Tue, 21-Oct-2025

UAE: How to get the electronic version of your Emirates ID

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The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) publicized the start of the first stage of issuing a new electronic version of the Emirates ID. According to the announcement made by the UAE officials, all sectors can use these electronic IDs while they wait for the issuance of the printed cards. If you desire to … Read more

Dream Island launches two new cash prize-winning games

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If you’re a football or soccer enthusiast and you are crazy about football then Sunday marks a significant event: the first main international summer tournament in three years. Europe’s top players will be opposing for mainland glory and now, for the first time in the UAE, Dream Island players stand the chance to win cash … Read more

Man who slapped Macron to stand trial on Thursday

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Damien Tarel, the medieval martial arts devotee who slapped Macron across the face, will go under the judge in a most optimized plan of attack preliminary on Thursday. Tarel had recognized striking French President Emmanuel Macron while the president was on a visit to a professional training school, however told agents it was not planned, … Read more

NAB opposes Zardari’s transfer plea

Asif Zardari Seeks Interim Bail From Islamabad High Court On NAB Inquiry

NAB opposes former president Asif Ali Zardari’s request for the transfer of his trials from accountability courts in Islamabad to a court in Karachi keeping in view of his illness. One of the NAB’s directors-general has acquiesced a 13-page statement in the Supreme Court in response to Zardari’s plea. The statement stated that the accountability courts … Read more

Heatwave: Punjab changes school timings

Murad Raas Lahore

The private and public school timings have been changed due to the heatwave, Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas announced on Thursday. “All Public and Private Schools of Punjab to comply with the following New School Timing Schedule: 7 am to 11:30 am,” Raas tweeted. “Please follow SOPs issued by the government,” he added.  

Mumbai building collapse after first monsoon rain kills 11

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At least 11 people, including eight children, were killed on Thursday after the heavy monsoon rain, which further caused a residential building to collapse in a Mumbai shantytown, Indian authorities. Mumbai city authorities confirmed that seven other residents were wounded in the incident late Wednesday in monsoon rain even as search and rescue operations continued … Read more

Pakistan launches Rs 70 coin to celebrate friendship with China

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Pakistan to launch Rs 70 coin to celebrate the 70th anniversary with China. Pakistan and China will celebrate 70 years of what has been a model mutual relationship. The Pakistan-China relationship has been re-enforced by a reliable policy of Pakistan towards China, regardless of who is in power, supporting China on its key international issues … Read more

Bilawal strongly criticized PTI-led government

Bilawal Terms PTI Regime As Worst Period In History Of Country

In a press release by the PPP media cell on Wednesday, The PPP chairman Bilawal strongly criticized the PTI-led government’s decision of the National Economic Council. “Imran Khan has made the future of the nation a joke,” quoted Bilawal. The PPP chairman said that the “mafia” working under Imran Khan “claims to focus on development … Read more

Bilawal ‘rejects’ upcoming Budget 2021-22

Bilawal Criticizes 'Poor Economic Policies' Of PTI Government

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday “rejected” the upcoming budget for 2021-22, saying that the “selected prime minister made a selected budget which will not be accepted in any way”. The PPP chairman strongly criticized the decision of the National Economic Council to allocate a “meager” fund for the health and education sector in … Read more

NCOC: Pakistan reaches 10m Covid-19 vaccination milestone

Pakistan to start walk-in vaccination for people above 40 from Wednesday

Pakistan reached its milestone 10 millionth anti-Covid vaccine on Wednesday at a ceremony held at the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). NCOC chief Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry, and NCOC Chief Coordinator Lt Gen Hamud Uz Zaman contributed to the event. Umar said stated in a media briefing, the country had … Read more

Lahore heatwave hits 43°C, with lahoris asked to remain indoor

Health specialists encouraged Lahoris to remain inside and not to get out for any superfluous explanation as Lahore heatwave hits 43°C on Wednesday. As indicated by the Met Office, the temperature was 43°C yet the real feel index put it at 47°C. It added that an intermittent breeze that hits the city was recorded at … Read more

Sanaullah Abbasi made new DG FIA, Wajid Zia transferred

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The federal government on Wednesday transferred Wajid Zia to the National Police Bureau and substituted him with Sanaullah Abbasi as the DG FIA Federal Investigation Agency. According to an announcement issued by the federal government, Wajid Zia has been posted as the director-general of the National Police Bureau “with immediate effect”. Whereas Zia took charge … Read more

PTI government has provided air bases to the United States: Maryam Nawaz

Maryam Nawaz

The PML-N leader said that as per the international media, the PTI government has provided air bases to the United States, which is a very grim matter. “The government has not categorically denied the allegations, therefore, it should clarify in the parliament regarding what kind of exchanges it has signed with the US,” she said. … Read more

