ISLAMABAD:In a major development, the Italian government has included Pakistan in work visa category called ‘Decreto-Flussi’, which will allow its nationals to avail seasonal and non-seasonal work visas for the year 2020-21. More than 30,000 work visas would be issued by the Italian authorities to the nationals from a few non-EU countries, including Pakistan, an […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday called banning the ban on the TikTok app as an illegal move and directed the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) to nominate a senior officer to appear before the court on the next date of hearing and brief on the matter. In a detailed judgment, Chief Justice IHC Athar […]
In the first interview by a senior Pakistani official to an Indian news outlet since India’s unilateral and illegal actions on August 5 2019, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Security Dr. Moeed Yusuf spoke with India’s renowned journalist Karan Thapar, saying that Pakistan stands firmly for peace in the region through dialogue […]
The government has decided to allow opposition parties to stage protest rallies anywhere in the country as long as they do not create chaos. Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed the decision in a meeting with his top advisers on the changing political conditions in the country. Particular reference was the upcoming protests of Pakistan Democratic […]
The Pakistan government has disapproved of the two-finger test (TFT) performed on rape victims. They recommended that it should not be part of any medico-legal examination report in sexual assault cases. The Ministry of Law and Justice has intimated the Additional Attorney General at Lahore about the recommendation. He will now inform the Lahore High […]
PM Imran Khan says his government will use ‘all resources at the state’s disposal’ to control food inflation starting Monday. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said the government would use all resources at the disposal of the state to bring down food prices from the coming week. Amid a 1.24 per cent jump in […]
Pakistan has become the first Muslim country to make it illegal for a man to take dowry. In the latest development by the Minister of Religious Affairs of Pakistan has decided to ban the tradition of dowry, in which the groom and his family ask for a dowry and then they put it on display. […]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) cabinet, in its meeting has approved the KP School Bags Act 2019 which limits the weight of the bags of the students. With that, KP has become the first province to introduce any law regarding the weight of the school bags. The Provincial Minister for Education Shahram Khan Tarakai said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
Sindh Education Minister, Saeed Ghani, has announced that all educational institutions will commence on-campus classes from September 28. Ghani asserted this during a visit to different schools to review the arrangements regarding the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs). He directed all educational institutes to complete their preparations by then. The announcement came a day […]
