LCCI making policy advocacy before budget By: Web Desk on May 23, 2021LAHORE: President of Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Mian Tariq Misbah remained extensively engaged with various policymakers in Islamabad in order to make policy advocacy to convey viewpoint of the business community before budget. The purpose of these interactions was to have favourable policies for facilitating trade and industry to the maximum extent. […]
Coronavirus cases lowest in Punjab as Pakistan hits 900,000 mark By: Web Desk on May 23, 2021The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan crossed 900,000 on Sunday after 3,084 new infections were reported during the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) says. Statistics 23 May 21: Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 62,061 Positive Cases: 3084 Positivity % : 4.96% Deaths : 74 — NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) May […]
Meet first Kashmiri female pilot – Maryam Mujtaba By: Web Desk on May 23, 2021 MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan calls Maryam Mujtaba, of Muzaffarabad, a role model for other Kashmiri women. Braving odd, Maryam has become the first female commercial pilot from the scenic valley. Maryam called on the president on Saturday at the Presidency along with her husband, Mujtaba Rathore Aga. The […]
Protest held in solidarity with Palestine By: Hamza Waqas on May 23, 2021Lahore: A Palestinian solidarity protest was held by various civil society groups at Lahore Press Club on Saturday. A crowd of around 800 people gathered and voiced their concerns over human rights violations being perpetrated in Palestine at the hands of Israeli Security forces and settlers. The protest was organized by Aurat March (Lahore), Haqooq […]
Opp slams government for ‘fudging’ economic figures By: News Desk on May 23, 2021Opposition party leaders on Saturday slammed the government’s announcement of Pakistan’s expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth – which it estimated would hit 3.94% for the fiscal year 2020-21, a private TV channel reported. Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif, in a series of tweets, said the country’s growth rate was […]
Govt declares opposition’s claim ‘absolutely baseless’ By: News Desk on May 23, 2021The government on Saturday said the claims made by Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif regarding misrepresentation or fudging of growth figures is ‘absolutely baseless’. “There was simply no disagreement between Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and SBP and Finance. Both had asked certain questions as a matter of routine which were […]
Govt, ECP come face to face over EVMs By: Agencies on May 23, 2021The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government have come face to face over the matter of using electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming general elections. The ECP’s concerns over EVMs came to fore on Saturday after it posted a video of a journalist on its official Twitter handle titled: “Voting […]
3M in Pakistan lacking IDs may miss out on Covid-19 jabs on May 23, 2021A prove-your-identity condition may leave 3 million people in Pakistan without coronavirus vaccines, including mainly unregistered refugees, jeopardizing the country’s fight against the pandemic. Currently, only Pakistani nationals or immigrants who have either computerized national identification cards (CNIC) or official refugee status can receive the jabs. The country of over 207 million people has so […]
SC delists Zardari’s plea for transfer of cases due to judge’s unavailability on May 23, 2021The Supreme Court of Pakistan has delisted a case, filed by former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur for transfer of graft cases against them to Sindh from Islamabad, owing to the non-availability of a judge in the bench. The apex court had fixed the hearing for the case on May 25; […]
Canada extends flight ban from Pakistan and India until June 21 By: DNA on May 23, 2021Canada has extended the ban on direct flights from India and Pakistan by one more month until June 21 in a bid to arrest the spread of new variants of the Covid-19, according to an official announcement. The ban on flights from India and Pakistan was extended as the previous 30-day ban, first imposed on […]