Number of cardiac doctors stands at 1 in KP, 40 in Punjab, SC told on May 27, 2021The Supreme Court (SC) was shocked on Wednesday to know that there is only one certified cardiac doctor in whole Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and 40 in the entire Punjab. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed heard a case related to substandard stents. The bench expressed anger over the chief executive officer (CEO) […]
Firm action taken against radical groups in Pakistan, FM tells EU By: News Desk on May 27, 2021Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday expressed disappointment at the adoption of a resolution by the European Parliament on blasphemy laws in Pakistan, and “Discourse on the issue reflects a lack of understanding of blasphemy laws and associated religious sensitivities in Pakistan and in the wider Muslim world,” the foreign minister said in his […]
UNGA president arrives on 3-day official visit on May 27, 2021President of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), Volkan Bozkir, landed in Islamabad on Wednesday for a three-day official visit. PGA Bozkir has reached Pakistan at the invitation of Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The PGA landed in the country after concluding […]
Minister asks GB to establish seed technology according to its ecological requirements By: APP on May 26, 2021ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Fakhar Imam on Wednesday said that the federal government would provide certified wheat seed to Gilgit-Baltistan in order to enhance its local output for reducing reliance on the Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Service Corporation. Talking to Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid, who called on him, he said that […]
Tarin says ready to provide additional funds, asks GB to rationalize outflows By: APP on May 26, 2021ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Wednesday said that the federal government was ready to cooperate with the Gilgit-Baltistan government for the provision of additional funds during the next financial year. However, he said that the Gilgit-Baltistan government should also rationalize its expenditures as the federal government was also exercising strict […]
Switzerland ends talks with EU on cooperation deal By: AFP on May 26, 2021Switzerland announced Wednesday it was ending talks with Brussels towards sealing a long-delayed cooperation agreement with the surrounding European Union. President Guy Parmelin told journalists in the capital Bern that Switzerland was ending the negotiations on a framework agreement — a move that could jeopardies the country’s relationship with its largest trading partner. Brussels had […]
Steel industry asks FBR to fix minimum value of steel products By: Web Desk on May 26, 2021ISLAMABAD: Patron-in-Chief of Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers Abbas Akberali on Wednesday met Chairman FBR Asim Ahmad. He apprised the Chairman FBR about urgent need for revision of minimum value of steel. Abbas outlined that this issue is not only hurting the ethically taxpayer local manufacturer but also denting the revenues of national exchequer. […]
US former lawmaker John Warner, Elizabeth Taylor ex, dies at 94 By: AFP on May 26, 2021Former US lawmaker John Warner, who opposed George W. Bush’s Iraq troop surge and was once married to Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor, has died at the age of 94, reports said Wednesday. The long-time senator and former Navy secretary died Tuesday at home in Virginia, US media reported, citing his former chief of staff Susan […]
Pacific sees a ‘Blood Moon’ rising By: AFP on May 26, 2021Stargazers across the Pacific cast their eyes skyward on Wednesday to witness a rare “Super Blood Moon”, as the heavens aligned to bring a spectacular lunar eclipse. The first total lunar eclipse in two years took place at the same time as the Moon was closest to Earth, in what astronomers say is a once-in-a-decade […]
More Vaccination Centers Needed: DHO Swat By: Adnan Bacha on May 26, 2021Swat: 53,000 people have been vaccinated against corona in Swat, 1900 people are being vaccinated daily, while 2.3% of the total population has been vaccinated. According to the health department, so far 53,000 people over the age of 30 have been vaccinated against corona in 14 vaccination centers across the district. According to District Health […]