Pakistan’s population surpassed 207 million. The highest amount ever reported, according to the country’s statistical authority on Tuesday. According to the official figures of the 2017 census, the population of the South Asian nation is now 207.8 million. According to the official figures of the 2017 census, the population of the South Asian nation is […]
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;” […]
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 […]
On opposite ends of the cancel exams debate; activist Jibran Nasir and Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood have engaged in a social media war; against one another with the end result of Mahmood blocking Nasir on Twitter. Mahmood, who had probably had enough of Nasir calling him out; decided it was time to block him. […]
Students and social activists have begun an online campaign; demanding the resignation of Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood for his failure; to get the Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) examination postponed. O and A level students took to Twitter running a #ResignShafqatMahmood trend. They seek grades on the basis of teachers’ assessment and complete cancellation […]
Pakistan offered India on Saturday its “relief support” in the fight against the coronavirus, the country’s foreign office (FO) said. “Pakistan has offered to provide relief support to India, including ventilators, Bi PAP, digital X-ray machines, PPEs and related items,” FO said in a statement. The offer, according to the FO spokesperson, made “as a […]
The Edhi Foundation, in a magnanimous gesture offered a fleet of 50 ambulances and its staff to help manage the crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic in India. India’s health system is staggering owing to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country; with several hospitals running out of oxygen to supply coronavirus […]
The government borrowings from the banking sector increased to Rs. 1.821 trillion in over nine months of the current fiscal year, as shown by data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). This is 1.78 percent higher than the recorded borrowed amount in July to April of FY 2020, Rs. 1.789 trillion, the SBP […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan said he had asked the Pakistan Army to assist the police and law enforcement agencies in enforcing SOPs for curbing the spread of the coronavirus, warning that Pakistan may soon be facing a situation similar to India if the current trend continues. Addressing the nation after a meeting of the National […]
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI: On Friday, the high courts dismissed separate petitions challenging holding in-person Cambridge examinations and seeking a switch to school-assessed grades. Students had filed pleas in the Islamabad High Court, the Sindh High Court, and the Lahore High Court against the Cambridge Assessment International Education’s (CAIE) decision and the government’s approval to hold physical examinations the […]
