Malaysia impounds PIA plane over lease dispute By: Agencies on January 16, 2021A Pakistan International Airlines plane has been held back by Malaysian authorities due to a British court case over the jet’s lease, the airline said on Friday, adding it would pursue the matter through diplomatic channels. The Boeing 777 aircraft was seized after a court order, an airline spokesman said, and alternative arrangements were being […]
Govt extends date for opening of primary, middle schools till Feb 1 By: News Desk on January 16, 2021The federal government, after scrutiny of current Covid-19 pandemic situation, Friday extended the date for reopening of primary and middle schools (Class 1-8) from January 25 to February 1, in order to ensure safety of the students. Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood announced the decision at a press conference after a […]
Broadsheet LHC judgment: Musharraf govt turned blind eye to millions of US dollars stashed by Aftab Sherpao By: Staff Report on January 16, 2021Information provided in the London High Court’s arbitration order between UK-based asset recovery firm Broadsheet LLC and the government of Pakistan (on behalf of NAB) continues to rattle the Pakistani government and public alike as it turns out that successive administrations not only let the opportunity to hold former prime minister Nawaz Sharif accountable for […]
No member can do opposition while sitting in cabinet: PM By: Agencies on January 16, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said all cabinet members must stick to decisions taken by the cabinet after thorough discussion or resign if they do not agree with the verdict, but that they “cannot do opposition while sitting in the cabinet”. The premier expressed these views in an interview with a private TV channel, […]
COAS reiterates support for Afghan peace By: News Desk on January 16, 2021Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said that Pakistan will continue supporting the intra-Afghan peace dialogue, according to the military’s media wing. The Inter-Services Public Relation (ISPR), in a statement citing the army chief, said that peace in Afghanistan will lead to peace in Pakistan. The army chief visited the Corps […]
Govt increases petrol price by Rs 3.20/litr By: Agencies on January 16, 2021The government on Friday announced to increase the prices of petrol, diesel and other petroleum products for the remaining two weeks of January. Prime Minister Imran Khan approved an increase of Rs3.2 per litre in the price of petrol, a little over a third of what the Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) had sought. […]
UK MPs’ debate shows Kashmir not India’s internal issue: FM By: News Desk on January 16, 2021Pakistan has made another diplomatic win against India as the British parliament strongly debated the worsening situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday. “Pakistan has been exposing the ongoing Indian atrocities in IIOJK for long and now the same echo is being heard in the […]
Indian govt’s ruthless persecution of minorities echoes in UK parliament By: APP on January 16, 2021India, under the rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is undergoing immense rise of religious nationalist vigilante groups and worsening social discrimination, posing grave threat to the religious freedom of minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians. This concern was expressed by the British parliamentarians in a debate secured by MP Jim Shannon at the Westminster Hall, […]
Govt not to stop PDM protest outside ECP, says Sh Rashid By: News Desk on January 16, 2021Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Friday said the government would not stop the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) protest outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on January 19 if they would abide by the law and Constitution. He said that the opposition could practice their constitutional right, as the government would not create any hurdle […]
IIOJK forest dwellers look to long-delayed law to stop evictions By: Agencies on January 16, 2021Forest dwellers in Indian Illegally Occupied Kashmir are pinning their hopes on the implementation of a 14-year-old law to save their land and homes, as the government announces plans to evict tens of thousands of people it says are encroaching on protected land. Last month, the forest department of the Indian-occupied territory published a list […]