Ice thaws between Punjab govt, Tareen group on May 21, 2021Ice has thawed between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government and Jahangir Tareen group and both have reached an agreement. According to sources familiar with the development, the agreement was reached after senior ministers contacted the disgruntled leader of the ruling party Jahangir Khan Tareen. They revealed the Tareen group would not boycott the upcoming budget 2021-22 […]
NCOC allows conduct of professional exams: Shafqat on May 21, 2021Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood has said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has allowed holding of professional exams. In a tweet on Thursday, Shafqat Mehmood said, “Please apply to the Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Islamabad with details of exam centres, number of students and SOPs to be followed.” […]
Pakistan will go bankrupt if Imran Khan completes tenure, fears Bilawal Bhutto By: inp on May 21, 2021Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday feared that Pakistan will go bankrupt if Prime Minister Imran Khan completes his five-year tenure. The PPP chairman said in his statement that the premier had ruined the country’s economy even before the coronavirus pandemic. He said the future governments will suffer for decades due […]
Pakistan committed to expeditious completion of CPEC projects: PM By: Staff Report on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021, marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China. On the occasion Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang have written letters to each other. In his letter to the Chinese counterpart, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, “On behalf of the Government and people of […]
Pakistan to observe Solidarity Day with Palestine on Friday By: Web Desk on May 20, 2021LAHORE: Special Representative to Prime Minister for Religious Harmony Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has said that issues of Kashmir and Palestine have become issues of the whole humanity. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, he said that the entire nation was standing with brothers of Palestine and the Solidarity Day with Palestinians would be observed on […]
Qureshi to UNGA: ‘Appalling’ that UNSC unable to even demand cessation of Israeli hostilities By: Web Desk on May 20, 2021Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday put up a strong case at the United Nations General Assembly for Palestinians urging the world to move the Security Council to arrange an immediate cessation of Israeli attacks on Gaza. At the 67th plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Mr […]
Gandapur pays homage to late Mirwaiz, Lone By: Web Desk on May 20, 2021ISLAMABAD: Minister for Kashmir Affairs Ali Amin Gandapur on Thursday paid homage to the late Hurriyat leaders Mirwaiz Maulvi Muhammad Farooq And Khwaja Abdul Ghani Lone on their martyrdom anniversaries. In a statement, he said that people from both sides of the Line of Control valued the Kashmiri leaders who sacrificed their lives in just […]
Industrial growth priority agenda for sustainable economy, Says Khusro Bakhtiar By: Web Desk on May 20, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, on Thursday, said that Industrial growth and enhancing production is the priority agenda for sustainable economic development in the country. Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar held a virtual meeting with the Pakistan Business Council (PBC), a private sector business policy advocacy forum, said a press release […]
Khawaja Asif’s judicial remand extended till June 3 By: Web Desk on May 20, 2021LAHORE: An accountability court on Thursday extended the judicial remand of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Khwaja Muhammad Asif for another 14 days in assets beyond means case. Duty Judge Sheikh Sajjad Ahmad conducted brief proceedings, wherein the jail authorities produced the accused on the expiry of his remand term. The court asked the National […]
Mushahid suggests flotilla of ships with food, medicines for encircled Gaza By: Web Desk on May 20, 2021ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Palestinian political leaders on Thursday pointed out an ‘inadequate’ support for Palestine cause from different Muslim countries and warned leaders of Islamic nations against internal divisions, saying fragmentation of Muslims served the Zionist agenda. They were speaking at a virtual dialogue hosted by the Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI) on Palestine – a […]