RAWALPINDI: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar on Monday shared a brief video based on the monologue of a youth addressing father of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah renewing the pledge to uphold his legacy–a nation-state of Pakistan with pride. In a tweet on his official Twitter handle, the … Read more
KARACHI: Lucky Electric Power Company Limited (LEPCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lucky Cement, has successfully commissioned its 660MW supercritical, lignite coal-based power plant at Deh Ghangiaro, Bin Qasim, Karachi. “The power plant was synchronised with the national grid towards the end of CY21 and since then has been involved in extensive testing and completing relevant … Read more
In this video, a horse enjoys swimming in the pool and even smiles at the camera. Netizens were taken aback by the sight of a horse swimming and thought it was weird. Horses can swim, which may come as a surprise to you. When horses come into contact with deep water, they have a natural … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia registered 35 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the lowest daily number for two days in a row since March 6, 2021, raising its total caseload to 468,654, the country’s health ministry said on Monday. Meanwhile, no new deaths were reported in the past day, it said. Mongolians … Read more
Katy Perry isn’t afraid to brag about her man. Perry revealed her affection for her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, during an interview with Perry about her duet with Alesso, “When I’m Gone.” When asked about a recent episode of American Idol in which she was caught admiring Bloom’s Sexiest Man Alive image, the 37-year-old actress tells … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has stressed for stopping horse trading in order to strengthen democracy in the country. Talking to the media persons in Islamabad on Monday, he said an important matter of the interpretation of 63-A is before the Supreme Court. The Minister of State said all the … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,009,390 on Monday, as 1,549 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the health ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, as many as 31 deaths due to the pandemic since Sunday morning took the total death toll to 516,510. There are still 25,106 … Read more
Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley are spending more time together. The couple, who broke off their engagement last month, were spotted together on Saturday at the Demetria Winery in Los Olivos, California, where they sat at an outside wine-tasting patio table. “They seemed really happy,” a source tells PEOPLE. “[Shailene] was sitting on [Aaron’s] lap … Read more
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Political Communication Shahbaz Gill has said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s doors for dissident members are open. Talking to the media persons in Islamabad on Monday, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan would emerge stronger from the current political situation. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has also … Read more
Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz said on Monday that the government remained unsuccessful in reaching the count and the game was over. The PML-N leader maintained that the word “neutral” was quite ubiquitous in the country while she was talking to the media. She underscored that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was being … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had made remarkable improvements in public development sectors particularly health, education, and economy. “No government in the past has ever taken steps for the welfare of common man as done by the PTI government,” he said in his address at the groundbreaking … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said on Monday that the Supreme Court (SC) has the opportunity to do away with the rampant horse-trading, opportunism, and corruption in the country. While taking to his Twitter, the minister maintained that the reference under Article 63-A would provide a window to the SC for the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is beginning in Islamabad tomorrow [Tuesday]. The thematic focus of the two-day Ministerial Conference is on ‘Partnering for Unity, Justice and Development’. Foreign Ministers and high-level dignitaries from OIC Member and Observer States, attending the session, will also witness … Read more
Clayton Echard, star of “The Bachelor,” shrugged off a viral photo of him being choked in bed by girlfriend Susie Evans. The risqué image was taken from a compilation movie the pair released on Instagram, which chronicled their last four months together while they waited for the show to premiere. “Ya I’ll never be able … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has reported 303 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Monday. With the new infections, the overall number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen to 1,522,191 in the Asian country, said the NCOC, a department leading the country’s campaign against the … Read more
HARARE – Zimbabwe is strengthening its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination efforts amid a slowdown in vaccine uptake. Speaking at a press briefing in Harare on Sunday, Vice President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga said the southern African country was facing vaccine uptake challenges that needed urgent attention. “To address these challenges, the government in collaboration with … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Monday approved to file a reference in the Supreme Court for interpretation of Article 63-A of the constitution. The approval has been given by the president under Article 186 of the constitution. On advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Arif Alvi has sought opinion of the apex court regarding the … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea reported 209,169 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 9,582,815, the health authorities said Monday. The daily caseload was sharply down from 334,708 in the previous day due to fewer virus tests over the weekend, according to the Korea … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand reported 14,463 new community cases of COVID-19 on Monday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the new community infections, 3,279 were in the largest city Auckland. The rest of the cases were identified across the nation, including 2,267 in Canterbury, according to the ministry. In addition, there were … Read more
LILONGWE – Malawi has rolled out a polio vaccination campaign targeting more than 2.9 million children aged 0-5 across the country. Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda on Sunday officially unveiled the campaign here in the capital, saying the campaign will be carried out in four phases from March up to July, using a door-to-door … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 19,105 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 3,993,124, according to the health ministry. There are 386 new imported cases, with 18,719 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 71 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 34,400. … Read more
BUENOS AIRES – The Argentine Ministry of Health on Sunday reported 1,227 new COVID-19 cases and 11 related deaths, raising its total caseload to 9,007,753 and national death toll to 127,494. The national positivity rate in the last 24 hours reached 8 percent, after 15,328 more tests were administered, the ministry said in its daily … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha arrived here on Monday to attend 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers. He was warmly welcomed by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib, Special Representative on Religious Harmony Muhammad Tahir Ashrafi and officials of Ministry of Foreign Affairs … Read more
BEIJING: China on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country’s northeast as it battles its biggest Covid-19 outbreak in two years. The country has largely kept the virus at bay since it brought to heel its initial outbreak in 2020 using targeted lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions. But the Omicron strain has … Read more
HONG KONG: Hong Kong is set to resume international flights from the United States, Britain and seven other countries, the government said Monday as it announced a loosening of some of the world’s toughest Covid-19 restrictions. The finance hub has struggled to maintain China’s zero-Covid policy during an Omicron-fuelled outbreak. After the highly transmissible variant fuelled … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has said the disgruntled members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were contacting the government to return to the party. “The vote sellers should be disqualified for life,” he said talking to a private news channel. Asad Umar said the government would hold historical political gathering at … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is beginning in Islamabad tomorrow [Tuesday] and Prime Minister Imran Khan will deliver the keynote address at the Inaugural Session. The thematic focus of the two-day Ministerial Conference is on ‘Partnering for Unity, Justice, and Development’. Foreign Ministers and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said some anti-Pakistan social media accounts had launched a malicious campaign against Pakistan Army by changing their display with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s logo. In a tweet, he said the accounts were earlier used to run campaign in favour of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz … Read more
