Pakistan lifts ban on international flightsBy: News Desk on May 30, 2020Pakistan has decided to allow international flights to resume, an aviation official said on Friday, after largely closing its airspace to commercial flights since March to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. “Both national and foreign airlines shall be allowed to operate from all international airports of Pakistan with exception of Gwadar and Turbat,” […]
Ogra proposes Rs 7 per litre cut in petrol priceBy: inp on May 30, 2020The government is likely to pass on further benefit of reduction in prices of petroleum products in the international market to consumers during the month of June. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has proposed a reduction of Rs 7.06 per litre in the price of petrol for June 2020. However, it has proposed […]
Pakistan reaffirms commitment to world peaceBy: News Desk on May 30, 2020Pakistan on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to ensure that peacekeeping remains a potent mechanism of maintaining peace, security and stability in the world. “As a consistent leading troop contributing country, Pakistan is cognizant of the important role played by UN peacekeepers in maintaining security and stability in so many of the world’s conflict zones,” Foreign […]
Four more plane crash victims identified via DNA processBy: Agencies on May 30, 2020Four more bodies of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash have been identified on Friday via DNA process. Sindh government’s spokesperson Murtaza Wahab in his tweet said the bodies have been identified during the DNA identification process at a Karachi University (KU) forensic lab. May Allah SWT bless all departed souls and give strength […]
White House dares Twitter in war over Trump tweetsBy: Agencies on May 30, 2020The White House thumbed its nose at Twitter on Friday by reposting a President Donald Trump tweet that the social media giant had just taken the unprecedented step of hiding, because it violated the platform’s rules against “glorifying violence.” The tit-for-tat marked a new escalation in the row between Twitter and Trump, who has more […]
Foreign powers in Libya risk ever bloodier stalemateBy: Agencies on May 30, 2020As Turkish drones helped drive eastern Libyan forces back from Tripoli this month, Russia was said to be reinforcing them with warplanes, raising the stakes in a stalemated civil war that has partitioned the country. Recent weeks have marked a turning point in a complex conflict between two uneasy coalitions that are each backed by […]
Pakistan shoots down second Indian spy drone this weekBy: News Desk on May 30, 2020The Pakistan Army downed an Indian spy quadcopter that violated Pakistani airspace from Kanzalwan Sector along the Line of Control (LoC), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. The ISPR, in a tweet, said: “#PakistanArmy troops shot down an Indian spying #quadcopter which came from Kanzalwan Sector, intruded 700 Meters on Pakistan side of […]
Rehman Malik seeks report on cases registered over slanderous tweetsBy: News Desk on May 30, 2020Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator A Rehman Malik has asked the interior secretary to submit a report on the details of cases registered and FIRs lodged for posting extremely derogatory and slanderous remarks on Twitter about former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto. He has directed that details of the cases registered and FIRs […]
WHO, 37 countries launch alliance to share tools to battle COVID-19By: Agencies on May 30, 2020Thirty-seven countries and the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed on Friday for common ownership of vaccines, medicines and diagnostic tools to tackle the global coronavirus pandemic, taking aim at patent laws they fear could become a barrier to sharing crucial supplies. While the push by mostly developing nations, called the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool, won […]
Nuclear skill helped Pakistan earn $7.4bnBy: Agencies on May 30, 2020Dispelling the impression that pursuing nuclear technology is a drain on national resources, a top nuclear scientist claimed that its peaceful use helped Pakistan to add 1,200 billion rupees ($7.4 billion) to its national exchequer. Participating in a webinar to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear testing organized by Islamabad-based think-tank, the Institute of […]