Pakistani community, students urged to remain vigilant about spread of coronavirus in Wuhan, Chinaon January 24, 2020BEIJING: Pakistan Embassy here on Friday advised Pakistani community and students in Wuhan to remain vigilant and adopt good personal hygiene practices as instructed by the Chinese Health Ministry in view of the outbreak of novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China. According to an advisory on its website here, the Pakistan Embassy has also asked them […]
Pak beat Bangladesh by five wickets to take 1-0 lead in 3-match T20 serieson January 24, 2020LAHORE: Pakistan, aided by an anchor role half century (58) by veteran batsman Shoaib Malik, beat Bangladesh by five wickets in the first T20 international to take 1-0 lead in the three match series here on Friday at the Gaddafi Stadium. Bangladesh elected to bat after winning the toss posted 141 for 5 in 20 […]
AIOU issues schedule for admission test of merit-based programmeson January 24, 2020ISLAMABAD: Admission test of merit-based post-graduate level programmes of the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will be held from February 17 to 24, 2020. The merit list of the selected candidates will be placed at the University’s website soon after the conclusion of the test. The programmes include: Ph.D, MS and M.Phil. Admissions for these […]
PM has clear stance of no-compromise on corruption & corrupt elements : Fridous Ashiqon January 24, 2020ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan Friday said Imran Khan had a clear and bold stance of no-compromise on corruption, with no leniency for corrupt elements in future. Talking to media outside Parliament, she said that a ‘corruption king’ was employing tactics to hide his malpractices and […]
Cricket festivity returns to Lahoreon January 24, 2020Cricket festivity returns to Lahore and the stage is set for three-match T20I series between Pakistan and Bangladesh from January 24-27 at the historic Gadaffi stadium. The famous arena wears a fresh look to hold three thrilling and exciting ties of the shortest version of the game. The stadium has been given a new look […]
Karot Hydropower Plant to be put into commercial operationon January 24, 2020BEIJING: With about 70 percent of the overall construction completed, the 720-megawatt Karot Hydropower Plant, a major pilot project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and located some 70 km east of Capital Islamabad, is expected to be put into commercial operation by the end of 2021. “Once it gets functional, the CPEC project will […]
Chinese deputy foreign minister meets Hammad Azhar in Beijingon January 24, 2020BEIJING: China’s Deputy Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui held a meeting with Minister for Economic Affairs, Hammad Azhar in Beijing, according to a Chinese foreign ministry’s statement issued here on Friday. The two sides exchanged views on China-Pakistan relations and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) cooperation. Hammad Azhar led a high-level Pakistani delegation at the Asia-Pacific Joint […]
India pushing to deny Muslims same rights as other Indian citizenson January 24, 2020UNITED NATIONS: A Pakistani delegate hit back at India on Friday for portraying as “hate speech” the remarks made earlier by Pakistan while highlighting in the UN General Assembly the Indian atrocities in Jammu and Kashmir. “It is startling that those whose very identity is based on peddling supremacist ideologies, neo-fascist beliefs, bigotry and intolerance; […]
PM returns home after three-day Davos visiton January 24, 2020ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan returned here Friday after concluding his three-day official visit to Davos, Switzerland where he participated in the World Economic Forum’s annual session. The prime minister in his keynote address at the WEF’s special session highlighted his vision of Pakistan as an emerging economy and shared his views on current issues […]
Pakistan’s economic trajectory offers immense potential for investmenton January 24, 2020ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Pakistan’s economic trajectory and presence of the enormous natural resources offered immense potential for the investment. In a meeting with Chairperson of Dogan Holdings Begumhan Dogan Faralyali who called him at Davos, on the sidelines of WEF Annual Meeting 2020 on Thursday, the prime minister said the government […]