73 new dengue cases emerge in Punjab, 3 died By: Web Desk on December 4, 2021LAHORE: On Saturday, dengue hemorrhagic fever claimed three more lives while 73 new cases were reported in Punjab during the past 24 hours. Punjab’s Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department today confirmed 73 new cases of dengue fever. The health department stated that 151 persons have died of dengue fever this year in Punjab. It has […]
Sri Lankan citizen lynched over blasphemy allegations By: News Desk on December 4, 2021A Sri Lankan factory manager was Friday beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob on Wazirabad Road in Sialkot in an incident linked to alleged blasphemy. Several gruesome video clips shared on the social media showed a mob beating the victim, identified as Priyantha Kumara, while chanting slogans against blasphemy. Other clips showed […]
Opp decision to boycott security committee meeting ‘regrettable’ By: News Desk on December 4, 2021Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Friday that the opposition’s decision to boycott of the parliament’s National Security Committee meeting was regrettable. In a tweet, Fawad said that for the first time in seven decades, a government was presenting its security policy to the parliament. The minister said that this was […]
Economy on right track; trade gap to shrink soon By: News Desk on December 4, 2021Adviser to the Prime Minister on Revenue and Finance Shaukat Tarin Friday said the country’s economy was moving in the right direction and exports and remittances will shrink the widening trade gap. “Pakistan is facing escalation in import bill and inflationary pressure due to surge in the prices of imported commodities,” he said while addressing […]
PM all praise for national efforts against polio By: APP on December 4, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday highly appreciated the provinces, district administrations as well as polio workers for the hard work for eradication of polio from the country. “I highly appreciate the hard work done by the provincial chief secretaries and deputy commissioners for polio eradication”, he said while addressing a meeting in Islamabad to review […]
Dollar continues to rise against Pakistani rupee By: Agencies on December 4, 2021The Pakistani rupee continued to slide on Friday as the currency dipped to a fresh all-time low at Rs 176.77 against the US dollar in the inter-bank market. As per reports, the local currency was trading at Rs176.80 to 176.90 against the greenback in the interbank market while banks were offering upwards of 177.30 to […]
NAB arrests Siraj Durrani from outside apex court By: Agencies on December 4, 2021The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Friday arrested Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani from outside the Supreme Court building. The orders were given during the hearing of Durrani’s plea seeking bail in an assets beyond means case. A three-member bench, comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, […]
Pakistan allows Afghan trucks to carry wheat from India By: APP on December 4, 2021Pakistan Friday decided to also allow the use of Afghan trucks for transportation of 50,000MT wheat and life-saving medicines from India to Afghanistan through the Wagah border to Torkham. The decision was taken on exceptional basis for humanitarian purposes, said the Foreign Office in a statement. “This demonstrates the commitment and seriousness of the Government […]
PWDs deserve access to education and jobs: Alvi By: APP on December 4, 2021President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday said Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) deserves access to all opportunities, particularly mainstreaming in education and employment. Addressing an event organized to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the president said offering an inclusive and accommodating environment to such persons was the collective responsibility of […]
Afghanistan going through poverty, unemployment crisis: governor By: APP on December 4, 2021Governor Punjab Chaudhry Sarwar during his visit, met with Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the British Parliament. Other issues including Afghanistan, the situation in the region and Pak-UK relations were discussed. Speaker Lindsay Holly praised Pakistan’s efforts to establish peace and eradicate terrorism. According to the details issued from Governor House Lahore, Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad […]