PM to free country from slavery of others : SAPM By: APP on March 21, 2022ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Trade and Foreign Investment Sahibzada Amir Jahangir on Sunday said Pakistan got a great leader in the form of Prime Minister Imran Khan and he was the only political leader who could free the country from slavery of others. Talking to PTV, he said the prime […]
Speaker summons NA session on March 25 By: APP/ Web Desk on March 20, 2022ISLAMABAD: The Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser summoned the session of the lower house on March 25, at Parliament House Building, said a notification issued here on Sunday. The session will convene at 11 am on Friday and will be the 41st session of the current 15th National Assembly. The Speaker summoned the session under […]
If no-trust resolution not tabled by Monday, opposition threatens to disrupt OIC Summit By: Web Desk on March 19, 2022Islamabad: Opposition threatened to hold a “sit-in” in the lower house if the resolution calling for a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan was not tabled by Monday, disrupting an OIC summit set for that day. PPP and PDM had filed the no-trust motion against the premier with the NA Secretariat on March 8. […]
ECP fines PM Khan Rs50,000 for breaking poll code during Dir rally By: News Desk on March 19, 2022Pakistan’s Election Commission has fined Prime Minister Imran Khan Rs50,000 for breaking the election law. Lower Dir District Monitoring Officer imposed the fine. The prime minister has been directed by the DMO to remit the fine to the national kitty by March 22. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mehmood Khan, KP Governor Shah Farman, Foreign Minister […]
Section 144 imposed for two months in Islamabad By: APP on March 18, 2022ISLAMABAD: The district administration has imposed Section 144 in the federal capital for two months to avoid any untoward law and order situation besides prohibiting all kinds of gatherings in areas outside the Red Zone within a one-kilometre radius. The scope of Section 144 to prohibit all kinds of public gatherings was expanded in Islamabad […]
Baltic countries expel 10 Russian diplomats By: APP on March 18, 2022Riga: Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Friday announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, prompting Russia to say it would respond in kind. Latvia expels three Russian Embassy employees in connection with activities that are contrary to their diplomatic status and taking into account ongoing Russian aggression in […]
Govt to file reference in SC for interpretation of Article 63-A: Fawad By: APP on March 18, 2022ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Friday that the government has decided to file a reference under Article-186 in the Supreme Court for interpretation of Article 63-A. The Supreme Court would be asked for its opinion about the members of a party who were involved in horse-trading and changed their […]
PM urges expatriates to make “safe investments” in CBD, RUDA projects By: APP on March 17, 2022ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said that there were massive investment opportunities available for the overseas Pakistanis to make safe investments in Central Business District (CBD) and Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) projects. The prime minister, chairing a meeting to review progress on the said projects, said record revenue of Rs. 57.88 billion had […]
7.3-magnitude quake hits east Japan, tsunami advisory issued By: APP/ International on March 16, 2022Tokyo :A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted east Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the northeast coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake was centred off the coast of the Fukushima region at a depth of 60 kilometres and shortly after it hit at 11:36 […]
NCOC announces removal of all COVID-19 restrictions across Pakistan By: Web Desk on March 16, 2022ISLAMABAD: On Wednesday, Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar who also heads the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), announced the removal of all Covid-19 related restrictions across the country. “The pandemic has not ended yet but undergoing the ending phase,” Umar said while addressing a press briefing, alongside Dr Faisal Sultan the Prime Minister’s […]