MURREE: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that tourism alone could help repay Pakistan’s debts if the sector is properly focused upon. The premier’s remarks came while addressing a ceremony after inaugurating the Kohsar University. He would also inaugurate the upgraded TB Sanatorium Hospital in Murree today. “The establishment of Kohsar University is an important step, forward in […]
Pakistan has garnered the dubious honor of having the fourth weakest passport in the world behind only war-torn Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq, according to the Henley Passport Index. The index assesses the travel documents based on how many countries citizens can access without a visa, as well as, using information from the International Air Transport […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday it’s “time to end” America’s longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban. Dubbed the “forever war,” the US military onslaught in Afghanistan began in response to September 11, 2001. Terrorist attacks against […]
ISLAMABAD: Former premier Yousaf Raza Gilani filed an intra-court appeal against the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) decision regarding the Senate chairman’s election. On March 12, the ruling PTI-backed candidates grabbed the Senate’s top slots in a “controversial contest” marred by the discovery of “spy cameras” in the polling booths. The former premier moved the IHC against the rejection […]
LAHORE: PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz has requested the Lahore High Court (LHC) to dismiss the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) “frivolous and vexatious” plea to cancel her bail in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case while also imposing “special costs” on the top graft buster. Maryam Nawaz is regarded as the de facto chief of the country’s biggest opposition […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Islamabad on a two-day official visit to Pakistan on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi received his Russian counterpart and his delegation at the Islamabad airport. During the two-day visit, the Russian dignitary will meet Prime Minister Imran Khan, army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and participate in the delegation-level […]
MEXICO.- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reported that he will not put on the COVID-19 vaccine. He stated his doctors told him that he still has a high level of antibodies after contracting the disease in January this year. “I have enough antibodies and it is not essential for now that I get vaccinated,” […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood informed on Sunday that education and health ministers would be meeting at the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday (April 6) to decide whether to open or further close educational institutions. The minister further said the exam situation would also be discussed at the meeting. In […]
350 doses of vaccines imported to prevent the global pandemic gone wasted. An unfortunate incident has come to light at Mozang Hospital in Lahore. The hospital’s MS has been suspended following an inquiry into missing vaccines. Provincial Health Minister Yasmeen Rashid said in a statement that the vaccine supposed to be kept at 2 to […]
Former finance minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has tested positive for coronavirus. The newly-appointed Finance Minister Hammad Azhar announced the news on Twitter. Just found out that Dr Hafeez Sh has tested positive for Covid-19. I pray for his swift recovery and good health. Ameen. — Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) March 30, 2021 He wrote, “Just […]
