Qureshi lauds diplomatic team over Pakistan’s addition to Amazon sellers’ list By: APP on May 22, 2021ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Saturday appreciated the country’s diplomatic team in US as e-commerce giant Amazon added Pakistan in its sellers’ list. “Pakistan has been added to Amazon’s Seller Registered Countries List, empowering our businesses to sell online,” Qureshi said on Twitter who is currently visiting US to attend the United Nations General […]
Covid claims 88 more lives, infects 4,007 people By: APP on May 22, 2021ISLAMABAD: The national tally on Saturday of total active COVID-19 cases recorded 63,436 with 4,007 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 3,712 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours. 88 corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 80 of whom were under treatment in hospital and eight out […]
FM Qureshi reaffirms Pakistan’s support to Kashmiris’ struggle By: APP/ Web Desk on May 22, 2021NEW YORK: Pakistan will negotiate to find a solution of the decades-old Kashmir dispute, but will not barter away the inalienable rights of Kashmiri people, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told a gathering of Pakistani-Americans on Friday. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was deeply committed to the just cause of the Kashmiris and […]
Nepali president dissolves lower house for fresh elections in November By: APP on May 22, 2021KATHMANDU: Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved the House of Representatives early Saturday for fresh elections on November 12 and 19 after the prospect of forming a new government has ended. “President Bidya Devi Bhandari, on the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, has dissolved the House of Representatives as per Article 76 (7) […]
No connection to land involved in Ring Road project: Sarwar By: Web Desk on May 22, 2021RAWALPINDI: Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Saturday maintained that everyone is equal before the law. Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, he ruled out formation of any grouping or forward block in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He categorically denied that he or his family had any links with the housing societies from […]
UN urged to support peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute By: APP on May 22, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday urged the United Nations (UN) to take notice of the deteriorating condition of Kashmir prisoners to get them released immediately and support in ending Indian occupation of Jammu and Kashmir. They were speaking at a seminar titled “Unabated Torture & Killings in Indian Occupied Kashmir” organised by […]
Humanitarian aid trickles into Gaza as ceasefire sets in By: AFP/APP on May 22, 2021Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: The ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian in Gaza was holding Saturday, as humanitarian aid began to enter the Israeli-blockaded enclave ravaged by 11 days of bloodshed. As thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to their homes, and Israelis began to resume normal life on Friday, international focus turned to the reconstruction of […]
Hours into truce, Israeli police storm Al Aqsa mosque again By: Agencies on May 22, 2021A few hours into a ceasefire agreement reached between the Israeli government and Hamas, which governs the Gaza strip, Israeli police were reported to have stormed the compound of the Al-Aqsa mosque once more on Friday. Several Arab media outlets reported the forces launched tear gas shells and fired rubber bullets. Al Jazeera journalist Arwa […]
Schools in 11 Punjab districts to reopen from May 24 By: News Desk on May 22, 2021In line with the directions of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), the Punjab government has decided to reopen public and private schools in certain districts from May 24, a private TV channel reported. According to a notification issued by the Punjab School Education Department, all the public and private schools in 11 selected […]
PM inaugurates 1,100 mega watt Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2 By: News Desk on May 22, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday formally inaugurated the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant Unit-2 (K-2) set up in collaboration with China and said generation of clean energy was important owing to Pakistan’s vulnerability to climate change. The inaugural ceremony was held simultaneously via video-link at K-2 NPP, Karachi and in Beijing, China and also marked […]