Court converts Imran Khan’s non-bailable warrants into bailable By: APP/ Web Desk on March 24, 2023An Additional District and Session Court on Friday converted the non-baiable arrest warrants of PTI chairman Imran Khan to bailable in woman judge threatening case. Additional Session Judge Faizan Haider Gillani announced the verdict after hearing arguments from the respondents. Special Prosecutor Raja Rizwan Abbasi prayed the court to bound the PTI’s chief for appearance […]
TikTok updates community, safety guidelines By: AFP on March 23, 2023TikTok has announced its refreshed community guidelines, to ensure safety and transparency and standards for inclusion in the TikTok community which apply to everyone and everything on the platform, according to a statement. The short video-sharing platform has also introduced community principles. TikTok is advancing its rules for how they treat synthetic media, which is […]
PTI to approach SC against ECP’s decision to postpone Punjab elections By: webdesk on March 23, 2023Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday announced to move Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to postpone general elections in Punjab. PTI Secretary-General Asad Umar announced that the party will challenge the electoral watchdog’s decision to postpone the date for general elections in Punjab from April 30 to October […]
Luxembourg’s love for cars unaffected by free transport By: AFP on March 23, 2023Three years after Luxembourg declared all public transport free in a bid to clear its roads of jams and cut pollution, the car is still king of the congested Grand Duchy. Traffic permitting, it is barely an hour’s drive from Weiswampach in the far north of Luxembourg near the German and Belgian borders to Dudelange […]
President confers Pakistan civil awards on 135 individuals for public service, gallantry By: APP/ Web Desk on March 23, 2023President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday conferred Pakistan’s civil awards on 135 citizens as well as foreign nationals on Pakistan Day, in recognition of their excellence and gallantry in their respective fields. The awards were conferred at an investiture ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr here, also attended by the cabinet members, diplomats and family members […]
Covid infection before vaccination lowers immunity: Study By: APP on March 23, 2023If you had Covid infection before you took vaccination, chances are that you might have less immunity, claimed a study. Researchers at the Stanford University in the US found that the magnitude and quality of a key immune cell’s response to vaccination with two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine were considerably lower in people […]
Ramadan moon sighted in Pakistan By: webdesk on March 22, 2023The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee on Wednesday announced that the Ramazan moon had been sighted as the holy month will begin in Pakistan tomorrow. The announcement was made by Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad at a press conference in Peshawar on Wednesday evening. Saudi Arabia and most other Gulf states will also start […]
ECP postpones Punjab Assembly polls By: webdesk on March 22, 2023The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday postponed the general elections in Punjab province citing security concerns. A notification was issued by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja in this regard. It said the commission had invoked Article 218(3) read with Section 58 and 8(c) of the Elections Act 2017. According to the notification, the […]
Advisor to CM Punjab on Sports Wahab assumes charge of his office By: APP on March 22, 2023Veteran Test fast bowler Wahab Riaz has assumed the charge of Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab on Sports and Youth Affairs here at the National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. After taking charge, Wahab held a meeting with Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs Punjab Shahid Zaman and Director General Sports Board Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi, who […]
Over 10m in flood-hit Pakistan still lack safe water: UNICEF By: APP on March 22, 2023More than 10 million people, including children, living in Pakistan’s flood-affected areas still lack safe drinking water, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned Tuesday. In a statement, the UN agency said the situation leaves families with no alternative but to “drink and use potentially disease-ridden water.” The floods, which experts attribute to climate change, […]