Bilawal alleges govt of renaming existing projects By: Online on May 26, 2021Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Tuesday said that PPP govt started Benazir income support program (BISP) to control poverty, adding that Imran Khan is renaming PPP project to Ehsas program. In a statement, the PPP chairman said that BISP was the idea of late Benazir Bhutto, implemented by PPP govt later. PTI […]
Pakistan’s locally-developed COVID-19 vaccine PakVac cleared for use By: inp on May 26, 2021The first ever COVID-19 vaccine developed in Pakistan ‘PakVac’ has passed testing and is ready for use. The single-dose shot was made at the National Institute of Health with the help of China’s CanSino Biologics. “Congratulations to the NIH Pak team and its leadership for successful fill/finish (from concentrate) of the Cansino vaccine with the […]
Sharif family’s property worth billions of rupees came out in Panama scandal: Fawad By: Online on May 26, 2021Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain Tuesday said that Sharif family made properties worth billions of rupees in London. In his tweets on Tuesday, the minister questioned as to how did they purchase this property when their apparent assets could not afford to buy this type of property? He regretted that Sharif family […]
Miyawaki forest best suited for Pakistan: President By: APP/ Web Desk on May 26, 2021ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for increasing forestation in the country to cope with the harmful effects of climate change and global warming. The president expressed these remarks at a briefing given by Senior Vice President Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company, Syed Zaheer Mehdi, at Miyawaki Forest, on Tuesday. He emphasized the need […]
CPNE committed to braving media challenges By: Web Desk on May 25, 2021KARACHI: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has reiterated its commitment to meet the new challenges facing the media and said that all kinds of political, state, non-state and economic pressures on the media and freedom of the press would not be tolerated. Measures like new PEMRA directives, the forcible removal of newspaper stalls, […]
Ultra-conservatives dominate Iran’s presidential hopefuls By: AFP on May 25, 2021TEHRAN: Iran on Tuesday approved seven hopefuls to run in next month’s presidential poll, a list dominated by ultraconservatives and deemed indefensible by one senior official. The election-vetting Guardian Council disqualified moderate conservative Ali Larijani, in a surprise move that could clear the way for a strong run by ultraconservative judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi in […]
Senators call for effective measures to resolve Palestine issue By: APP on May 25, 2021ISLAMABAD: Senators on Tuesday called for taking effective and concrete measures at the international level to resolve the issue of Palestine as soon as possible as per aspirations of the Palestinians. They said that Muslim Ummah should wake up and utilize their all-out resources to address the issue of Palestine and urged the United Nations […]
Masood says corona patients in AJK relied mostly on herbs, spices By: APP on May 25, 2021RAWLAKOT: Azad Jammu Kashmir President Masood Khan on Tuesday said that coronavirus patients, throughout this pandemic, have relied heavily on herbs and spices, in addition to allopathic prescriptions, to treat their disease. In his opening remarks at a webinar, organized by the University of Poonch in Rawlakot, on food security challenges during Covid-19, he said […]
IPI proposes review of ‘turnover tax’ on oil marketing companies By: Web Desk on May 25, 2021ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) proposed a review of the ‘turnover tax’ on the oil marketing companies in the upcoming budget for FY-2021-22, saying the tax is affecting viability of petroleum industry’s downstream sector. The think tank launched a report on the turnover tax, which contends that the tax was discriminatory, arbitrary and against the […]
‘You have a bomb onboard’: Belarus told Ryanair pilot By: AFP on May 25, 2021Belarus air traffic control told a Vilnius-bound Ryanair flight that a bomb was on board and suggested it divert to Minsk, according to a transcript released by the transport ministry Tuesday. The forced grounding of the European passenger flight Sunday sparked a global outcry with EU-based carriers cutting air links with Belarus and European leaders […]