Day: March 2, 2022

Prime Minister Imran Khan pointed to his experience of dealing with the Overseas Pakistanis due to fundraising campaign for Shaukat Khanum hospital 30 years back and said among the 9 million expatriates, there were many successful professionals, businessmen and entrepreneurs. He said the present government also took various measures including the establishment of special courts […]

ISLAMABAD: World Wildlife Day will be marked on March 3 (Thursday) across the globe including Pakistan to create awareness about endangered animals and plants and ways to fight against wildlife crime. Wildlife crime involves illegally selling and buying animal body parts, as well as stealing or killing animals that are protected by government laws. Organizations […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Tuesday said the opposition had ‘lost sleep’ after the prime minister announced a mega relief package for public by cut in fuel prices and power tariff. Responding to the press conference of PML-N senior leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi , the he said the former prime minister […]

ISLAMABAD:Parliamentary Secretary for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Kanwal Shauzab Tuesday criticized that self-interest opposition parties will not get anything from their public marches and no-confidence motion of opposition will also face defeat. “Opposition’s politics is only based on propaganda, lies and corruption”, she said while speaking to PTV news channel. She said that the […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Tuesday forecast rain-wind-thunderstorm for Balochistan, Northeastern Sindh, South Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and its adjoining areas during the next 24 hours. According to the synoptic situation, a westerly wave was likely to enter southern parts of the country today and may affect most parts till Friday. Rain-wind/thunderstorm with few heavy falls (snowfall […]

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East and Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) Chairman Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi Tuesday said the thee-day visit of Canterbury’s Archbishop Justin Welby had portrayed the soft image of Pakistan on the globe. Addressing a presser, he said after holding one on one meeting with state machinery and […]

The United States has ordered 12 members of Russia’s Mission to the United Nations in New York to leave the country by March 7, Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said Monday, warning that Moscow was bound to respond. He told reporters that the US’s decision to expel its diplomats was a “gross violation” of its position […]

ISLAMABAD:The Wafaqi Mohtasib (Federal Ombudsman) Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi has directed all the federal government agencies to ensure timely payment of pension and retirement dues to the government servants particularly low paid employees. He warned that strict legal action would be taken against responsible for delaying pension. The Wafaqi Mohtasib has also constituted a Monitoring Committee […]