Voting Rights to Expats On Saturday, President Arif Alvi announced an ordinance to grant voting rights to expats (overseas Pakistanis) and permit the use of electronic voting machines in the general elections. Second Election (Amendment) Ordinance Through Second Election (Amendment) Ordinance; the President amended the sections 94(1) & 103 of Election Act 2017. “The Commission […]
Her Excellency (H.E.) Angela P. Aggeler, Charge d’ Affaires of the United States to Pakistan, called on the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin, at the Finance Division. The United States assured its support to Pakistan’s economy amid the Covid-19 challenges and expressed satisfaction over Prime Minister Imran Khan’s focus on geo-economics. While […]
In an official statement, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change; Malik Amin Aslam, has revealed that the government of Punjab has successfully shifted all the brick kilns to a newer and more efficient zigzag technology. Given the current environmental situation; the SAPM on Climate Change said that large-scale efforts to […]
In a press conference held in Lahore Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Punjab (SACM) Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan offered her point clarifying the misconception that arouse after she held Assistant Commissioner Sialkot Sonia Sadaf accountable for the poor quality of fruit on her visit to Ramazan Bazar. She said she had visited the Bazaar […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday stressed the need for electoral reforms after the major political parties that contested the NA-249 by-election cast aspersions on the polling process. The prime minister said that despite a low turnout in the by-polls; all parties were crying foul and claiming rigging. He recalled a similar hue and […]
QUETTA: Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked Governor Balochistan Justice (retd) Amanullah Yasinzai to resign, saying that “this does not in any way reflect on your competence; it is just that the transformed political challenges Pakistan faces at present require change.” “I intend to appoint a new governor in Balochistan and would, therefore, request you to resign;” […]
Considering the increase in Covid positive cases, Singapore on Friday announced that travelers from Pakistan would not be allowed entry into the country or transit through the country from Saturday (today), according to a statement issued by the country’s ministry. The statement read: “We will further tighten our border measures given the sustained increase in cases […]
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said on Friday that Pakistan has so far managed to cope with the increase in critical care Covid-19 patients by proactively building the capacity of the entire system. In a series of tweets, the federal minister said that the total number of critical care patients […]
Keeping in view the third wave of coronavirus in Pakistan, the government has given the green signal for the restoration of the oxygen plant of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM). The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has permitted the National Engineers Welfare Association to conduct a preliminary review of the oxygen plant; which will be […]
BEIJING: Three planes of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) carrying a consignment of one million doses of Covid-19 vaccine left China for Pakistan on Sunday. Amidst a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases in the country. According to PIA Country Manager for China Qadir Bux Sangi, an additional two million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine will […]
