Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
COVID19 vaccine is very effective: SAPM on Health
ISLAMABAD , May 2 : Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health, Dr Faisal Sultan has said that the COVID-19 vaccine is very effective to protect citizens from medical complications of many virus variants. In a statement, he said keeping in view the detection of new COVID-19 variants in Pakistan and raising questions on the effectiveness of vaccine process, the country men are advised to must go for vaccination against the virus to avoid facing more complications and hospitalization. He made it clear that there are so many variantsRead More
PML-N lost NA-249 by-election due to mismanagement, overconfidence: Saeed Ghani
KARACHI , May 2 : The PPP has fired shots at the PML-N, after the latter accused the former of winning the NA-249 by-election through unfair means. “The PML-N lost the NA-249 by-election owing to its own mismanagement and overconfidence,” said the minister, addressing a news conference. The minister’s press conference came a few days after the NA-240 by-election was held in Karachi, where PPP’s Qadir Mandokhail emerged victorious, triggering allegations the party had resorted to unfair means from rival parties. The PML-N had also lashed out at the PPP,Read More
GB development package to bring improvement in the region : Gandapur
ISLAMABAD : Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Ali Amin Gandapur has said development package worth 370 billion rupees of the federal government will usher in a new era of progress in the region. Paying rich tribute to PM Imran Khan, Gandapur said the Gilgit Baltistan development package will bring improvement in all sectors and the region will emerge as a base camp for development in Pakistan. The minister said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has initiated development projects in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan to remove the deprivation ofRead More
Shehbaz rejects PM’s suggestion to use electronic voting machines
LAHORE : Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and opposition leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif has rejected the suggestion of using electronic voting machines. The PML-N leader in his statement said that the whole world including the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has already turned down the application of the electronic voting system. Such kind of important national decisions cannot be implemented on the orders or will of a specific person, he added. Shehbaz said electoral reforms can only be done with the consensus and said Pakistan Muslim League-NawazRead More
4th Virtual Khuli Katchery with Pakistani Community in Belgium and Luxembourg
BRUSSELS/DNA The Ambassador of Pakistan to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union, Zaheer A. Janjua, held the 4th monthly Khuli Katchery in virtual format with Pakistani diaspora in Belgium and Luxembourg. The Ambassador congratulated the community members on the occasion of Holy Ramadan and prayed for their prosperity and wellbeing. Ambassador Janjua informed the participants that the Embassy would remain closely engaged with the community and continue to extend all possible services and assistance. In this regard, the Ambassador had assigned dedicated staff to facilitate the applicants with documentation andRead More
Pakistani merchant hails online entrepreneurial culture in China
BEIJING, May 2 : Pakistani merchant hails online entrepreneurial culture in China, according to report carried by China Economic Net (CEN) on Sunday. “I’ve seen many Chinese in their early 30s start their own business online. It’s a very good entrepreneurial culture and so I started my own e-business here,” noted Usman Ashraf, a Pakistani entrepreneur living in Beijing, China, with his wife. This past 4 years had seen his accomplishment of education and career in China. While Usman was still a graduate student in BLCU, he attended many conferences,Read More