a drop in blood pressure, should not receive the shot, … Read more
Almost 120 Palestinian homes have been demolished, dozens of families face the obliteration of their homes to clear a path for an Israeli theme amusement park where the Israelis think King David had a nursery in scriptural occasions. Around 1,500 individuals living in excess of 100 structures in the al-Bustan space of Silwan in involved … Read more
PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal criticized the government’s suggestion to increase the income of salaried individuals by 10% and called the move the “worst joke”, taking to Twitter. “A 10% increase in the salaries after record inflation is the worst joke made by the government with them,” tweeted Iqbal. “We reject this. At least a 20% … Read more
Opposition leaders, PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday stated that the Opposition would join hands to work together and give a hard time to the current government, declaring to not let the budget navigate through in the National Assembly. Bilawal alongside Shahbaz, speaking to the media after the parliament’s … Read more
National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Friday decided to further speed up the vaccination process in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. During a meeting chaired by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, it was obvious that the federal government will establish big vaccination centers and establish mobile teams to add speediness in the … Read more
The third wave of corona virus infection has informally arrived in South Africa, health authorities said, with rising caseloads and a slow vaccine rollout is fuelling fears of fresh strain. “South Africa technically entered the 3rd wave today as the national 7-day moving average incidence (5959 cases) now exceeds the new wave threshold as defined … Read more
The past three years of the present Government has faced numerous economic challenges, aggravated by the Covid 19 Pandemic, but the Government so far has successfully progressed from retrieval and maintenance for sustainable growth as mentioned in Budget 2021-22. The Government’s priorities are as follows: Comprehensive and maintainable economic growth Pro-poor enterprises and social safety … Read more
The federal government in Budget 2021-21 has broadcasted an Rs2.1 trillion disbursement for the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), with Rs900 billion set aside for federal and Rs1.235 trillion for provincial development programs. Aviation Division – Rs3,558.2 million Board of Investment – Rs80 million Cabinet Division – Rs46,155 million Climate Change Division – Rs14,327 million … Read more
The federal government has assigned Rs42, 450 million for the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for the Budget 2021-22 under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP). According to the Budget 2021-22 document, Rs29, 736 million have been reserved for ongoing projects and Rs12, 713 million for new schemes. Among the ongoing schemes, an amount of Rs100 … Read more
The Punjab government has finally decided to block SIM cards of people who reject to get vaccinated against coronavirus. Several decisions were taken at a meeting directed by health minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid at the Punjab Civil Secretariat. To vaccinate 70 million people by the end of December 2021, officials have decided in the meeting … Read more
The National Assembly (NA) has passed the Election Act Amendment Bill, 2020 containing dozens of edited clauses for bringing electoral reforms including the voting right for overseas Pakistanis. The Lower House has passed the amended Election Act, 2017 that was presented by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan. The Election … Read more
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government is all set to present the federal Budget 2021-22 on June 11, Prime Minister Imran Khan has beckoned a special session of the federal cabinet tomorrow (Friday). Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin will brief the bureau on budget dispensing, revenue target, budget deficiency, and other significant issues identified with FY budget … Read more
The Sindh government will likely declare a relief package for senior citizens in the forthcoming provincial budget 2021-22. The government will publicize the issuance of the ‘Senior Citizen Azadi Card’ to the province’s senior citizens. Around 300 million rupees distribution is proposed for the Senior Citizen Azadi Card in the 2021-22 budget. The citizens having … Read more
The World Health Organization has advised Europeans to travel responsibly during the holiday season, as it cautioned that the continent was “by no means out of danger” in the battle against the deadly CoronaVirus. “With increasing social gatherings, greater population mobility, and large festivals and sports tournaments taking place in the coming days and weeks, … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced a decrease in fares for senior citizens on domestic flights for vaccinated citizens. The national flag carter offered a discount for senior citizens on domestic travel up to 10 percent. Senior citizens aged 50-years-old or above can take advantage of the discount on domestic flights by showing their Covid-19 … Read more
