Pakistan urges Taliban to stay engaged in peace process By: Agencies on April 20, 2021Pakistan on Monday urged the Taliban to remain engaged in the Afghan peace process after the armed group said it would now shun summits about Afghanistan until all foreign forces leave. “They take their own decisions but we will do whatever we can to convince them That it is in their national interest to remain […]
Pandemonium spoils another NA session; Resolution on ongoing unrest could not be tabled By: Muhammad Faisal Kaleem on April 20, 2021A joint resolution regarding ongoing unrest in the country after countrywide protest by banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) against Prophet’s (PBUH) insult by a French magazine, could not be tabled in the National Assembly (NA) on Monday as ruckus erupted in the house by the opposition members, due to which the Speaker had to adjourn the […]
Time to Sell Peace, not cliches By: Imtiaz Gul on April 20, 2021It seems that all those lobbyists – Afghans, Americans, Pakistanis and Indians – whose livelihoods are tied to anti-Pakistan postulations – find it difficult to stomach President Joe Biden’s plan to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11 “to end the forever war.” A slew of print, electronic and social media posts would […]
Bilawal blames govt for violent clashes on April 20, 2021Opposition parties including Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday blamed the PTI government for the violent clashes in Lahore on Sunday, in which several casualties were suffered by the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). Pakistan has been rocked by violent protests over the past couple of days as supporters of a […]
PM appoints Jamshed Cheema as SAPM on food security By: News Desk on April 20, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday approved the appointment of Jamshed Iqbal Cheema as the special assistant to the prime minister (SAPM) on food security, a notification issued in this regard said. Taking to Twitter, the prime minister’s Assistant on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill confirmed the news. “Cheema is a hard working and capable […]
PM to visit Saudi Arabia near Eid: Saudi ambassador By: News Desk on April 20, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Saudi Arabia either before or immediately after Eid-ul-Fitr, Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Pakistan said on Monday. During his visit, the prime minister will have a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. According to the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, the prime minister’s […]
Six TTP terrorists arrested in Sindh By: Agencies on April 20, 2021The law enforcement agencies have arrested six terrorists belong to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in different raids in Sindh. DIG Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Umar Shahid, in a media talk on Monday said that five terrorists have been arrested, including two suicide bombers, in a raid near Jamshoro. He said that the accused informed during the […]
Hong Kong bans flights from Pakistan, India, Philippines for two weeks By: News Desk on April 20, 2021Hong Kong will ban flights from Pakistan, India and the Philippines for 14 days starting from Tuesday (April 20) as the city reported the first two cases with highly transmissible virus variant in the community over the weekend. Visitors who have stayed in the three countries for more than two hours in the past 21 […]
Key administrative posts at QAU lying vacant since long By: Muhammad Faisal Kaleem on April 20, 2021The country’s top-ranked university is being run on ‘adhocism’ as a number of key posts have been filled either on a temporary basis or lying vacant since long. According to information available with Daily Times, there are four principal administrative slots at the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), including registrar, controller of examinations, treasurer, and librarian. Except […]
Women- Devoid of Appreciation for their Relentless Contribution and Selfless Services By: Imtiaz Rafi Butt on April 20, 2021Men are considered superior to women owing to their strong physical, emotional and psychological makeup. Their profound Social and economic role in society enhanced their superiority further. Since the beginning of time Man was believed to hold a higher pedestal merely on the basis of physical strength as he toiled hard labor to earn livelihood […]