UN Security Council calls General Assembly’s Special session on Ukraine crisis

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council Sunday called for an emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly on Russia’s military operations against Ukraine, as western countries step up pressure on Moscow to step back. The 193-member Assembly’s will meet on Monday to vote on the resolution which was vetoed in the 15-member Council […]

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Three killed, four injured in road accidents

FAISALABAD: Three persons were killed, while four others sustained multiple injuries in two separate road accidents. Rescue-1122 spokesman said here on Monday that a speeding car collided with a trailer near Sahianwala Interchange, Chiniot road. Consequently, 50-year-old Sarfraz r/o Taxila and 25-year-old Mohsan r/o Shahkot suffered serious injuries and died on the spot, while four […]

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Five-day nationwide polio-eradication drive begins in AJK

MIRPUR (AJK): The five-days integrated anti-polio drive was started in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, during which over 7.11 lakh children under five years of age will be administered polio vaccine across the State. Official sources told reporter here that only in AJK’s metropolis Muzaffarabad, about 1.30 lakh children up to five years of […]

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NAB Chairman appreciates excellent performance of NAB’s regional bureaus

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice Javed Iqbal Monday appreciated the excellent performance of all regional bureaus of NAB saying monitoring and evaluation system (MES) was in place to persistently review the performance of NAB. Chairing a meeting to review overall performance of NAB at its Headquarters, he directed all regional bureaus of NAB […]

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PM provides relief to consumers by reducing Rs 5 per unit in power tariff: Farrukh

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Monday said Prime Minister Imran Khan provided a major relief to some 95 per cent electricity consumers by announcing reduction in power tariff by Rs 5 per unit. The minister, in a tweet said the cut in power tariff would lower electricity bills by up […]

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Economy continues to be strong, says monthly economic outlook

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic performance continues to be strong as cyclical position was witnessed slightly above neutral and the trend growth rate of potential output remained strong, according to monthly Economic Update and Outlook for February 2022. According to the document released by the Finance Ministry here Monday, the rebased Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) quantum index […]

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Word ‘Fake’ is the brand of Sharif family: Shahbaz Gill

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill believes the word ‘Fake’ is the brand of Sharif family saying whether it be fake letters, receipts, videos or fonts it has all come from them. While responding to the statement of PML-N leader Maryam Aurangzeb, Gill said the corrupt spokesperson of the fugitives […]

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