Punjab alone cannot bear the burden of whole country: A. Aleem KhanBy: Press Release on August 3, 2020LAHORE: Senior & Punjab Food Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has asked Sindh Government to immediately give up its indifference, show mercy to people and provide wheat to flour mills at subsidized rates on the lines of Punjab and KPK. He said that the supply of wheat at low rates should be started in Sindh so […]
IHC orders contempt proceedings against Minister of State Zartaj GulBy: Tariq Ullah Wardak on August 3, 2020The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered contempt proceedings against Minister of State Zartaj Gul and her advisor Malik Amin Aslam. High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah has heard a case against non-transfer of bears from the zoo despite a court order. The court has also summoned the Secretary, Ministry of Climate Change and Chairman […]
Opposition should shun their politics of deceit: Punjab CMBy: News Desk on August 1, 2020Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has stated that those engaged in negative politics in the backdrop of corona pandemic have faced defeat. The opposition should shun their politics of deceit and stop point-scoring over the corona. In a statement, the CM maintained that anti-corona policy has proved successful and the smart lockdown helped in […]
Murad Saeed demands Sindh govt to unveil report regarding assets of special assistantsBy: News Desk on August 1, 2020Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Services, Murad Saeed has demanded leaders of Pakistan People’s Party to unveil report of assets of special assistants working for Sindh government. In an interview with a private television channel programme, he said the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), leadership had set precedent and public report regarding assets of […]
No ‘NRO’ for those involved in corruption cases: FawadBy: News Desk on August 1, 2020The Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government working under dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan would never grant National Reconciliation Order(NRO) to those elements found involved in money laundering and corruption cases. Expressing these views on a private news channel, Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said no NRO like favour would […]
Tolerance: a rare traitBy: SM Hamza on August 1, 2020Somehow I stumbled across a video in which Gen Ayub was being welcomed at the United States. Afterwards I came across a couple of more footages of our leaders from the past. Startled by the immense amount of respect, being given to our leaders by the most powerful and invincible people at the time, had […]
Parents of Pakistani student killed in shooting at US school start foundation in her nameBy: News Desk on August 1, 2020The family of a high school exchange student from Pakistan who was killed in a Texas school shooting have started a foundation to honour her memory through providing university scholarships to low-income Pakistani women. Sabika Sheikh, 17, was killed in a May 2018 shooting at Santa Fe High School near Houston that left 10 people […]
Former PU professor gunned downBy: Online on August 1, 2020Former professor of Punjab University (PU) was gunned down by some unidentified persons on Multan Road on Friday. According to DIG Operation Ashfaq Khan, former professor Ahmad Ali was on his way to a farmhouse to buy sacrificial animals and in the meantime some unidentified persons attacked him. The attackers opened fire on him. He […]
Coronavirus kills another 27 across country; infects 903 more in a dayBy: Agencies on August 1, 2020Pakistan on Friday confirmed 27 deaths in a single day due to novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases surged to 278,892. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 5,967. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 903 persons tested positive for Covid-19 in 24 hours. Sindh […]
Covid-19: Muslims across Asia perform Eid prayers with social distancing, masksBy: Agencies on August 1, 2020Muslims across Asia, taking precautions against the novel coronavirus such as wearing face masks and temperature checks, performed prayers on Friday to mark the festival of Eid ul Azha in mosques with reduced capacity as well as on the streets. In Indonesia, worshippers were advised to maintain social distancing during the prayers as the world’s […]