Singapore has given former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa permission to stay in the island nation for an additional 14 days. A short-term visit pass given to Rajapaksa when he arrived on a private visit two weeks ago has been extended, according to two different sources in Singapore and Colombo who both had knowledge of […]
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Officials, representatives of SCO member states hail closer exchanges for better regional prosperity
BEIJING: Officials and representatives from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member and observer states vowed to further enhance international cooperation and exchanges to commit to the “Shanghai spirit” and fighting terrorism, extremism, and separatism at the opening ceremony of the three-day SCO Youth Technology and Innovation Forum kicked off both online and offline in Shenzhen. The […]
Punjab’s budget outlay for 2021-22 to be around Rs 2600 billion
LAHORE: Punjab government will present a surplus budget for financial year 2021-22 with a volume of around Rs 2,600 billion with Rs 560 billion development programme. Sources privy to the budget matters said on Sunday that upcoming budget would be Rs 359.4 billion (16.04 percent) higher than the current financial year 2020-21. They said that […]
CTD claims arrest of ‘Indian agent’ with two other ‘terrorists’ from Karachi
KARACHI: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Friday claimed exposing a big terrorism network of MQM-London formed in Sindh by arresting three alleged terrorists belonging to Karachi and Hyderabad.With assistance of a federal intelligence agency, the CTD arrested three persons, including Indian spy agency-trained agent from near Landhi Railway Station and recovered arms, ammunition and hand […]
Pakistan says ready to provide optimum support to Gaza reconstruction
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would extend all possible support to the reconstruction efforts in Gaza, and cooperate with Palestine, said Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, special representative to the prime minister on Religious Harmony and Middle East. Talking to foreign media, he said that Prime Minister Imran Khan himself was in constant touch with the latest situation in […]
Pair of rare Persian leopards spotted on Mount Chaltan
QUETTA – A pair of ‘endangered’ Persian leopards has been found on Mount Chaltan of Balochistan, according to the Department of Forests and Wildlife. The department also shared pictures of the leopard whose habitat is mostly from Iran to Central Asia and areas of Balochistan near Iran and Afghanistan. Sharifuddin Baloch, the chief conservator […]
CM Buzdar asks people to ‘modify lives to stay safe’
LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that cooperation of people is highly important to control the spread of coronavirus. Officials said on Friday that the chief minister urged the people to strictly follow corona standard operating procedures (SOPs) to stay protected from the deadly virus. He said that violations of […]