Fuel price reduction upsets opposition: Fawad

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday said the opposition and some of its like-minded in media were extremely disturbed over the relief given to the masses in the fuel and electricity prices despite the global inflation. “It is strange that the opposition and its sympathizers in the media are furious over […]

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Over 4,000 policemen to be deployed for Pak-Australia cricket matches

RAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi police have finalized security arrangements for the Test match to be played between Pakistan and Australia at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from March 4. Over 4,000 policemen will be deployed for security and all business centers including the food Street around the Stadium will remain closed during the match. Apart from this, snipers will […]

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MAP chair vows to promote pluralism, religious harmony in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD:Chairman Minorities Alliance Pakistan (MAP) Akmal Bhatti Advocate on Wednesday vowed to focus his efforts on promoting pluralism and religious harmony in the country while follow suiting the vision of late Shahbaz Bhatti who was murdered by the extremists in 2011. He was addressing the “Minorities’ Unity and Solidarity Conference ” organised on the 11th […]

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PM wins hearts of poor by giving historical relief package: Sheikh Rashid

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed here on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has won the hearts of the poor people by giving historical relief package. Addressing the participants at World Civil Defence Day celebrations held at National Institute of Fire Technology, the minister said that Pakistan was pursuing a neutral foreign policy […]

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Over 7.65m people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: Over 7.65 million people have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the district. District Health Officer Dr Ataul Mun’im said on Wednesday that 4,502,306 people were injected first dose while 3,072,725 were administered the second dose of the vaccine. He further said that 39,831 health workers were also given first dose while 36,829 […]

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IHC instructs govt to introduce law for girls’ marriages

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday instructed the government to introduce legislation in the house to fix the minimum age limits for girls’ marriages. Justice Aamer Farooq of IHC issued a written order containing 11 pages. According to the amicus curiae Barrister Zafarulla, there was no clear law about the age limit for girls’ […]

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Kamyab Pakistan Programme to be launched all across country: Tarin

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin said Wednesday that after being tested in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, the Kamyab Pakistan Programme (KPP) was being launched all across the country. In his video message on the Cheque Distribution Ceremony and Nationwide Launching of KPP, the minister said this was a great beginning towards making […]

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PM Khan’s major relief package widely appreciated by people: Chinese scholar

BEIJING: Cheng Xizhong, Visiting Professor of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Wednesday said Prime Minister Imran Khan, over the last two days, had unveiled a major relief package to protect the masses from the impact of global inflationary trends, and an incentives package for promoting the industrial sector and strengthening the export-oriented industrial […]

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