SARAI NAURANG: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) “demands” an Islamic system in Pakistan as the ruling PTI, as well as the Opposition-led Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), are “pursuing the agenda of British imperialism”, party chief Sirajul Haq said Sunday. Speaking at a rally in Qila Ground in Sarai Naurang town, Lakki Marwat, Senator Sirajul Haq said the JI did not believe in caste, ethnicity or heredity but that “we are trying to implement the Islamic system” and that his party’s politics was different from that of the PDM. “Islam cannot be implemented”Read More

DNA ISLAMABAD, DEC 27 – On the first International day of Epidemic Preparedness, commemorated today, Pakistan expresses its firm resolve to strengthen national mechanisms and capacities, as well as global partnerships for robust health systems, to prevent and respond to all diseases and epidemics.   This day also reminds us of the importance of reducing poverty, inequality and of achieving sustainable development for all, by targeted interventions and investments in health, education, environment and water and sanitation, with a view to combating all diseases and epidemics, including the ongoing COVIDRead More

LAHORE, Dec 27 (DNA): Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad has said that the government will try its best to cover big chunk of population with free-of-cost coronavirus vaccine. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, he said that private companies would be given permission to import coronavirus vaccine. He said efforts would be made to provide vaccine free of cost or at minimum price to maximum number of people, adding that vaccine would be administered to front-line workers and senior citizens on priority. The minister said thatRead More

Former President Asif Zardari also addresses the gathering; Bilawal and Maryam Nawaz say Imran Khan has to go in the larger good of the country Naziry Siyal/DNA LARKANA: Various political leaders of the Pakistan Democratic Movement addressed crowds gathered at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh in Larkana to commemorate the 13th death anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.   The 11-party Opposition alliance has once more asked Prime Minister Imran Khan “to step down” or face the movement’s long march to Islamabad with the aim to “dethrone him”.   PPP chairmanRead More

KARACHI, Dec 27 (DNA): A final attempt from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to get relief from the EASA over a ban on its flight operations to Europe has met with failure. It is pertinent to mention here that the PIA CEO Air Marshall Arshad Malik has written a letter to the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for giving provisional permission to the national flag carrier to resume its Europe operation. However, the European authorities rejected the proposal in a letter written to the PIA CEO, conveying that pre-conditions toRead More

Assistant Director, Senior Assistant, and Sub Assistant have been demoted. Directions have been issued to take back vehicle from Deputy Director DNA ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) dismissed Deputy Director of Land Directorate over the charges of corruption against him on Sunday whereas Assistant Director, Senior Assistant, and Sub Assistant have been demoted. Directions have been issued to take back vehicle from Deputy Director. According to detail, the current administration of CDA has fastened the pace of its operation against corrupt mafia. In a recent move, the authority has dismissedRead More