Tahir Ashrafi calls for awareness campaign against use of drugs on June 3, 2021Special Presentative of Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Wednesday stressed the need to launch an awareness campaign to educate youth about consequences of extremism as well as use of drugs and tobacco. “An awareness campaign should be launched across all platforms of media to educate youth about […]
SKMT proposes ‘cancer tax’ totreat disease on June 2, 2021The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust (SKMT) acting Chief Executive Officer Dr Aasim Yusuf has proposed the government to impose cancer tax in the upcoming budget to discourage smoking and treat the disease.Speaking at an online awareness session, he said that successive governments had initiated different measures to tax the tobacco products and discourage youth from […]
Price of petroleum products likely to increase from June 1 on May 31, 2021The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has sent a summary to the Petroleum Division to revise the prices of petroleum products from June 1, a private tv channel reported Sunday. According to news channel, the OGRA has proposed an increase of Rs4.30 per litre in the price of diesel, while a slight increase in […]
Uncle and niece betraying each other, Firdous jeers at PML-N on May 30, 2021Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on information Firdous Ashiq Awan Saturday vituperated PML-N top brass saying that Uncle Shehbaz Sharif and his niece Maryam Nawaz are clearly betraying each other publically. In a statement, Chief Minister Punjab’s aid said that PDM has broken apart. Shahbaz Sharif wants to sell his pathetic narrative. Opposition was […]
9 die, van plunges into ravine on May 30, 20219 people including 3 children were killed after a passenger van plunged into a ravine in the area of Zaminabad near Kohala due to overspeeding early Saturday morning. The van was on its way from Rawalpindi to Chakothi. Owing to overspeeding the driver lost control and the van fell into deep ravine at Zaminabad. 9 […]
Opposition parties don’t trust each other: Governor Punjab on May 27, 2021Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that the opposition parties do not trust each other and the people do not trust the opposition. The government will be able to easily get the federal and provincial budgets passed. Political opponents do not have a single narrative. Pakistan has emerged successful in the Reko Diq case […]
‘NAB-Niazi’ nexus harmed country to incurable extent: Maryam Aurangzeb on May 27, 2021The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s spokesperson Maryam Aurangzeb Wednesday claimed that Pakistan’s debts could be paid if current govt’s corruption is investigated and looted money is redeemed. In her reaction to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Information Minister Fawad Hussain’s statements, Maryam alleged govt of manipulating the facts and figures. Public should know about money […]
Bilawal alleges govt of renaming existing projects on May 26, 2021Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Tuesday said that PPP govt started Benazir income support program (BISP) to control poverty, adding that Imran Khan is renaming PPP project to Ehsas program. In a statement, the PPP chairman said that BISP was the idea of late Benazir Bhutto, implemented by PPP govt later. PTI […]
Sharif family’s property worth billions of rupees came out in Panama scandal: Fawad on May 26, 2021Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain Tuesday said that Sharif family made properties worth billions of rupees in London. In his tweets on Tuesday, the minister questioned as to how did they purchase this property when their apparent assets could not afford to buy this type of property? He regretted that Sharif family […]
NUST, FAST teams crowned for Microsoft student Hackathon on May 26, 2021The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Microsoft Pakistan have announced 2 Pakistani National winners for Microsoft Student hackathon. The judges were impressed by the incredible breadth of ideas and the technology that brought them to life in the Virtual Semifinals held in Pakistan. Team “QueryCity” from FAST NUCES Peshawar Campus and Team “AI Based Ophthalmology […]