Long-awaited Senate Session to be held on May 23 on May 18, 2022ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi has summoned the session of the Senate on May 23 at 4:00 p.m after a gap of more than three months and is likely to take up important agenda items related to political developments and legislative proposals. The President has called the session on the advice of the Prime Minister under […]
PM launches nationwide anti-polio drive as country reports three new cases on May 18, 2022ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday launched a fresh drive of the anti-polio campaign by administering vaccine drops to children under five years. The anti-polio campaign was launched in view of the report of three new cases of the crippling disease in the country. Chairing a meeting of the National Task Force on Polio […]
IHC seeks comments from ECP, political parties on PTI’s appeal on May 17, 2022ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday sought comments from Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and political parties till next date of hearing in an appeal filed by Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) in foreign funding case. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the appeal of PTI against the decision […]
Prices of petrol to remain unchanged: Miftah on May 15, 2022ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Sunday said the government was not raising petrol prices and a summary for that matter has been sent to the Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif for a swift decision. “Rising petrol prices cause surge in food prices, which is the core of inflation and affects a […]
SCA demands declaration of Sindh as drought hit in view of water scarcity, loans of farmers on May 15, 2022HYDERABAD: The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) has demanded that the province should be declared drought-hit in view of the persisting water scarcity and the loans of the farmers who own up to 16 acres land should be waived. A meeting of the SCA, chaired by its President Syed Miran Muhammad Shah here on Sunday, […]
Excise Police arrested Police sub-inspector of carrying drugs on May 15, 2022PESHAWAR: The Police of the Excise Department during a check-in operation succeeded in arresting the alleged Police sub-inspector smuggling drugs on main Bara Road here on Sunday. According to detail, the Police sub-inspector himself was revealed to be involved in drug trafficking, the official said. He said 12 kg of hashish recovered from the possession […]
FM Bilawal to participate in US-convened meeting to address global food crisis on May 15, 2022UNITED NATIONS: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is expected to be in New York this week to lead Pakistan’s delegation to a ministerial-level meeting on global food security aimed at responding to the escalating food prices across the world in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who convened […]
PTI govt’s ouster constitutional: Senator Rubina Khalid on May 14, 2022PESHAWAR: President of PPP Women Wing KP, Senator Rubina Khalid said on Saturday that the PTI government was removed through democratic procedure as it had lost the majority in the National Assembly and allies also held their reservations against them. She was addressing a press conference here in Peshawar Press Club (PPC) on Saturday. Senior […]
PTI to hold public meeting at VIP Cricket Ground Sialkot on May 14, 2022SIALKOT: On the advice of the district administration, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has changed the venue of its public meeting from the CTI Ground to VIP Cricket Ground. Talking to the media, DPO Sialkot Muhammad Hassan Iqbal said that the CTI Ground was owned by the American Mission, and specified for worship of Christian community, […]
Govt approves amnesty scheme for multiple Pakistani passports holders on May 13, 2022ISLAMABAD: The government has approved an amnesty scheme for Pakistani citizens holding more than one Pakistani passport. Summary sent by the Interior Ministry to the federal cabinet for amnesty scheme was approved in the last cabinet meeting, said a statement issued here Friday. The amnesty scheme would be applied to all Pakistani citizens who possessed […]