September, 2020
Trump says will not peacefully transfer power to Joe Biden if he loses
Washington : US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would not allow a peaceful transfer of power to Democratic rival Joe Biden if he (Trump) loses the November 3 election, saying that he expected the election battle to end up before the Supreme Court. “We’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump, a Republican, told reporters at the White House when asked whether he would commit to transferring power. The president, who trails Biden in national opinion polls, has repeatedly cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election,Read More
SC turns down apology of Mirza Iftikharuddin in insulting video case
ISLAMABAD : The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has once again turned down apology of Mirza Iftikharuddin in derogatory video case against the judiciary and judges. A two-member bench of the apex court, comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Ijazul Ahsan today heard the case. At the outset of the hearing, the counsel of Mirza Iftikharuddin pleaded the court to accept the apology of his client as he is suffering from coronavirus and had to undergo open-heart surgery. To this, the CJP remarked, why Iftikharuddin used such language againstRead More
Educating young minds
By Muhammad Omar Iftikhar The need of the hour is to educate the youth. A well-structured approach needs to be implemented in this regard. National policy must be created to develop content for social media, print, and television. While our youth is well-versed in news and information, entertainment and sports, it certainly needs to brush up its knowledge base. Moreover, the youth needs to develop their cognitive sense to think about their life and career. While some of the youth are busy making TikTok videos, a majority is aspiring toRead More
PIAF Founder alliance poised to sweep Lahore Chamber Election
Abid Raza Lahore Sept 24 : President Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Anjum Nisar Thursday said that PIAF Founder alliance is posed to clean sweep the annual election of Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry tomorrow consecutively for 18 years. Anjum Nisar while talking to President SAARC Chamber and Chairman Founder Group Iftikhar Ali Malik said that all major markets and thousands of representatives of traders across the city overwhelmingly extended full fledged support to alliance candidates by reposing confidence in our top leadership which always safeguarded theRead More
Oladoc launches upto 40% discount on VISA card payments
Islamabad September 24, 2020:- ‘oladoc– Find the Best Doctors’, is offering upto 40% discount on doctor appointments with VISA card payments. With this offer, people will be able to book doctor appointments with the thousands of medical specialists available on the oladoc platform and will be able to avail upto 40% discount on the doctor’s fee if they pay with a VISA card. oladoc is one of Pakistan’s biggest digital healthcare platforms and has more than 25000 registered doctors practicing in ten major cities of the country. In aRead More
President AJK lauds efforts of diaspora community in raising awareness on Kashmir.
Islamabad; 24 September : Sardar Masood Khan has said that the Pakistan-Kashmir diaspora community in the United States and around the globe has played a very effective and dynamic role in highlighting the human rights violations taking place in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, and also in advocating the right to self-determination of the Kashmiris. He added that the diaspora community has reached out to not only the general public but also lawmakers, thinktanks and the civil society. The AJK President made these remarks during a meeting with a delegation ledRead More