NA to debate expulsion of French ambassador By: Muhammad Faisal Kaleem on April 21, 2021The government on Tuesday presented a resolution in the National Assembly seeking a debate on expulsion of French Ambassador over publication of blasphemous caricatures by a French magazine in September last year. As the session began, PTI lawmaker Amjad Ali Khan presented the resolution which calls for protection of the sanctity of Holy Prophet (PBUH). […]
Opp comes down hard on govt for ‘mishandling’ TLP crisis By: News Desk on April 21, 2021The opposition on Tuesday came down hard on the PTI-led government over what it claimed mishandling of the protests by proscribed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said the law and order situation in the country following clashes with the banned TLP is the premier’s mess to fix and suggested that the prime minister […]
Covid-19 claims 137 more lives as ICU occupancy reaches 95% By: News Desk on April 21, 2021The national tally on Monday of total active Covid-19 cases was recorded at 83,298 as 5,445 more people tested positive for the deadly virus while 137 people died from the disease across country. In an alarming situation, the ICU occupancy at top Lahore hospitals has reached 95 percent during the third wave of the deadly […]
UAE to roll over $2bn loan to Pakistan By: News Desk on April 21, 2021The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to roll over a $2 billion loan to Pakistan, the country’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan told Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in a meeting, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Tuesday. During the meeting, Nahyan also affirmed UAE’s commitment to ‘extend every […]
Outlawed TLP ends sit-in after ‘deal’ with govt By: News Desk on April 21, 2021Banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Tuesday evening announced to end Lahore sit-in and all other protests across the country after successful talks with the federal government, a private TV channel reported. The banned TLP Majlis-e-Shura (advisory council) member Maulana Ghulam Abbas announced ending the sit-in and asked the protesters to disperse peacefully. Talks between the […]
Cabinet approves establishment of Centralized Database for basic food items By: APP on April 21, 2021The Federal Cabinet, in order to ensure timely decisions about basic food items in the country, demand and supply, assessment of prices, transportation and further strengthening of cooperation between the federal and provincial governments, Tuesday approved the establishment of a Centralized Database. Prime Minister Imran Khan presided over the cabinet meeting, which also accorded an […]
Govt fulfills agreement by presenting resolution in NA: Fawad By: APP on April 21, 2021Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said the government had fulfilled the agreement by presenting a resolution in the National Assembly where a parliamentary procedure had to be adopted. Briefing media persons outside the Parliament House about the Federal Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, he said the […]
PM wishes Manmohan Singh speedy recovery from Covid By: APP on April 21, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday wished Manmohan Singh, former Indian prime minister, a speedy recovery from Covid 19. On his twitter handle, the prime minister posted “Wishing ex Indian PM Manmohan Singh a speedy recovery from Covid 19.” According to media reports, former Indian prime minister and senior leader of Congress, Singh, 88, was admitted […]
Former Pemra chairman Absar Alam injured in gun attack By: Daily Times Monitor on April 21, 2021Veteran journalist and former Pemra chairman Absar Alam was shot and injured in an attack in Islamabad Tuesday evening, the police said. The former Pemra chairman was on a walk in a park in Islamabad’s F-11 sector when he was shot by unidentified men, according to the police. Alam was shifted to a hospital where […]
LHC hears Shehbaz Sharif’s bail plea today By: Agencies on April 21, 2021A three-member bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday fixed the hearing of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif’s bail petition in the money laundering case. Justice Ali Baqar Najafi-headed bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) will hear the bail petition of Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday (today) after the previous […]