Zulfi Bukhari resigns over Rawalpindi Ring Road scandal By: Staff Report on May 18, 2021Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukhari resigned from his post on Monday amid allegations levelled against him in the Rawalpindi Ring Road (RRR) project scam. In a series of tweets, the SAPM said he was stepping down until his name was cleared of ‘any allegations and media’s obnoxious lies’ regarding […]
Opposition to raise Rawalpindi Ring Road project scandal in PA session today By: Hassaan Ahmed on May 18, 2021Leader of the opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz on Monday said that the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz will unveil the details of the Rawalpindi Ring Road Project scam in the session of Punjab Assembly that will start from today (Tuesday). He was chairing the meeting of PML-N’s Punjab Parliamentary Advisory Committee on Monday at […]
Tauktae poses no threat to Pakistan: PDM on May 18, 2021No coastal area of Pakistan is under threat from cyclone Tauktae, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) confirmed in its latest advisory on the cyclone issued on Monday. PMD has, however, warned of dust and thunderstorm rain with few moderate to heavy falls and gusty winds of 40-60kmph in Tharparkar, Umerkot and Sanghar districts and isolated […]
Jaffa housing battles shed light on Israel’s Arab-Jewish unrest By: AFP on May 18, 2021Arab-Israeli supermarket cashier Israa Jarbou has missed a week of work for fear of getting attacked by Jews on the bus out of Jaffa, a mixed Arab-Jewish quarter of Tel Aviv. “They’ll see I’m religious,” said the 27-year-old, who wears the Muslim hijab head covering. “There is no security.” Living nearby, Jewish seminary student David […]
Gaza reels after Israeli strikes as death toll surpasses 200 By: AFP on May 18, 2021Gaza residents cowered indoors on Monday after Israeli jets pounded the enclave, as violence that has killed more than 200 people — overwhelmingly Palestinian — entered a second week. Before dawn, in the space of just a few minutes, dozens of Israeli strikes bombarded the crowded Palestinian coastal strip controlled by Hamas, according to AFP […]
Coronavirus kills 74, infects 3,232 more: NCOC on May 18, 2021The novel coronavirus has claimed 74 more lives across Pakistan during the past 24 hours, surging the death toll to 19,617, said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday. According to the NCOC, 3,232 new Covid-19 infections were reported during the said period. It said that overall 880,362 cases of Covid-19 have been […]
Pakistan wants to enhance mutually beneficial ties with EU: COAS on May 18, 2021Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Pakistan earnestly looks forward to enhancing mutually beneficial multi-domain relations based on common interests with the European Union (EU). According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday, the army chief made Pakistan’s intentions clear regarding the EU […]
British PM honours four Pakistanis for humanitarian services in UK By: APP on May 18, 2021British Prime Minister Borris Johnson has honoured the ‘One Million Meals’ campaign founded by four Pakistanis through the ‘Points of Light Award’ for their extraordinary services for the National Health Services (NHS), key workers, homeless and people in need in the United Kingdom. Bilal Bin Saqib, Momin Saqib, Raja Suleman Raza and Muhammad Arif Anis […]
Opposition prioritising political interests amid pandemic: Firdous By: Agencies on May 18, 2021Criticising the opposition’s role in the wake of the pandemic, Special Assistant to Punjab CM on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the opposition is prioritising temporary political interests over national interests. She said this while talking to the media men at Lahore Press Club (LPC) Corona Vaccination Centre on Monday. Dr Firdous […]
Hundreds of bodies found buried along Indian riverbanks By: Agencies on May 17, 2021Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washing up on the Ganges River banks, prompting speculation on social media that they were the remains of Covid-19 victims. In jeeps and boats, the police used portable loudspeakers with microphones asking people not […]