Day: September 22, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Tuesday said use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) was the permanent solution for curbing the menace of electoral rigging and reclaim the credibility of elections. Talking to a private news channel, he said the country had the capacity to produce more than 2000 electronic […]

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Tuesday said those who stormed the Supreme Court now have become spokesperson of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). In response to the statement of Ahsan Iqbal, he said those who attacked the national institutions were political hypocrites. He said a […]

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said awareness about the needs of elderly population and understanding their age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, was important to make a difference in their quality of life. Addressing at an event to mark World Alzheimer Day, the president said a strong family support could prove one […]

ISLAMABAD: Beijing now has 45, 700 5G base stations as of the end of August, with 5G users totalling over 12 million. Every 10, 000 people in Beijing enjoy about 20 5G base stations, ranking first in China, showed data released by the Beijing Communications Administration at the local conference, China.org reported . The capital […]

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Flood Commission and Chair Adaptation Committee Ahmed Kamal on Tuesday said Pakistan was among the nations using largest volume of its surface water in agriculture sector for irrigation and cultivation of crops. The Chairman FFC was addressing the two-day national training workshop held here on Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) System for […]

Paris: Takeaway food app Deliveroo and three former directors will appear in a Paris court on charges of “undeclared labour” next year, a source close to the cases said Monday. Deliveroo France, an ex-managing director and two other former senior staff have been summoned to the Paris criminal court from March 8-16 to answer the […]

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Tuesday adjourned hearing till September 28, after testifying one more witness against former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in LNG reference. AC-II Judge Muhammad Azam Khan heard the case filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and other co-accused appeared before the court. At the outset of […]

ISLAMABAD: The price of 24 karat per tola gold increased by Rs100 per tola and was trade at Rs113, 000 on Tuesday against its sale at Rs112, 900 in the local market the previous day, Karachi Sarafa and Jewellers Group reported. The price of 10 gram 24 karat also increased by Rs86 and was sold […]