Saudi Arabia approves 901mn Saudi riyal funding for Mohmand dam

Saudi Arabia funding of 901 million Saudi Riyal approved for the construction of Mohmand Hydropower Dam, Kingdom’s Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Bin Said Al-Maliki on Wednesday. The Saudi representative shared this while meeting with the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Omar Ayub, in the meeting the success of Prime Minister Imran Khan was also discussed. … Read more

Aspirin does not improve survival rate in COVID-19 patients

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Aspirin does not increase the chances of survival in strictly ill COVID-19 patients, early results from one of Britain’s biggest trials studying the normally used painkiller and blood diluter showed on Tuesday. The scientists behind the trial, which is looking into a variety of potential treatments for COVID-19, assessed aspirin’s effects on nearly 15,000 hospitalized … Read more

G7 summit: Biden embarks on 8-day trip to Europe

Biden Becomes Israel's Facilitator; Approves $735 mn Of Arms Sale

U.S. President Joe Biden departs for Britain on Wednesday on his first outing abroad since getting to work, an eight-day mission to revamp overseas ties stressed during the Trump period and to rethink relations with Russia, as the G7 summit approaches. The excursion addresses a trial of the Democratic president’s capacity to oversee and fix … Read more

Walk-in vaccination of citizens aged 18, as NCOC eases COVID curbs

NCOC eases COVID curbs

National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) eases COVID curbs nationwide by allowing walk-in vaccination of citizens aged 18 and above from June 11. Besides lowering the age bar for COVID vaccination in a meeting headed by Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, the NCOC also decided to restrict movement once a week, contrary … Read more

Budget 2021-22: Punjab govt suggests 10pc growth in salaries, pensions of govt employees

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The Punjab government is all set to present the budget 2021-22, before the provincial assembly on June 14 with an anticipated increase of 10 percent in salaries and pensions of the government workers. The striking features of the Punjab budget, other than a rise in the salaries, the major development outlay-Annual Development Plan (ADP)- for … Read more

Killing of Muslim family was a ‘terrorist attack’ says Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the attack and categorized it as a “terrorist attack” the killing of four members of a Muslim family, who were run down by a man driving a pick-up truck. “This killing was no accident. This was a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred, in the heart of one of our … Read more

Asad Umar slights Sindh CM letter, affirms commitment to Sindh’s development

Pakistan vaccinates 5 crore people with at least one jab: Asad Umar

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar slights Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah over his letter complaining about supposed partiality in Sindh’s development and declared the federal government’s commitment to expansion projects in Sindh. The chief minister had urged Prime Minister Imran Khan in a harshly worded letter on Saturday to reassess the … Read more

Indian experts urge faster vaccinations ahead of free COVID-19 shots

Indian experts urge faster vaccinations

A plan by the federal government is welcomed by the Indian officials and health experts to give free COVID-19 shots to all adults as a step in the right direction on Tuesday but cautioned that vaccinations must be enhanced to prevent new streams in infections and after immense pressure to provide jabs free of cost,  … Read more

No Covid-19 vaccines for India’s mums-to-be

No Covid-19 vaccines for India

No Covid-19 vaccines for Indian pregnant ladies can’t get immunized due to government strategy, with specialists referring to an absence of information. Tanya Ashnigdh is four months pregnant and scared, one of the large numbers of hopeful moms barred from India’s wavering inoculation drive regardless of being a more serious danger from Covid-19. In a … Read more

Fawad Chaudhry criticizes opposition Parties

Fawad Chaudhry criticizes opposition

Fawad Chaudhry Minister for Information and Broadcasting criticizes the opposition and stated that the PPP and PML-N should review their vision once again. Fawad Chaudhry Minister for Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday stated that there was indeed a need to bring improvements in Pakistan Railways a day after the Gotki train accident that took the … Read more

French President Emmanuel Macron slapped during the walkabout

French President slapped

French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped by a man during a walkabout session with a crowd in the Drome region in southeastern France, two people have been arrested. Private television published a video clip, circulating on Twitter, which shows a man in a green T-Shirt, with glasses and a face mask, shout out “Down with … Read more

World must counter Islamophobia ‘holistically’: PM

World must counter Islamophobia

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday expressed grief over the killing of a Pakistani-origin family in Canada said the world needed to act holistically to stand against Islamophobia and the World must counter Islamophobia. ”Saddened to learn of the killing of a Muslim Pakistani-origin Canadian family in London, Ontario” PM tweeted. “This condemnable act of … Read more