Day: February 12, 2022

UNITED NATIONS: The President of the UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, Thursday convened the first system-wide meeting dedicated to galvanizing action towards implementing the ground-breaking plan, known as ‘Our Common Agenda’, launched last year by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “The well-being of people around the world, the health of our planet, and the survival of future […]

Washington: President Joe Biden froze $7 billion in assets belonging to the previous Afghan government on Friday with the aim of splitting the funds between victims of the 9/11 attacks and desperately needed aid for post-war Afghanistan. Biden formally seized the assets in an executive order. The money had been stuck in the New York […]

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday declared Umar Amin Gandapur and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s minister Shah Muhammad as eligible to contest the elections while turning down the decision of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). However, the court upheld the decision regarding imposing fine on Ali Amin Gandapur. Chief Justice Athar Minallah announced the judgment […]

ISLAMABAD: The country‘s leading telecom and ICT services provider, the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) posted 7 percent growth in its revenues, owing to a robust commercial strategy. Briefing media persons here, President and Group Hatem Bamatraf said “PTCL continued its strong performance throughout 2021. PTCL’s revenue of Rs 77 billion for the year 2021 […]

London: Ralf Rangnick admits Manchester United need to show a sharper cutting edge as the interim boss urged Cristiano Ronaldo to end his barren run in front of goal. United paid the price for poor finishing in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at struggling Burnley and last week’s shock FA Cup defeat against second tier Middlesbrough. Despite […]

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Friday said that all the coalition partners are united with the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), government. The Opposition had already failed in long march and no-confidence movement, he said while talking to a private television channel. He said the political party leaders working under the umbrella of […]

Cape Town: The head of the World Health Organization said Friday the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year, if around 70 percent of the world gets vaccinated. “Our expectation is that the acute phase of this pandemic will end this year, of course with one condition, the 70 percent vaccination (target is […]

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the House in Senate Dr Shahzad Waseem Friday said Pakistan had a clear foreign policy that was moving in the right direction to yield the required results. “Pakistan’s foreign policy is moving in the right direction. We also have relations with America, China and Russia. Under the dynamic leadership, Pakistan is achieving […]