‘88% work on first CPEC hydropower project completed’ By: Web Desk on May 12, 2021 China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Wednesday that about 88 percent of the work on the Karot Hydropower Project has been completed. In a tweet, he said that the hydropower project, which is being built on the River Jhelum, is the first of its kind under the CPEC […]
‘KSA allocates special manpower quota for Pakistani workers’ By: Web Desk on May 12, 2021 MULTAN – Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman would pay his second visit to Pakistan soon. Speaking with journalists, he said that a delegation of Saudi officials would visit Pakistan after Eid-ul-Fitr and this visit will be followed by a two-day visit by […]
‘Economic recovery ‘under threat’ amid surging coronavirus’ on May 12, 2021 NEW YORK – While the global growth outlook has improved, led by robust rebound in China and the United States, surging coronavirus infections and inadequate vaccination progress in many countries threaten a broad-based recovery of the world economy, according to the latest United Nations forecast. According to the World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) […]
Experts say world could have prevented Covid catastrophe By: AFP on May 12, 2021 GENEVA – The catastrophic scale of the Covid-19 pandemic could have been prevented, an independent global panel concluded on Wednesday, but a toxic cocktail of dithering and poor coordination meant the warning signs went unheeded. The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR) said a series of bad decisions meant Covid-19 went on […]
Minister says govt to stand by expatriates, labour class By: Web Desk on May 12, 2021Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that the government and the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would always stand by overseas Pakistanis, especially the labour class. In a tweet, he said that he was surprised at the letter written by some former bureaucrats to the prime minister. He said that attitudes needed […]
Saudi educationist explores opportunities in Pakistan’s education sector By: Web Desk on May 12, 2021 Omar Farooqui, a Jeddah-based Saudi educationist and founder of global ed-tech company Coded Minds, has welcomed growing public-private partnership ties in education between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. He said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have historically been like family to one another and education can be the common thread to stitch them closer. “Both […]
‘I am Pakistan’s PM and #We stand with Palestine’ By: APP/ Web Desk on May 12, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday expressed strong solidarity with Palestine, in condemnation of the use of brutal force by Israeli forces against the defenceless Palestinians in Gaza. The prime minister participated in the trending Twitter campaign #We Stand with Palestine and #We Stand with Gaza by posting a single-line loud and clear […]
Ruet-e-Hilal committee meets today for Shawwal moon sighting By: Web Desk on May 12, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet in Islamabad on Wednesday evening for sighting the crescent of Shawal 1442 AH. Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad will preside over the meeting. The zonal committees will meet in their respective areas, while the central Ruet-e-Hilal committee would gather witness from across the country. Gulf countries including […]
Punjab to strictly enforce lockdown, to restrict movement on Eid By: Web Desk on May 11, 2021 The Punjab government has decided to strictly enforce the lockdown to restrict movement of people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and take action against violators as per law as part of its efforts to contain spread of coronavirus. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting at the Civil Secretariat in Lahore to review […]
Bilawal says Imran’s 25-year struggle made Pakistan a ‘beggars’ land’ By: Web Desk on May 11, 2021 Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the ‘enemy’ of the people of Pakistan is nobody else than the incumbent prime minister. In a statement issued by the Bilawal House, he said that the ‘selected’ prime minister achieved nothing except 19,000 bags of rice in charity from Saudi Arabia in the […]