Day: June 27, 2021

UN human rights experts Friday called on Pakistani authorities to stop evicting close to 100,000 people living along two of Karachi’s narrow watercourses – Gujjar nullah and Orangi nullah. “These actions were undertaken by city authorities without adequate consultation with the affected residents, no relocation plan, and disparate and insufficient compensation for the displaced,” the […]

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday expressing his confidence in the innate potential of the country’s youth urged them to present true and real image of Pakistan, a country gifted with huge variety and diversity. Addressing the first National Amateur Short Film Festival Awards (NASFF) ceremony here at the Pak-China Friendship Center, he stressed upon the […]

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Saturday issued an important decision regarding life insurance and stated that the policy could not be terminated after two years of insurance due to any kind of documentation or misrepresentation. A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah announced the decision on […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Saturday that the digitalisation of official media including APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), Radio Pakistan and PTV (Pakistan Television) would be initiated by August this year. Speaking at National Immature Short Film Festival,he said improvements were being introduced in the ministry of Information and Broadcasting […]

ISLAMABAD:The national Covid-19 positivity ratio on Saturday has dropped below 2% where 935 people testing positive and 1,110 people recovering from the deadly disease. There were 46,842 tests were carried out across the country, said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) in a tweet. The national Covid-19 positivity was recorded 1.99% where 36 people […]

ISLAMABAD:Police department was endeavouring hard to provide assistance to women and children and other marginalized segments of society to ensure their protection and safety. For the purpose capital police have set up ‘Special Gender Protection Unit’ to support women and children in distress. These views were shared by Assistant Inspector General (AIG) (Establishment) Dr Naveed […]

ISLAMABAD:Punjab and Sindh clinched the titles in the Inter-Provincial Netball Championship played here at the Pakistan Sports Complex on Saturday. Punjab bagged the men’s title while Sindh won the women’s title in the Championship. Chairman, Pakistan Netball Federation, Captain (R) Zafar Iqbal Awan who was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony of the championship […]

Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain informed the country’s first Media Technology University would be launched on August 14 this year which would be formally inaugurated by the prime minister, at this building. The minister said in today’s world, there was contest over opinion making and perceptions in which […]