Thursday, April 29th, 2021
Polling for NA-249-Karachi by-election underway
KARACHI , APRIL 29 : Polling for the by-election for National Assembly constituency NA-249- Karachi West-II is currently underway. The polling started at 8 am and will continue till 5 pm without any break. Sindh government has announced a public holiday, today (Thursday) in NA-249 Karachi constituency due to by-election. Amjad Afridi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Miftah Ismail of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Qadir Khan Madokhel of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Mustafa Kamal of Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP), and Mohammad Mursaleen of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) are among the 30Read More
Farrukh Habib sworn in as state minister for information and broadcasting
ISLAMABAD , APRIL 29 : Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MNA Farrukh Habib was sworn in as State Minister for Information and Broadcasting on Thursday. President Dr. Arif Alvi administered him oath at a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad. On Wednesday, Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry, felicitating Farrukh Habib on being appointed as the state minister for information and broadcasting, confirmed that he will be taking the oath of his office today. Earlier, on April 13, Prime Minister Imran Khan had reshuffled his cabinet, appointing Shaukat Tarin as the new financeRead More
Oman provides 10,000 jobs in first three months of 2021
MUSCAT : Oman provided almost 10,000 jobs during the first quarter of the current year. In an interview with Oman TV, Minister of Labour Dr. Mahad bin Said bin Ali Ba’owain said: “According to the directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik to provide jobs for Omanis, the Ministry of Labour announced in January 2021 that 32,000 jobs would be provided to job seekers as per the implementation of the plan.” “During the past three months, we were able to provide between 9,800 and 10,000 new jobs to Omanis.”Read More
Pak vs Zim: After 8 years, Pakistan take on Zimbabwe in a Test match today
Harare , APRIL 29 : Pakistan will lock horns with Zimbabwe in the first Test match between the two sides today (Thursday) as the hosts will once again look to pull an upset over the green shirts as they did in the second T20I. The first of the two-match Test series will be played at the Harare Sports Club at 12:30pm today, with the two countries playing against each other in the longest format of the game after eight long years. Pakistani skipper Babar Azam said the green shirts wereRead More
SJC decides not to proceed further against Justice Isa
ISLAMABAD , APRIL 29 : The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Wednesday decided not to proceed further against Justice Qazi Faez Isa, a judge of the Supreme Court who won a case recently which set aside the court’s earlier directive to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to conduct an inquiry into three UK properties in the name of his wife and children. The SJC, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed, decided not to pursue any further against Justice Isa in the light of the April 26 10-judgeRead More
Foreign Minister’s meeting with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas
Islamabad, 29 April 2021 : Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi received Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, today, during his brief visit to Islamabad. Recalling his own recent visit to Berlin, Foreign Minister Qureshi expressed gratitude for the warm welcome accorded to him and appreciated the fruitful outcome of the visit. Foreign Minister Qureshi underlined the importance of regular high-level exchanges between Pakistan and Germany and maintaining a steady upward trajectory in the relationship. The two Foreign Ministers reviewed bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic.Read More