Monday, April 12th, 2021
Tearing up show-cause undemocratic
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah said that Senate opposition leader was elected with the support of government ally party which created the mistrust and reason behind issuance of show-cause notice to PPP. He said that tearing up the show-cause notice was an undemocratic action of PPP. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Rana Sanaullah said that sharing the speech of Asif Ali Zardari in the media made the atmosphere bitter. These in-camera meetings should not have been reported in the media. Our fight is not with theRead More
Zia Shahid passes away
Lahore: Senior Journalist Zia Shahid passed away in Lahore. Zia Shahid was serving as Chief Editor of Urdu newspaper Daily Khabrain. He was regarded as one of the most credible journalist of print media. His network of Khabrain group of newspapers is one of the largest in the country. His services for the journalism in Pakistan shall be remembered.
Terror financing: UK move not fact based
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said on Monday that the United Kingdom’s decision to include Pakistan in the list of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing High-Risk Countries was not based on facts. In a statement issued from Islamabad, Chaudhri expressed the hope that the “UK would review its regulations in light of facts on ground and avoid politically motivated and misplaced measures.” A day earlier, it had emerged that the UK had added Pakistan to the list of 21 countries that were part of Schedule 3ZA (HighRead More
Uzbek President, PM Imran hold online summit
The agenda of the event includes topical issues of bilateral practical partnership and regional interaction TASHKENT: The summit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Imran Khan will be held via videoconference, on Wednesday. The agenda of the event includes topical issues of bilateral practical partnership and regional interaction. The main attention will be paid to the joint promotion of the project for the construction of the Trans-Afghan railway, increasing the volume of mutual trade, expanding cooperationRead More
Japan downgrades security level for Pakistan: envoy
Ambassador Matsuda says Pakistan has rich potential in tourism sector and it can easily become the hub of foreign tourists ISLAMABAD: The Ambassador of Japan MATSUDA Kuninori has said Japan has downgraded security level for Pakistan from Level 2 to Level 1, which means now more Japanese people and businessmen can come to Pakistan. The ambassador said the Japanese government took this decision in the wake of improved law and order and security situation in Pakistan. Ambassador Matsuda expressed these views while talking to media people during his visit toRead More
PM advocates vaccine for all and sundry
While making an opening statement at the special virtual segment of the UN’s ESCFD, he said production of the vaccine must be ramped up ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said the international community must ensure that the coronavirus vaccine was available to everyone, everywhere and as soon as possible, stressing that if it was not done, the virus will roam around and come back. While making an opening statement at the special virtual segment of the UN’s Economic and Social Council on Financing for Development here, the Prime MinisterRead More