Bahrain lifts ban on Pakistani flights By: inp on May 24, 2021Bahrain on Sunday permitted flights from Pakistan easing the previous travel ban on the entry of Pakistani passengers to Bahrain due to a surge of coronavirus cases. In a fresh and revised travel ban list, Bahrain has eased the travel restrictions on Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Passengers coming to Bahrain are required […]
2m more doses of Sinovac vaccine land By: News Desk on May 24, 2021A special flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), PK-6853, airlifted another batch of two million doses of Sinovac vaccine from Beijing to Islamabad on Sunday. PIA Country Manager for China said that a special flight had also transported a consignment of one million doses of Sinovac vaccine last Sunday. The Chinese authorities have pledged to […]
Palestine thanks Pakistan for full support, solidarity: Ambassador By: News Desk on May 24, 2021Palestinian Ambassador to Pakistan Ahmed Rabei has expressed his gratitude to the people and government of Pakistan for extending whole-hearted support to Palestine during the recent war with Israel. In a letter to the people of Pakistan, the ambassador said on behalf of the Palestinians, he expresses his sincere gratitude to the brotherly people of […]
Huge crowds voice solidarity with Palestine in Karachi on May 24, 2021Tens of thousands of marchers packed the main street of Pakistan’s commercial capital on Sunday to voice solidarity with Palestinians. Waiving Palestinian flags, and chanting slogans “Labaik ya Aqsa”, and “Down with Israel”, the marchers rallied at Shahrah-e Faisal. Thousands of women, some of them carrying infants, also took part in the rally, organized by […]
Swat set to welcome tourists from today By: Adnan Bacha on May 24, 2021SWAT: All tourist destinations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Swat, will be opened from Monday, for which all arrangements have been completed. In the light of the provincial government’s directives, all tourist destinations in Swat, like other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, will be open to tourists from Monday, May 24, for which all arrangements have been […]
‘PMLN changes laws to rig AJK polls, to sabotage process’ By: Web Desk on May 23, 2021ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs Ali Amin Gandapur briefed the core committee of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf about amendments in the relevant laws, as the ruling party discussed the forthcoming general elections of Azad Jammu Kashmir. The committee, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Imran Khan, was informed that the Pakistan Muslim League-N government had […]
Ashrafi asks people to consult Ulema Board if facing wrong case of blasphemy on May 23, 2021LAHORE: Special Representative to Prime Minister on Religious Affairs Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi said on Sunday that rooting out extremism, terrorism and sectarianism from the society was the priority of the incumbent government. Addressing a press conference, he said that extremism and forced conversion law was discussed, adding that not a single FIR regarding […]
SC to hear Zardari’s plea for cases transfer to Karachi on Tuesday By: APP on May 23, 2021ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court fixed a petition for hearing, filed by former president Asif Ali Zardari, seeking transfer of corruption cases against him to Karachi on Tuesday. A three-member special bench, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising of Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, will hear the case on May […]
SC to hear lawyers’ chambers demolition case on Monday By: APP on May 23, 2021ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will hear review petition filed by the Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) pleading to review decision of demolishing illegal chambers of lawyers constructed on football ground in the federal capital on Monday. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel and Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi would hear […]
Apex court forms six regular benches for next week By: APP on May 23, 2021ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed has constituted six regular benches at the principal seat Islamabad to hear a number of important cases during the next week, starting from Monday. The first bench is comprised of Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel and Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi while the […]