CM Maryam stresses tolerance harmony in society By: APP on November 17, 2024Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has emphasized the immense importance of tolerance, respect, and harmony in society. In her message on International Day for Tolerance being celebrated on Saturday, the CM noted that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) set exemplary standards of tolerance throughout His life, and it is imperative for us to follow […]
Mauritius votes in election clouded by wire-tapping scandal By: AFP on November 11, 2024Mauritius was voting Sunday in a close-fought parliamentary election, with police at polling stations as the opposition warned about the risk of fraud in a nation touted as one of Africa’s most stable and prosperous democracies. The vote in the Indian Ocean archipelago follows a historic agreement last month that saw Britain cede sovereignty of […]
Salman Khan receives fresh death threat with an apology demand By: News Desk on November 7, 2024Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has received a new death threat from an unknown caller, this time with an apology demand at the Bishnoi community temple. As reported by Indian media, Salman Khan has received yet another death threat, the fourth in less than two weeks, where an unknown person has sent a WhatsApp message to […]
Finmin vows to maintain positive momentum of economic stability By: APP on November 6, 2024Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, highlighting the significant signs of macroeconomic recovery in national economy, on Tuesday vowed that we are seeing positive momentum and we have to take it forward for sustainable economic stability. The finance minister expressed the views while addressing the launching ceremony of Electronic Mortgage Register by […]
NA session adjourned for indefinite period amid opp protest By: inp on November 6, 2024A National Assembly (NA) session was adjourned indefinitely on Tuesday after Opposition Leader Omar Ayub Khan’s remarks on last night’s swift legislation were expunged from the record. Shortly after the session began, Ayub, representing the PTI-led opposition, criticized the steamrolling of six bills a day ago, calling it a “shameful incident” and branding the ruling […]
Punjab CM Maryam hospitalized after throat infection By: APP on November 5, 2024Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has been admitted to the hospital due to health issues, making her departure abroad conditional on her doctor’s permission. According to party sources, Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s health has deteriorated since yesterday, leading to her admission at the Sharif Medical City Complex, where physicians are examining her. Hospital sources state that […]
Stable Tenures By: Daily Times on November 5, 2024This is an important institutional shift: the parliamentary amendment extends the tenure of the military service chiefs from three to five years. This adjustment, moving beyond the interests of any single person, represents a maturing approach in policy that puts institutional needs above personal preferences. If history is any guide, such changes were often viewed […]
Five children among nine killed in Mastung explosion By: Agencies on November 2, 2024Nine people, including five children, were killed in Mastung district on Friday while 29 were injured in a bomb blast, drawing condemnation from Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti who lamented that terrorists had now started targeting innocent children along with poor labourers. State broadcaster PTV News quoted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as saying that the […]
Islamabad, Tehran explore new partnership in urban development By: APP on November 1, 2024Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA), Muhammad Ali Randhawa, and Iranian Envoy Reza Amiri-Moghaddam, Thursday underscored the shared vision to advance urban sustainability, marking a promising chapter in the relationship between the two neighboring countries. Both sides in a high-level meeting on World Cities Day, discussed avenues for mutual cooperation in urban development. The Iranian Ambassador […]
Testing Teachers By: Daily Times on October 28, 2024Education systems are only as good as their teachers, and therefore, UNESCO had called on Pakistan as early as 2016 to boost its teacher recruitment rate by at least six per cent if it was serious about achieving the sustainable development goal of universal primary education. One may believe a lot to have changed since […]