US blacklists Rao Anwar for ‘serious human rights abuse’on December 11, 2019The United States on Tuesday blacklisted former Malir senior superintendent of police (SSP) Rao Anwar for engaging in “serious human rights abuse” by carrying out alleged fake police ‘encounters’ in which scores of individuals, including Waziristan native Naqeebullah Mehsud, were killed, the US Treasury Department said. Anwar is among 18 individuals from six countries that […]
Govt may not allow Maryam to fly to UKon December 11, 2019Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Tuesday said the federal government cannot allow PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz to fly abroad without any ‘concrete reasons’. “Why does she need to visit her ailing father in London when all of her relatives including her siblings are there to take care of him,” […]
Pakistan, US slam new citizenship bill as protests erupt within Indiaon December 11, 2019Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday strongly condemned the passage of Citizenship Amendment Bill by Indian Lok Sabha, saying the legislation is a violation of international human rights law and bilateral agreements with Pakistan. “It is part of the RSS Hindu Rashtra design of expansionism propagated by the fascist Modi government,” the prime minister wrote […]
Much-awaited OLMT goes for test run in Lahoreon December 11, 2019In a positive development, the first train under the mass-transit project Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) hit the rails for the trial run on Tuesday afternoon. Punjab Minister for Transport Jahanzaib Khan Khichi and Minister for Information and Culture Fayyazul Hassan Chohan experienced the maiden ride of the train powered with high-voltage electricity. The maximum […]
President underlines need for human resource developmenton December 11, 2019President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday underlined the need for developing the human resource through promotion of scientific education and research to confront the growing key issues being faced by Pakistan and the other developing countries. Addressing an event to celebrate the silver jubilee celebrations of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development […]
Punjab cabinet approves amendment to Code of Criminal Procedureon December 11, 2019The Punjab cabinet, which held its 21st meeting at CM Office under the chair of Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday, gave approval to amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure. After the amendment, the first-class magistrates could be given the powers of price control. The meeting gave approval to the establishment of […]
Saeed Ghani admonishes media for misreporting Dadu stoning caseon December 11, 2019Sindh Information Minister Saeed Ghani on Tuesday admonished the media for having “reported without any verification” that Gul Sama – a minor girl from Dadu – had been “stoned to death” and that a jirga had allegedly issued the karo-kari (honour killing) verdict. “No evidence has been found so far that suggests that any wrongdoing […]
Askari Bank, UnionPay sign cooperation MoUon December 11, 2019Askari Bank Limited (AKBL) and UnionPay International (UPI) have entered into an agreement to convert AKBL existing mag stripe cards to UnionPay QuickPass (NFC) and EMV Chip Cards in Pakistan. In addition to the agreement, the MoU was also signed for card acquiring business and remittance through Union Pay Money Express, according to a press […]
First batch graduates from Huawei ICT Academyon December 11, 2019The first batch of technologically trained students has graduated from Huawei’s ICT Academy in the remote city of Kohat. The HCIA certification exam was conducted last week where 66 candidates enrolled in the first batch of training from which 55 took the exam, 48 passed and got the HCIA certification. This certification covers network fundamentals […]
PTCL hosts ‘Digital Learning Hackathon 2019’on December 11, 2019The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) hosted its first-ever ‘Digital Learning Hackathon 2019’ at a special event organised at the PTCL Academy in Islamabad. The initiative has been launched to enhance capacity building of PTCL employees through introduction of the Harvard Manage Mentor (HMM), which is a globally recognized online learning program. PTCL employees were […]