Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas on Sunday said that instead of closing all schools; following the government’s recommended ‘smart lockdowns’ is a better option; the local news channel reported. In a Twitter update, the minister said that a meeting of all provincial education ministers; will be held on Monday, November 16, to discuss the prevailing […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is planning to start local manufacturing of SIMs and smart cards, amid a brewing cyberwar, in a bid to shield the country from the serious threat of cyber attacks. Earlier, the government had introduced a smartphone manufacturing policy. Pakistan had faced security threats due to Indian-manufactured smartphones using other countries’ Type Allocation Code […]
LAHORE: Smog levels reached hazardous levels on Friday as Faisalabad and Lahore topped the world’s most polluted cities index, followed by New Delhi. The overall air quality of Lahore was recorded as 321 with a high concentration of PM2.5 of 270 microgrammes per cubic meter, which is the most damaging of the particulate matter in […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday presented clear evidence of Indian terrorism in the country and warned that staying silent is no more an option. “Today we have irrefutable facts that we will present before the nation and the international community through this dossier,” said the foreign minister in a press conference along with Director General Inter-Services […]
China has finally congratulated Joe Biden on his projected win in the US presidential election, breaking a frosty period of silence. “We respect the choice of the American people. We extend congratulations to Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris,” a foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday. The China-US relationship is crucial to both sides, and the […]
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan has asked banks to stop online payments for electronic media content from India with immediate effect. “We are in receipt of a letter from the cabinet division, Government of Pakistan, whereby they have instructed to stop different modes of payments, including credit cards, for subscribing (to) Indian Content in […]
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz has claimed that the ‘establishment‘ has contacted individuals near to her for dialogue, however, she has not been contacted directly. In an interview with the British news channel, the PML-N supremo’s daughter clarified that she was not against state institutions, however, it is her belief that if the […]
ISLAMABAD: The country’s nerve center for Covid-19 response on Wednesday suggested multiple measures to stem the rising number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan including limiting large public gathering and enhancing restrictions in high-risk areas. The latest recommendations come days after the government ordered a work-from-home policy for half of the staff in both public and […]
ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Prime Minister Imran Khan to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Heads of government meetings being organized in New Delhi on November 30. He gave the invitation to all the eight members and four observer countries on Tuesday during the online summit of the organization held […]
Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Punjab for Information Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan said Monday that the province had decided to impose smart lockdowns in areas where cases of the virus are surging. The special assistant, addressing media in Lahore, said that the implementation of coronavirus Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will ensure in marriage […]
