The Supreme Court Wednesday sought the text of Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb’s press conference in which the former had allegedly mentioned making PTI lawmakers disappear before the upcoming chief minister’s election in Punjab. A two-member bench – comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Ijazul Ahsan – heard the petition filed […]
Arid Agriculture University awards 4, 715 degrees at 23rd convocation
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (PMAS AAUR) has awarded a total of 4,715 degrees to the students of undergraduates, graduates, MPhil and PhDs scholars at its 23rd convocation 2022, here on Thursday. During the ceremony 64 students received PhD degrees, 1467 were awarded M.Phil/Masters degrees, while 3184 students got undergraduate degrees in […]
Arif Alvi proved himself follower of Imran Khan rather than constitution: Hamza
Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz on Friday said that in the last three months, the history of Pakistan, especially Punjab, has undergone immense political and constitutional ups and downs. The constitutional havoc played is unparalleled in history as the custodian of the house violated the law. “I salute assembly members, allies and independents. I am […]
Stakeholders stress more budget for girls’ education in Punjab
Highlighting the significance of girls education towards nation building, stakeholders at an advocacy forum have called for allocating a substantial chunk of annual budget for girls quality education particularly at secondary level in Punjab as it would contribute a lot towards ensuring educated women population, a guarantee to economic and social stability. The advocacy forum […]
PTA ‘vehemently denies’ conflict-of-interest claims in chief’s appointment
Reference to an article carried by Daily Times in Business Section titled “Conflict of interest in PTA chief’s appointment costs kitty $10m”. The assertions made in the article including the point regarding conflict of interest are vehemently denied being baseless and frivolous. All regulatory decisions are taken by the Authority comprising of three Members after […]
Delay in projects completion irks Balochistan CM
Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizinjo on Tuesday expressed annoyance over the inordinate delay in the Quetta package projects launched a couple of years back. “The projects launched under the Quetta Package including Sariab Road and Sabzal Road extension shall be completed on war footings,” the CM said issuing directives to the authorities concerned. […]
PTI plans to halt no-trust motion today
As troubled Prime Minister Imran Khan has stated that he will not give in and will fight to the death, the PTI has devised a new strategy to halt voting on the no-confidence motion, which was scheduled to begin before noon today (Saturday). According to sources, the PTI has devised a plan to postpone the […]
Pakistan reaffirms commitment to end HIV/AIDS by 2030: Faisal Sultan
The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination joined hands with the rest of the world to commemorate World AIDS Day in Pakistan. Dr. Faisal Sultan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health attended the World AIDS Day event and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to ending the AIDS endemic. The theme for this year’s […]
Opposition tries to blackmail on legislation, says Faisal Javed
The Chairman, Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting, Senator Faisal Javed on Tuesday said that the opposition has always tried to bargain and blackmail the government on the legislation of the public interest. Responding to a point of order of the opposition leaders he said that earlier, the opposition parties had tried to bargain […]
59 Covid-19-related deaths reported in a day
Pakistan on Tuesday reported 59 Covid-19-related deaths during the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total death toll to 10,409. According to the NCOC, most deaths were reported in Punjab, followed by Sindh. The NCOC added that 31 Covid-19 patients died on the ventilator during the last 24 hours. Out of the 10,409 total reported […]