PM urges int’l community to help avert humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday referring to the World Food Program (WFP) alert regarding the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan urged the international community to help avert the crisis. “Pakistan will continue to provide all possible relief but the international community must act now,” he wrote on twitter. The international community has moral obligation to […]

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Teams confirmed for 2021 WSF Men’s World Team Squash C’ships

ISLAMABAD:As many as 27 teams would contest this year’s WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championships, the most since 2013, after the team list was confirmed on Tuesday. The biennial tournament, which sees four-man squads from each country battle it out in best-of-three-match clashes, will be played at the National Squash Centre in Kuala Lumpur December […]

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12 private members’ bills introduced in National Assembly

ISLAMABAD:The National Assembly on Tuesday witnessed introduction of 12 private members’ bills which were referred to the relevant committees for deliberation. The bills introduced in the House were included the International Institute of Science, Arts and Technology Bill, 2021; the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2021] (Amendment in Article- 63-A); the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (Amendment in […]

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Rashid urges to follow teachings of Allama Iqbal

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Tuesday urged the need for imbibing the teachings of national poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal and making sincere efforts to steer the nation out of all challenges. In a message in connection with the 44th birth anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Sheikh Rashid said, “His thoughts are not only […]

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Current sugar crisis escalated due to black marketing done by industrialists: Fakhar Imam

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for National Food Security Syed Fakhar Imam Tuesday said that the current sugar crisis escalated due to black marketing done by industrialists which left adverse effects not only on the supply chain mechanism but also on the economic growth of the country. Since the inception of Pakistan, the industrial sector was being ill-regulated […]

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NCOC pays tribute to all stakeholders in tackling pandemic

ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Tuesday paid tribute to the Frontline Healthcare Workers including doctors paramedics and nursing staff who have been endangering their lives to save others from the hazards of the calamitous coronavirus. NCOC session chaired by Chairperson Mr. Asad Umar was also attended by National Coordinator, Major General Zafar […]

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SC upholds PHC decision: orders KP PMC to pay equal stipend to house job doctors as govt colleges

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the order of the Peshawar High Court and ordered Private Medical Colleges (PMC) of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KP) to pay monthly stipend to house job doctors equivalent to government colleges doctors serving on the same position. A three-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and […]

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