Month: March 2022

ISLAMABAD:To celebrate the 62nd Birthday of Emperor Naruhito, the Ambassador of Japan WADA Mitsuhiro and his wife hosted a reception here on Tuesday. The reception was attended by the Ministers including Syed Fakhar Imam, Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research, Farrukh Habib, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Parliamentarians, senior government officials, […]

ISLAMABAD:Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Tuesday released 75065 cusecs water from various rim stations with an inflow of 74997 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, the water level in the Jhelum River at Mangla Dam was 1102.10 feet, which was 52.01 feet higher than its dead level of 1050 feet whereas the inflow […]

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 (Xinhua/APP):Malaysia reported 13,336 new COVID-19 infections, as of midnight Monday, bringing the national total to 4,152,203, according to the Health Ministry. There are 189 new imported cases, with 13,147 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 54 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to […]

ISLAMABAD:China will promote the green development of the Belt and Road, strengthening international cooperation on the issue, the China’s top economic planner said. China aims at enhancing cooperation in multiple areas with the countries along the Belt and Road by 2025 and form a green development pattern for the initiative by 2030, according to a […]

Singapore, March 29 (AFP/APP):Singapore’s top court Tuesday dismissed a mentally disabled Malaysian man’s last-ditch appeal against a death sentence, with his family saying they were “devastated” and “shocked” by the ruling. Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam was arrested in 2009 for trafficking a small amount of heroin into the city-state, which has some of the world’s toughest […]

FUZHOU, March 29 (Xinhua/APP):Hoodies with eye-catching Chinese characters. Coats covered in tiger stripes. Shoes featuring traditional floral patterns. China’s homegrown sportswear is the latest craze among its young generation as they begin to switch from international brands to locally produced ones. Behind this Chinese fad, or guochao, is a burgeoning Chinese athletic apparel industry and […]

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday instructed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to submit its comments in acquittal plea of former president Asif Ali Zardari in suspicious transaction reference and extended its stay order against the trial court’s proceeding. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aamer Farooq heard the plea […]

ISLAMABAD:President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said that the opposition parties would jointly decide about next Chief Minister (CM) Punjab as the number game was only in the hands of the joint opposition. Addressing a press conference here along with independent Member National Assembly from Balochistan, Muhammad Aslam Bhootani who […]