Wahga Border: Six foreign journalists barred by Indian authorities from entering Pakistan on August 4, 2021ISLAMABAD: The Indian authorities have stopped six foreign journalists from entering into Pakistan through Wagha border. According to the diplomatic sources, the six foreign journalists representing various international news wire services, electronic media and newspapers, whose Asia Bureaus are based in India, were on their way to Islamabad, Pakistan to interview Prime Minister Imran Khan […]
Indigenously built electronic voting machine prototype ready on August 2, 2021Regardless of the opposition parties’ stiff resistance, the government is pushing ahead with its plans to ensure use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the next general elections to ‘ensure credibility and transparency’ during the whole process. Making a leap forward, a prototype of indigenously built EVM has been developed by COMSATS, NIE and NUST […]
Circular debt balloons to Rs 2.3tr as govt fails to enforce revised contracts with IPPs on August 1, 2021There is no end to the vicious cycle of power sector’s circular debt. It is rather burgeoning and as of today, it has increased to more than Rs 2,300 billion, mainly due to the mismanagement, hidden interest and incompetence of the Power Division. Sources within the Power Division told Daily Timesthat the dues of the […]
Probe ordered into ‘illegal entry’ of Azeri woman on July 31, 2021The interior ministry has directed the concerned departments to inquire about the unlawful entry of Ms Musurkhanim Zairova, having Azerbaijan passport, from Peshawar Airport in October 2017 despite the fact that her name was in blacklist, since it was feared that the said lady was involved in anti-Pakistan activities, while working for some hostile foreign […]
WB Regional Vice President To Visit Pakistan Next Week on July 29, 2021World Bank’s Vice President for South Asian region, Hartwig Schafer, is paying a weeklong visit to Pakistan from Tuesday next to hold discussion with Pakistani officials on a whole range of issues including Pakistan’s ambitious reforms program on human capital and economic and inclusive growth. During his stay, Hartwig Schafer will meet with key counterparts […]
FO points finger at interior ministry for ‘mishandling’ Afghan envoy’s daughter’s issue on July 21, 2021The Foreign Office is increasingly pointing finger at the Ministry of Interior for ‘mishandling’ the issue of mysterious disappearance and then appearance of Sisila Ali Khel, the daughter of Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan. Sources said the Foreign Office is upset that the interior minister, instead of discussing the findings of the investigation with the Ministry […]
Energy ministry’s bid to approve new LPG policy faces resistance on July 16, 2021The attempt of vested interest in the LPG import lobby in connivance with the energy sector officials to push through LPG policy heavily favoring the importers lobby is stalling since even the LPG producers in the public sector are up in arms against the policy. Last Sunday, Ministry of Energy tried to bring onboard various […]
PM allows stranded Pakistanis to cross Torkham on July 14, 2021About four hundred and fifty Pakistanis stranded at Torkham crossing after arrival from Dubai were allowed to cross into Pakistan at the special intervention of Prime Minister Imran Khan last week. These Pakistanis had arrived in Kabul through Emirates Airlines flights into Kabul as the airline has not bene flying to Pakistan because of the […]
Who is to be crowned by PTI for AJK PM slot? on July 14, 2021All eyes are on Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections with political parties spearheading hectic campaigns in order to achieve electoral supremacy and form the next government in the territory. Whilst Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) appears to be in a very strong position, the PPP and the PML (N) are not holding back but going an extra […]
Who Will Clinch AJK Elections This Time? on July 12, 2021Political temperature in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is heating up as the elections for the legislative assembly draw close. Political leadership of the PTI, PML (N) and the PPP in their fiery speeches at the territory are upping the ante in order to lure maximum votes and get majority in the elections to be […]