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 […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan granted bail to Jang/Geo Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman on Monday. He was held in detention for more than 200 days by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a case related to the purchase of a property more than 30 years ago. The senior-most executive journalist of Pakistan’s largest media group […]
Azerbaijan says it seized Nagorno-Karabakh’s 2nd-largest city. But Armenian officials were quick to deny the claim that Shusha had been seized. Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said that his country’s forces had taken Shusha, the second-largest city in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. Armenian officials immediately denied the claim. If accurate, this would be a major strategic victory […]
Afghanistan reels from attack on Kabul University that left at least 22 people, including 18 students, dead. Sami Mahdi, a professor at Kabul University, is shaken by the killing of his students by gunmen on Monday. He has just returned after laying them to rest but their memories still remain fresh. He recalls the dreams […]
PTI’s ‘isolated’ leader Jahangir Tareen arrived in Lahore on Friday after spending several months in the United Kingdom. He was accompanied by his son Ali Tareen. Earlier this year, a sugar inquiry commission — formed on the directives of the premier to probe the rise in the price of the commodity — had revealed names […]
ISLAMABAD: The PTI government has been left with no other option but to seek rollover of $4 billion deposit loans obtained from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) for another year in order to avoid dwindling of foreign exchange reserves, it was learnt. Top official sources confirmed that Pakistan decided to […]
WASHINGTON: The US election was plunged into chaos early Wednesday as President Donald Trump prematurely declared victory and sought Supreme Court intervention to stop vote-counting — even as his Democratic rival Joe Biden voiced confidence in his own chances. In a divisive election cast under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed more […]