Pakistan approached two coronavirus vaccine manufacturers after Prime Minister Imran Khan greenlighting authorities to pre-book the vaccine. Parliamentary Secretary for Health Dr. Nausheen Hamid said the federal government has shortlisted two major pharmaceutical companies for this purpose. The government has not revealed the names of the vaccine manufacturers yet. In the first phase, 10 million […]
;ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan announced to suspend political gatherings and rallies across the country as part of his government’s measures to contain the spread of the second wave of Covid-19. “We have decided to suspend rallies countrywide and we [Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf] have suspended our own [rally] and would ask others [parties] to do […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced the introduction of an electronic voting system to ensure utmost transparency in the election process. Talking to media in Islamabad, the premier said a mechanism will also be brought in for overseas Pakistanis so that they, too, can participate in the polling to elect their representatives. NADRA’s data […]
India has denied allegations by its arch-foe Pakistan that the Indian government had helped fund terrorist groups on Pakistani soil, with a foreign ministry spokesman dismissing them as “fabricated” and “figments of imagination”. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday accused India of sponsoring “terrorism” aimed at destabilizing the country and undermining its economic […]
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 […]
