Fawad dispels impression of deadlock on ECP members appointment By: webdesk on July 27, 2021ISLAMABAD, Jul 27 (APP):Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday dispelled the impression that there was any deadlock between the government and the opposition on the appointment of members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) . In a tweet, he said the prime minister would consult the leader of the opposition […]
Government formulating longterm business policies: FCCI By: webdesk on July 27, 2021Faisalabad: Government is formulating long term policies for different sectors and we must give positive and productive input for each segment to harvest the maximum economic benefits in the years to come. Addressing a joint meeting of the standing committees on Liaison with Trade Associations, Agriculture and Allied Engineering, Foundry & Light Engineering, Chaudhry Talat […]
Refrain physical and emotional harm to minors, instructs Sindh to school committees By: webdesk on July 27, 2021KARACHI: In order to deter school and seminary teachers to mete out the corporal and mental abuse on children, the Sindh School Education and Literacy Department has Tuesday rolled out instructions to set up committees within the institutions to deal with such matters as they arise. No child or student shall be ‘harmed physically, mentally or […]
Haleem congratulates winning PTI candidates in AJK general elections By: Hanif Samoon on July 26, 2021KARACHI: Haleem Adil Sheikh, the Leader of Opposition in Sindh Assembly, congratulating the winning PTI candidates in Azad Kashmir during the general polls, has said that PTI would now form its next government in Sindh. Mr Sheikh, who is also senior vice president of PTI, in a press statement issued here on Monday, said that […]
Millions of tourists flock to Swat during Eid holidays By: Adnan Bacha on July 25, 2021SWAT: Due to the influx of tourists in Swat, the traffic system was affected, long queues of vehicles were formed on the highways leading to tourist destinations. Tourists continued to arrive in Swat on the fifth day of Eid and the roads leading to the tourist destinations were jammed due to congestion, which resulted in […]
Talks ‘impossible’ until India retracts unilateral steps in occupied Kashmir: Moeed Yusuf By: webdesk on July 24, 2021National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf 0n Saturday has told Indian journalist Karan Thapar that talks with India are “impossible” until it steps back from unilateral, aggressive actions it has taken in occupied Kashmir. During an interview with Thapar, published on The Wire on Saturday, Yusuf said the question that whether Islamabad can ever expect a relationship of respect […]
China forces tutoring companies to go non-profit By: AFP on July 24, 2021China is forcing after-school tutoring companies to register as non-profits and banning classes on weekends and holidays, according to government documents published by state media Saturday. The new rules, aimed at reducing pressure on children, parents and teachers in China’s cut-throat education system, are a major blow to the country’s multi-billion-dollar private education industry. Chinese […]
PTI govt fails to deliver on international front: Maryam Nawaz By: webdesk on July 24, 2021PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz on Saturday has stated that it is the very basic value of diplomacy to talk to everyone, listen to their point of view and convey one’s own message across. Maryam Nawaz in a meeting, was responding to comments regarding the one-on-one meeting of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif with Afghan National Security Adviser […]
PM Imran Khan promises referendum for Kashmiris if they wish independence By: webdesk on July 23, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday promised the people of Kashmir that his government will hold a referendum in which they can choose to join Pakistan or become an independent state if they wish. He addressed an election campaign rally in Tarar Khel, he rubbished talk of him “wishing to turn Azad Jammu and Kashmir […]
Patients refused admission in Karachi hospitals amid Delta variant spread By: webdesk on July 20, 2021KARACHI: The spread of the coronavirus Delta variant has reached to a dangerous level in Karachi on the eve of the Eid ul Adha holiday as public and some private sector hospitals are reaching their maximum capacity and have started refusing patients, medical officials said on Tuesday. The Sindh provincial government said on Monday that […]