Sunday, January 24th, 2021
No one has courage to table no-confidence move against PM Khan: Fawad
ISLAMABAD : Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has said that opposition parties don’t have any plan or strategy against the incumbent government. In a Twitter post, Fawad said that the opposition is now thinking about no-confidence motion against Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan after facing humiliation on its resignation plan. No one has the courage to bring a no-confidence motion against the premier, he asserted. It is pertinent to mention here that the fault lines have emerged within the opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) as theRead More
Govt to never recognize Israel nor make amendment in Khatam-e-Nabuwat Act: Interior Minister
Islamabad : Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has categorically said that the government is neither going to recognize Israel nor it will make any amendment in the Khatam-e-Nabuwat Act. Addressing a news conference in Lahore, he said that Prime Minister Imran Khan rendered much more services for the cause of Kashmir and rights of Kashmiris than Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who remained Chairman of the parliament Kashmir Committee. Regarding Broadsheet issue, the Interior Minister said the opposition parties should tell as to who is acceptable to them as head of theRead More
Pakistan’s relations with new US administration will flourish in the days to come: FM
Multan : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has expressed the hope that Pakistan’s relations with the new US administration will flourish in the days to come. Addressing different ceremonies in Multan, he said Pakistan performed amicable role amid difficult circumstances for peace process in Afghanistan. Shah Mahmood Qureshi wished that the new US administration would continue push forward the developments on Afghan peace process. Commenting on internal political situation, he said the alliance of the opposition parties is a caravan without any destination as earlier it was talking about resigningRead More
OGRA lifts years-long ban on licence for new CNG stations
ISLAMABAD : After 12 years, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has lifted the ban on issuance of new licenses for CNG stations. The condition, however, implies for only those running on re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG). Inviting applicants, the regulatory authority has warned that they would have to take an undertaking to not seek natural gas supply. The ban on issuance of new licenses had been imposed in 2008 but in October last year, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) directed the OGRA to issue RLNG-based licenses to newRead More
48 more die of coronavirus, 1,594 test positive across Pakistan
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan recorded as many as 1,594 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a single day with 48 more fatalities. According to the latest update released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 1,594 new cases emerged after 40,285 samples were tested. The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country has soared to 532,412 with addition of the fresh infections while the countrywide death toll jumped to 11,295. The NCOC said the positivity ratio of infections was recorded at 3.95 per cent. The total numberRead More