SC’s larger bench adjourns Justice Siddiqui’s appeal till Wednesday By: APP on May 31, 2021ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the appeal of former judge of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui till Wednesday. A five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel and Justice Sajjad […]
Dr Alvi to open conference of ECO parliamentarians in Islamabad By: Tariq Ullah Wardak on May 31, 2021ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly will host the second general conference of the Parliamentary Assembly of Economic Cooperation Organization (PAECO) on Tuesday (June 1) Islamabad. The speakers and parliamentarians from the ECO Parliaments will attend the event on the invitation of National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser. Wolsi Jirga of Afghanistan Speaker Mir Rehman Rahmani, Mili Majlis […]
Fawad says 82% loan from IMF borrowed by PPP, PMLN By: APP on May 31, 2021ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday termed statements of Pakistan Muslim League-N President Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto regarding IMF programme ‘shocking’ and ‘hypocritical.’ In a statement, he said that 82 percent loan payable to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) till date was borrowed by […]
Vaccination for 18 and above to commence from 3rd, says Asad Umar By: Web Desk on May 31, 2021 ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) was called today to review the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country and take major decisions to monitor the spread of the disease and ease lockdown restrictions. The meeting, which was to be presided over by the prime minister was held at the PM […]
PMLN asks govt to issue comparison of 2018, 2021 economic indicators By: Web Desk on May 30, 2021ISLAMABAD: Former information minister and Pakistan Muslim League-N Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb has challenged Prime Minister Imran Khan to issue a comparison of economic indicators for the year 2018 when PMLN ended its term versus 2021 which is after three years of PTI government. In a statement, she said that the ‘incompetent’ PTI government destroyed […]
‘2500mw environment-friendly electricity to be added in national grid’ By: APP on May 30, 2021RAWALPINDI: Parks and Horticulture Authority Vice Chairman Malik Abid Hussain has said that the government went across a revolutionary major milestone as it successfully put new K-2 atomic power generation project in production mode which would add 2500 megawatts cheap and environment-friendly electricity in national grid. He made these remarks while talking to the public […]
PIA transports 500,000 doses of SinoVac vaccine to Pakistan By: APP on May 30, 2021BEIJING: A special fight of the Pakistan International Airlines transported a batch of 500,000 doses of SinoVac vaccine from the Beijing Capital International Airport to Islamabad on Sunday. Last Sunday, a special flight had also transported a consignment of two million doses of SinoVac procured from China to fight the ongoing wave of the Covid-19 […]
Gill says PMLN carried out ‘funeral’ of exports during its five-year govt By: APP on May 30, 2021ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Sunday said that the former ‘incompetent’ government of the Pakistan Muslim League-N had left $19.2 billion current account deficit which was today $773 million surplus due to pro-active policies of the present government. Reacting to the statement of PMLN spokesperson Maryam Aurangzeb, […]
Students beaten and arrested after protest against physical exams in Islamabad By: Web Desk on May 30, 2021According to a local news channel, several students have been arrested after a police crackdown on protests against physical exams in Islamabad. Students have been protesting to raise their concerns over the recent government decision to hold matric and intermediate examinations on campus. Faizabad protest students are emotional carry on guys till exam cancel #CancelExamsSaveLives […]
ISI distances itself from attack on Asad Ali Toor on May 30, 2021ISLAMABAD: In a contact with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) on Saturday completely disassociated itself from the recent incident in Islamabad in which Asad Ali Toor, a digital media journalist, was brutally tortured. A press statement by the ministry said that the allegations against the intelligence agency were part of […]