Buzdar terms corrupt as transgressors of nation on January 15, 2021Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said corruption is a lingering tragedy while the corrupt are transgressors of the nation. In a statement on Thursday, the chief minister regretted that corruption polluted national politics as resources were mercilessly thieved. It is cruel to treat politics as a means of earning because the whole society […]
Three Pakistan Navy Commodores promoted to Rear Admiral Rank By: APP on January 15, 2021The Pakistan Navy on Thursday has promoted Commodore Javed Iqbal, Commodore Muhammad Sohail Arshad and Commodore Salman Ilyas to the rank of Rear Admiral. All three newly promoted Rear Admirals are recipients of Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) and are graduate of Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore and National Defence University, Islamabad and had illustrious service career with […]
Healthcare workers to be registered for Corona vaccine in respective provinces By: APP on January 15, 2021The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Thursday said that healthcare workers (HCWs) in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at public and private hospitals will be registered in provincial health system by the relevant health facility for COVID-19 vaccination. According to an official of the ministry, HCWs will have to contact health […]
Islamabad, Baku agree to enhance trade, promote road link on January 15, 2021Pakistan and Azerbaijan have agreed to promote cooperation in the areas of economy and energy. This was agreed upon at the delegation level talks between the two countries in Islamabad on Thursday. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi represented Pakistan in the talks whilst the Azerbaijan side was led by its Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. The […]
Education, Health Ministers to review corona situation today By: APP on January 15, 2021Ministers for Education and Health will hold an important meeting tomorrow (Friday) to review the coronavirus situation in the country before opening of educational institutions on January 18. Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood on Thursday Tweeted that “Education and Health Ministers meeting again tomorrow to review coronavirus situation before students start […]
Three soldiers martyred in North Waziristan IBOs By: News Desk on January 15, 2021The security forces on Thursday conducted two separate Intelligence Based Operations (IBOs) on terrorist hideous in North Waziristan where three soldiers embraced martyrdom and two terrorists were killed during the exchange of fire. The Security Forces had killed two terrorists including an improvised explosive device (IED) expert in the IBOs, the Inter Services Public Relations […]
UK asks India to lift curbs in IIOJK By: APP on January 15, 2021The United Kingdom (UK) has asked India to lift all restrictions in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and allow a team from its High Commission in Delhi to visit the occupied territory for a first-hand assessment of the situation. The demand has been made by the UK Secretary of State for Justice Robert […]
IHC seeks govt’s response over Indian plan in Jadhav case on January 15, 2021While granting three weeks to the government on Thursday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued directives to the federation to ask from India whether it is intended to engage a lawyer to pursue the Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav case. A three-member bench led by the IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah and comprising Justice Amir Farooq […]
Nepotism is on peak in Sindh Govt. By: Muzammil Ferozi on January 14, 2021Sindh Information Department smashes the rules and regulations of government while Government of Sindh continues to reward favored officers as nepotism is on the upsurge in other departments as well. According to the notification issued from the Chief Secretary Sindh, Abdul Waqar Memon, Director, Master Plan Department SBCA, BPS-19, has been given the additional charge […]
At UN, Pakistan proposes action plan to combat Hindutva ideology By: APP on January 14, 2021Highlighting its leading role in the global campaign against terrorism, Pakistan has proposed an action plan in the UN Security Council to deal with the recent growth of violent nationalist ideologies, including Hindutva, which constitute new threats to the global peace. “These violent extremist supremacist groups pose a clear and present danger to regional and […]