President Dr. Arif Alvi approved the Anti-Rape Ordinance 2020 that will ensure speedy trial of rape cases; with women and children as victims and will also allow for chemical castration of those convicted of such offenses. A statement issued by the President House said that under the ordinance; special courts would establish throughout the country […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said sugar was being sold at a national average of Rs81 per kilogram compared to Rs102 per kg last month. Taking to Twitter, the premier congratulated his team for bringing down the price of the commodity through a multi-pronged strategy. MashaAllah Sugar is selling at a national average of […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson invited strong criticism from members of the UK parliament. After he termed the ongoing protests by Indian farmers as a matter between India and Pakistan. However, during the question and answer hour in the UK parliament on Wednesday. Johnson was responding to a question by Sikh MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan asks Opposition to put rallies for another 2-3 months in view of rising coronavirus cases. Says people do not wear masks when they participate in gatherings. Following the rally in Multan, hospitals have a 64% bed occupancy rate. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday urged the Opposition to put off political […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, during a telephone conversation with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair Bill Gates, discussed the Covid-19 situation and polio eradication efforts in Pakistan. According to an official press release, the prime minister informed Mr. Gates about Pakistan’s policy to contain the pandemic and mitigate its deleterious impact on health and […]
The premier is on a day-long visit to Sialkot where he will be performing groundbreaking of various development projects worth Rs17 billion under the Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Program. Addressing an event organized by the Sialkot business community following the inauguration of Air Sial – the third private airline of Pakistan – the premier […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that any bureaucrat who was caught involved in corruption will be suspended from service rather than being transferred to another post. The premier said the Pakistan Citizen Portal was a major step on the journey to people’s empowerment, as the state and the government were duty-bound to […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday proposed a 10 point agenda for urgent action to avert an economic collapse in a number of developing countries due to the Covid-19, warning that without economic security, conflicts and disputes would persist and proliferate across the world. The prime minister joined nearly 100 world leaders at a two-day […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday approved the Civil Servants (E&D) Rules-2020 under the government’s policy of institutional reforms to improve the performance of bureaucracy and state institutions. According to a senior official of the Prime Minister Office (PMO); the aim of these rules is to ensure transparent and effective internal accountability of bureaucrats […]
GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly on Monday elected Khalid Khurshid Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf as chief minister and Pakistan Peoples Party’s Amjad Hussain as leader of the opposition. Speaker Amjad Hussain Zaidi chaired the assembly session held to elect the chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan. Mr. Khan, who was fielded by the PTI-Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen alliance, and […]
