Fresh application to be filed for GSP+ status renewal: Dawood on October 7, 2021Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood has said that Pakistan will have to send a fresh application to the European Union (EU) for the renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status. Pakistan will have to file a fresh application for the new scheme like other beneficiary […]
PDM pressuring army after failure to secure NRO from me: PM on December 29, 2020ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that opposition parties are putting pressure on the army because they know he will never grant them any national reconciliation ordinance (NRO). Presiding over a meeting of the government and his party spokespersons, the prime minister reiterated that the government will not bow down before the opposition parties’ […]
8 Pakistan women in 100 outstanding nurses and midwives global list on December 29, 2020ISLAMABAD: Eight Pakistani nurses and midwives have been honoured in the global 100 Outstanding Women Nurse and Midwife Leaders 2020 list. The healthcare workers have been acknowledged by Women in Global Health (WGH), which collaborated with the World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Population Fund, Nursing Now, International Council of Nurses and International Confederation of Midwives on […]
Govt promises free vaccine as Covid-19 death toll surges on December 3, 2020ISLAMABAD: The parliamentary health secretary announced on Wednesday that Covid-19 vaccine will be provided to citizens free of cost, while the country witnessed the most single-day deaths due to Covid-19 since July 9, as 75 people died in the last 24 hours, said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday. The Covid-19 vaccine, […]
PM for simplifying procedure to get electricity connection on November 27, 2020ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed for simplification of procedure for obtaining a no-objection certificate (NOC) and other approvals for provision of new electricity connections. The prime minister said this while presiding over the weekly meeting of the National Coordination Committee on Housing, Construction and Development in the federal capital on Thursday. The premier […]
4 coal miners die after falling from 400ft in elevator accident on November 12, 2020JAMSHORO: At least four labourers died after falling from a height of 400 feet in a coal mine in Jamshoro on Wednesday. According to details, the incident took place when the miners walked into an elevator to excavate coal but unfortunately, it suddenly fell from a height of 400 feet. A labour leader said that […]
Teacher accused of sodomising minor in Ahmadpur East on October 27, 2020BAHAWALPUR: A 10-year-old boy staying at a hostel was allegedly raped by a teacher in Bahawalpur district on Sunday. According to police, the incident occurred in the suburb area of Ahmadpur East, where a teacher is accused of allegedly sexually assaulting a child at a hostel. The police shifted the child to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital […]
LHC acquits Christian man on death row for blasphemy on October 8, 2020LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has acquitted a Christian man who spent about seven years in jail on the accusation of blasphemy, a charge that led to communal rioting that saw more than 120 houses in a Christian-majority area in Lahore city burned down by an enraged mob in 2013. Sawan Masih, 40, was […]
Boundary wall of Islamabad airport collapses on September 3, 2020ISLAMABAD: The boundary wall being used for blocking access of animals to the runway of New Islamabad International Airport collapsed after the heavy rainfall on Tuesday. The 45 feet long wall collapsed near the airport’s runway which also caused damages to the watchtower. According to the airport manager, the administration will start repair work of […]
Court summons Farzana Raja in BISP corruption case on August 25, 2020ISLAMABAD: While summoning Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Farzana Raja along with 18 accused persons, an accountability court on Tuesday asked all the persons to appear before it on September 17 in a case related to alleged corruption in Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir resumed hearing in the matter where […]