KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, on Sunday, announced that Prime Minister Imran Khan would inaugurate the much-awaited Green Line bus system for the metropolis in the next two weeks. Read more: Karachi to receive Green Line BRT buses: Asad Umar Addressing Pakistan Tekreek-e-Insaf (PTI) District Central Karachi Workers Convention, … Read more
President Dr Arif Alvi agreed to enhance bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Islamabad and Ankara during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Both the leaders on Monday concurred to further strengthen the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) to achieve its objectives. Read more: First NLC truck with Pakistani goods reaches … Read more
LAHORE: Following a Bol News story on stent racket at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr Muhammad Tehseen on Saturday constituted a committee to probe into the matter. However, the probe committee would look into the complaint received from *Basit Khan — son of one of the victim patients — against … Read more
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday claimed that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) “creates fake videos, audios and posts” to put pressure on the state institutions. The minister appealed to the apex court to take notice of the conspiracies against honourable judiciary being hatched by some elements. Read more: Fawad claims PML-N’s … Read more
Pakistan on Saturday strongly condemned and rejected the “highly provocative and irresponsible remarks made by Chief of India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat, calling for “undoing” of the partition. Read more: Pakistan rejects Indian remarks on Kashmir, CPEC, Afghan situation According to a report by the Indian Express, the RSS chief had claimed earlier … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a high-level meeting in Islamabad on Saturday to review the implementation of the Rs444 billion Sindh Development Plan and directed to expedite the pace of development projects work in Sindh. The meeting was informed that overall the Sindh Development Plan comprises 48 Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) projects, 50 non-PSDP … Read more
Advisory Committee finalises questionnaire for Census 2022 ISLAMABAD: The Advisory Committee has finalised the questionnaire for the Census 2022 and a summary has been forwarded to the Council of Common Interests for approval. –HAMZA HABIB Read more Bulls return to PSX as KSE-100 Index gains 178.41 points KARACHI: The Pakistan bourse staged a mild recovery … Read more
Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) Tariq Zia has been appointed as the new Director-General Public Relations Air Force, announced the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Thursday. Read more: India’s claims of shooting down Pakistani F-16 refuted by world, says PAF official The appointment was announced in the backdrop of the recent re-organization of the Pakistan Air Force … Read more
KARACHI: Long queues were seen at a few fuel stations that remained open, despite a strike call by the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) on Thursday. Most of the fuel stations were either closed or due out of stocks. The fuel stations of those Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) were also closed, which had been announced … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and member of the Punjab Assembly Sumera Komal, on Thursday, submitted a resolution in the provincial assembly, seeking former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar’s name on the exit control list (ECL) following the recent leaked audio saga. An alleged leaked audio clip of Nisar’s talk with an … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that Pakistan offers a huge potential for e-commerce that would generate employment opportunities for the youth. Speaking to the Group CEO of Daraz Bjarke Mikelsen in Islamabad, the premier termed e-commerce vital for economic growth, said Radio Pakistan. Read more: Govt supporting e-commerce industry for economic growth: Tarin … Read more
LONDON: Ryanair is to delist from the London Stock Exchange next month, the Irish no-frills airline announced on Friday, owing to high costs and falling trade volumes after London exited the European Union. The airline, whose primary listing is on the Euronext Dublin, had already hinted at the move at the start of November because of … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab Spokesperson, Azma Bukhari on Friday feared that if in the next general elections, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were inducted, they would become “one of the most expensive elections in the world.” Speaking to the media outside Punjab Assembly, she said that as per the estimation of the Election Commission … Read more
Adviser to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Interior and Accountability, Shahzad Akbar and the Permanent Secretary of the United Kingdom’s Home Office, Matthew Rycroft finalised negotiations on the UK-Pakistan Readmissions Agreement that would ensure the return of illegal migrants who have no lawful basis to remain in the UK. Rycroft just concluded a two-day visit … Read more
Thousands of Sikh pilgrims from India and across the world have converged in Nankana Sahib to celebrate the 552nd birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. The birth celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak, which started on November 17 in his birthplace, will continue till 26 of this month. The 10-day celebration began … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been providing multifaceted opportunities for Pakistan to further enhance regional connectivity and the national economy, a Pakistani expert said on Thursday. To exploit the full potential of CPEC, Pakistan will have to build reliable, and efficient avenues of connectivity on the principle of win-win cooperation, as with every … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday that Pakistan and the Holy See could work together to counter fake news and hate material. During a meeting with Ambassador of the Holy See in Islamabad, Christophe EL Kassis, he said that in this age of technology, war of narratives had replaced war … Read more
LAHORE: Red-eyed residents cough, everything smells of smoke, and cars shine their headlights in the middle of the day. Smog has again blanketed Lahore, and its citizens are becoming desperate. The megacity of nearly 11 million people near the border with India was once the ancient capital of the Mughal Empire and remains Pakistan’s cultural … Read more
