The coronavirus variant that has swept Britain and beyond in recent months could be more deadly as well as more transmissible, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. The sobering news came as the UK sees record deaths from Covid-19; following a surge in cases and hospitalizations since the variant was first identified in southeast […]
Punjab University (PU) has granted permission to students to appear in online examinations; instead of on-campus examinations amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The decision has taken in light of the recommendations of the Dean’s Committee meeting held on 20 January and the HODs meeting held on 5 January. According to the Registrar PU, final examinations of […]
The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice has approved; the Enforcement of Women’s Property Rights Amendment Bill 2020 with a majority vote. The meeting, which was presided over by Muhammad Javed Abbasi; attended by the officials of the Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Religious Affairs. Commenting on Farooq Naek’s bill, Abbasi […]
In his first order after taking the oath of his office on Wednesday, US President Joe Biden removed the travel ban on some Muslim and African nations placed by his predecessor Donald Trump. Biden returned to the White House late on Wednesday afternoon from the swearing-in ceremony, laying a wreath on the grave of the […]
Hungary’s drug regulator has given initial approval for use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines; Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff says, confirming media reports. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto was traveling to Moscow for talks about the Sputnik V vaccine later on Thursday; Gergely Gulyas told a briefing on Thursday. If […]
Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed hit out at leaders of the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) for its rally in front of the office of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in Islamabad today, saying television footage showed “not more than 3,000 people” had attended the protest. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad shortly […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Shafqat Mehmood addressed a press conference on measures taken by the incumbent government on civil service reforms. Earlier in the day, the minister said he will be briefing the media as “head of the Cabinet Committee on Institutional Reforms”, adding that the topic in focus would be “measures taken by Prime Minister […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is protesting outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the delay in proceedings of PTI’s foreign funding case. On Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan directed his government to allow the PDM to protest outside the ECP office. According to sources, two platoons of Punjab Rangers have been deployed; […]
First Lady Melania Trump, in a video, has given a “farewell message” to the United States, two days before the end of the term of President Donald Trump, her husband. “My fellow Americans, it has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as the first lady of the United States,” said Trump in […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said purported WhatsApp conversations of an Indian anchor published in Indian media prove that the Modi government used the Balakot incident for electoral gains; a point he had already revealed to the world in the 2019 UNGA session. The premier was referring to recently emerged transcripts of purported WhatsApp […]
