Sunday, April 18th, 2021
Academic activities for classes 9-12 resumed in COVID-hit areas: Shafqat Mahmood
ISLAMABAD , APRIL 18 : Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood on Sunday announced the resumption of academic activities for classes ninth to 12th in order to ensure preparation for the scheduled board exams nationwide. Mahmood announced the decision in a presser after he chaired a meeting of health and education ministers from all provinces and regions in the country. “The health and education ministers from four provinces, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir were present in the meeting,” he said. The minister announced the resumption of academic activitiesRead More
Welcome to 1984
By Muhammad Omar Iftikhar The dystopian novel by George Orwell, titled “1984” was first published in 1949, discusses the life of Winston Smith who is frustrated by the omnipresent eyes of Big Brother. This entity is a group working from behind the curtains aiming to control the lives of the people. Unfortunately, we are not living in very different times as shown in the novel. The blackout of digital media websites in Pakistan on Friday, April 16, 2021, was nothing but an attempt by the concerned authorities to keep aRead More
LHC gives split ruling on Shehbaz Sharif’s bail plea
LAHORE : Judges of Lahore High Court (LHC) bench finally came up with a split decision on Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif’s release on bail. Justice Sarfraz Dogar, who headed the bench, allowed the petition while its other member Justice Asjad Javed Ghural dismissed the same on merits. In his dissenting order, Justice Ghural also accused the senior judge of issuing the bail granting short order ‘unilaterally’. In a written order, Justice Sarfraz Dogar wrote that now the judgment is being sent to the Chief Justice.Read More
US, China to cooperate on climate crisis
The United States and China have reiterated their commitment to cooperate with each other and with other countries to tackle the climate crisis. The joint statement, issued after a meeting between US climate envoy John Kerry and China’s special envoy for climate change Xie Zhenhua in Shanghai, said challenge of the climate change will be addressed with the seriousness and urgency that it demands despite tensions on multiple other fronts.
Govt would complete its constitutional tenure under PM’s leadership: Sheikh Rashid
Islamabad : Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that the incumbent government would complete its constitutional tenure under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Talking to a private news channel, he said the opposition parties would remain failed to get public support against the government even after Eid ul Fitr because people are well aware about massive corruption of the opposition parties. Sheikh Rashid said that doors should be opened for dialogue and expressed the hope that bitterness with opposition would reduce in days to come.Read More
Resolution of expatriate Pakistanis’ problems is among top priorities of Govt: FM
Dubai : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says the government with its economic diplomacy has successfully attracted the world towards the business opportunities available in Pakistan. Speaking at an Iftar dinner hosted by Pakistan Business Council in Dubai, he said it is matter of satisfaction that despite the ill effects of the global Coronavirus pandemic, Pakistan through its economic diplomacy had achieved positive results. The Foreign Minister said welfare and resolution of the problems being faced by expatriate Pakistanis is among the top priorities of the incumbent government. He saidRead More