;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 […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged citizens to strictly follow standard operating procedures (SOPs). To prevent the second wave of the coronavirus from wreaking havoc in the country. Saying it was time for everyone to “act as a nation”. Addressing the nation after a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC). The premier announced […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) released a detailed report on the financial assets of National Assembly members, including Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to the report, the total value of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s assets stands at Rs80.6 million. The prime minister owns 10 immovable properties in Pakistan, while he has inherited a seven-Kanal […]
LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was declared an absconder and had non-bailable arrest warrants issued against him on Tuesday in the illegal plot allotment case that also includes Jang group Editor-in-chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and others as accused. Accountability Court judge Asad Ali while presiding over the hearing of the case also ordered the confiscation […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan, while paying tribute to the national poet on his 143rd birth anniversary. He has emphasized the need of seeking guidance from Allama Iqbal’s thoughts. To find solutions to the issues faced by the nation. The premier, in a statement, said that now it was their individual and collective responsibility. To play […]