19 passengers died,15 other injured in a bus accident in DIK By: APP/ Web Desk on July 3, 2022ZHOB: At least 19 passengers died and 15 other were injured on Sunday morning after a passenger bus fell into a gorge in Mughal Kot area of Drazinda tehsil in district Dera Ismail Khan. According to the DI Khan police, a Super Sada Bahar coach was on its way from Rawalpindi to Quetta when it […]
Pakistan reports speedy increase in COVID-19 cases after nearly 4 months By: Web Desk on July 2, 2022The latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic worsened day by day, and Pakistan has seen a significant increase in infections in the last 24 hours (Friday). According to statistics released by the National Institute of Health Pakistan on Saturday morning, Pakistan has reported 818 coronavirus infections and four deaths in the last 24 hours, with […]
Re-election for CM Punjab to take place on July 22: SC By: webdesk on July 1, 2022ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday said re-polling for the slot of Punjab chief minister would be held in the Punjab Assembly on July 22 and till then Hamza Shahbaz would remain the CM. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial said a detailed verdict in this regard would be issued later. The […]
CM Punjab election: Court may accept PTI’s plea for delay in vote recount By: Web Desk on July 1, 2022On Friday, Justice Ijazul Ahsan of the Supreme Court stated that the election of the Punjab Chief Minister is not possible today, implying that the court may grant the PTI’s request for a 24-hour postponement in the vote recount. However, during the hearing of the PTI case against the Lahore High Court’s decision to recount […]
PTI challenges LHC’s decision of Punjab CM election vote recount By: Web Desk on July 1, 2022The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to exclude the votes of 25 PTI MPAs from the recount of MPA votes in the Punjab Assembly for the election of the Punjab chief minister was appealed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday. The PTI pleaded with the apex court to accept its […]
Lahore High Court directs re-counting of votes for Punjab CM election By: Web Desk on June 30, 2022In a significant development, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday ordered a recount of the votes cast in the Punjab chief minister’s election, excluding the votes of 25 PTI dissidents, while declaring the outcome of the party’s petitions contesting Hamza Shahbaz’s election to the post. On Thursday, a five-member LHC bigger bench led by […]
National Assembly passes Finance Bill 2022-23 By: APP/ Web Desk on June 29, 2022ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday passed the Finance Bill-2022 after clause-by-clause consideration and adopting certain amendments in it. Aisha Ghaus Pasha moved the motion for consideration of the Finance Bill, 2022, to give effect to the financial proposals of the federal government for the year beginning July 1, 2022. The motion was passed with […]
COVID-19 positivity ratio climbs to 3.5% for first time in three months By: Web Desk on June 29, 2022A new wave of coronavirus pandemic has begun to shake Pakistan, with a significant increase in daily infections, with the majority of new cases reported from Sindh. According to data issued by the National Institute of Health Pakistan on Wednesday morning, Pakistan has had 541 Covid-19 infections and one death in the last 24 hours […]
Self-reliance, tactical solutions needed to tackle economic difficulties: PM Shehbaz By: Web Desk on June 28, 2022On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the current economic scenario of Pakistan required tactical solutions to address economic problems and stressed rising above politics to sort out the financial issues confronting the country. Addressing the ‘Turn Around Conference’, he said economic self-reliance was the key to achieving the goals of development and prosperity. He […]
BRICS member blocked invite to development dialogue in China confirms Pakistan By: Web Desk on June 27, 2022 Without naming the country, Pakistan confirmed on Monday that a BRICS member had blocked the country’s invitation to a development conference held in China on June 24. In response to questions from the media regarding the “High-level Dialogue on Global Development,” which was held essentially in conjunction with the BRICS meetings, the spokesperson for […]