Day: January 17, 2022

ISLAMABAD:President Genocide Watch Dr. Gregory Stanton warned that genocide might happen in India, unless the international community played its part in confronting ‘Hindutva‘ ideology in India. Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar in response to media questions regarding recent warning of Genocide of Muslims by Gregory Stanton, on Sunday said Dr. Stanton had made these remarks […]

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar Sunday announced the registration of “Skills for All” the scholarships programme to impart technical training among 60,000 youth of the country. In a tweet, he said the registration process of “Skills for All” has started under the banner of Kamyab Youth Program (KJP) […]

ISLAMABAD: Continuing with the alarming rise, the federal capital had reported 366 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which was the highest single-day spike in almost the last three months, National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Sunday. According to an official of NCOC, as many as 354 cases were reported on […]

Wellington, Jan 16 (AFP/APP):A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific caused “significant damage” to the island nation’s capital and smothered it in dust, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Sunday. The eruption Saturday was so powerful it was recorded around the world, triggering a tsunami that flooded Pacific […]

ISLAMABAD: Chairman UK-Pakistan Business Council (UPBC) Mian Kashif Ashfaq Sunday urged Pakistani entrepreneurs to develop international standard “brands“ to capture open global markets by fully exploiting indigenous potentials, expertise and resources. Talking to a delegation of exporters led by Sheheryar Khan, an honorary Investment Cousular Milan, Italy highlighted the significance of brands and said it […]

Melbourne, Jan 16 (AFP/APP):Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic was Sunday awaiting the verdict on his last-gasp appeal against deportation from Australia over his stance on vaccination, with the judges’ decision expected within hours. After four hours of feisty legal back-and-forth about the Serbian ace’s anti-vaccine stance and his alleged risk to public order in Australia, the […]

ISLAMABAD:Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed has constituted four regular benches at the principal seat Islamabad and one bench at SC branch Registry Karachi to hear a number of important cases during the next week, starting from Monday. The first bench is comprised of Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel and Justice […]

ISLAMABAD:Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood on Sunday said the government has fully implemented the trade diversification policy and is currently seeing an increase in Pakistan’s product and geographical exports in the global market. The main objective of the government’s Trade Diversification Policy’ is to introduce new trade products […]