Wednesday, November 25th, 2020
Ex-defence minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar dies in Lahore
LAHORE : A senior leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and former defence minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar died in Lahore on Wednesday morning. He was reportedly suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and admitted to Lahore’s Shalimar Hospital. He had also undergone surgery in the United States (US) sometime ago. His funeral will be held at T Block mosque in DHA today at around 1:30pm. Former president Asif Ali Zardari and PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari expressed grief over the demise of Ahmad Mukhtar and offered condolence to the bereaved family.Read More
Faisalabad textile industry seeing massive rise in export orders: PM
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan tweeted on Wednesday that Faisalabad’s textile industry is witnessing a massive rise in demand and export orders. In order to enable the industry to meet the growing demands, Prime Minister Khan said he has instructed the commerce and industries ministries to ensure all necessary support to the textile sector. He said the textile sector is one of a number of positive developments on the country’s economic front despite the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 19, Prime Minister Khan had directed the authorities concerned to resolveRead More
France, Britain set to ease coronavirus restrictions as second wave subsides
As a second wave of infection subsides, Britain and France have announced their intention to ease the coronavirus restrictions in the run-up to Christmas. In a televised evening address, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that shops could reopen this Saturday and that nation-wide stay-at-home orders would be lifted from December 15. “We will be able to travel without authorisation, including between regions, and spend Christmas with our families,” Macron said, while warning that some restrictions would stay in place to avoid a third wave. A country-wide curfew from 9:00pm toRead More
Premier League welcomes decision to allow crowd in stadium
Manchester : The Premier League management welcomed the UK government’s decision to bring back the crowd in the stadium after almost 8 months, albeit at small capacities. On the directives of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the UK government gave permission to allow as many as 4000 spectators in the stadium during Premier League contests. “Fans have been greatly missed at Premier League matches and therefore we welcome the PM’s announcement today regarding the return of supporters for the first time since March, albeit at small numbers,” the statement read. “OurRead More
Assets case: SHC accepts Khursheed Shah’s plea for hearing
KARACHI : The Sindh High Court (SHC) has accepted the plea of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah for the hearing which was filed against the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) supplementary reference in assets beyond income case. The lawyer of Khursheed Shah said that SHC bench fixed the hearing of the petition against NAB’s supplementary reference in assets beyond income case. The petition will be heard on December 2 and the high court also issued notices to NAB director-general, investigation officer and prosecutor. The petition stated that a supplementaryRead More
IIOJK situation: FM Qureshi writes letter to UNSC president, secretary-general
ISLAMABAD : Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has written a letter to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) president and secretary-general for updating them on the grave situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi updated UNSC on the grave situation in IIOJK including illegal demographic changes, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement today. It highlighted the gross and systematic violations of human rights taking place in the occupied valley along with the threat posed to peace and security by India. “It focuses,Read More