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Govt is guest till January, says Bilawal Bhutto

PESHAWAR, Nov 22 (DNA): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has predicted that the government is only a guest till January. “Today’s rally is a referendum, the people have decided, now the rulers will have to go home,” said Bilawal. Addressing a rally of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in Peshawar on Sunday, he said that the land of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the land of the proud and the brave. The people here have made a decision. The whole of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa demands that the government be sentRead More


Putin says it’s early to greet US election winner as legal issues not sorted out

Russia ready to work with any US president, the Russian leader noted MOSCOW, Nov 22 – Russian President Vladimir Putin explained that he has not yet congratulated the presumptive winner of the US presidential election because there is the need to wait until all legal issues are ironed out. In the interview with “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” program on Rossiya-1 TV channel, the Russian leader noted that a formal delay with congratulations won’t worsen relations between Moscow and Washington, which are already bad. “You can’t spoil a spoiled relationship, it is already spoiled,”Read More


Panelists discuss female disempowerment in Pakistan

ShahnazWazir Ali, Suzie Boss, Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy, Mosharraf Zaidi, Mian Imran Masood, Jessica White featured amongst 60+ international thought leaders on Day 2 Islamabad – The Non-Profit School of Tomorrow (SOT) Events – A World of Tomorrow: From Darkness to Light continued on DAY TWO featuring a crucial panel discussion on the insidious proliferation of gender-based censorship compromising the voice of the woman in every sphere of our lives. The session featured Mr. Adnan Malik, actor & director, Dr.Neelam Hussain, educationist & activist, and Ms Amber Rahim Shamsi, award-winning multimedia journalist.Read More


PIA introduces flexible attendance timing for employees

KARACHI, Nov 22 (DNA): Amid rising Covid-19 cases, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has introduced “flexible timings” for its employees to mark their attendance with biometric machines. According to a notification issued by the national flag carrier’s chief human resources officer, the PIA management introduced flexible timings to prevent the employees from crowding around biometric machines. These timings will be effective from Monday (Nov 23). If any employee marks his/her attendance at 8am in the morning, he/she can leave at 4:30, the notification said, adding if one marks his/her attendance atRead More


AIOU arranges online examinations for the students settled in Middle East

ISLAMABAD, NOV 23 (DNA) – Allama Iqbal Open University has finalized arrangements for online examinations of spring 2020 semester for the students settled in Middle East including KSA, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain & Oman. As per schedule, these examinations commence today i.e. 23 November. The central focus of the Vice Chancellor, AUOU, Prof DR Zia Ul Qayyum is to shift basic university operations, academic as well as administrative, from manual to digitally automated system which has finally enabled the university to conduct online examinations for the overseas Pakistanis within the backdropRead More


Nawaz Sharif’s mother Shamim Akhtar passes away in London

Lahore : Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif’s mother Shamim Akhtar has passed away in London, the party confirmed on Sunday. The development was confirmed by senior PML-N leader Ataullah Tarar, who announced the tragic news on Twitter. Begum Shamim Akhtar was 90 years old. “Mian Nawaz Sharif and Mian Shahbaz Sharif’s respected mother has passed away,” he tweeted. Begum Shamim Akhtar had been ill for quite some time and was being treated in London, said PML-N sources. She passed away this morning, according to partyRead More