Sunday, May 30th, 2021
Ceasefire on LoC is first step to normal bilateral ties: Indian Army Chief
NEW DELHI: Indian Army Chief Gen M M Naravane has said that holding the ceasefire between Pakistan and India along the Line of Control (LoC) has been the first step towards a long road of normalisation of bilateral ties. According to the India’s state news agency, Gen Naravane said adherence to the ceasefire pact on the LoC has contributed to the overall feeling of peace and security in the civilian population. “Tensions on the LoC cause hardships to the people residing on the both sides of the border,” Indian GeneralRead More
PDM politics: Bilawal Bhutto to meet ANP leaders in Charsadda today
PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will meet the senior leadership of the Awami National Party (ANP) today (Sunday) to hold discussions on the evolving political situation, after Saturday’s Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) meeting in Islamabad. A day earlier, leaders of the remaining eight PDM parties held a meeting after which the alliance announced it had rejected the government’s “unilateral electoral reforms” and vowed to hold fresh protests across Pakistan. Political observers and analysts are keeping a close eye on Bhutto’s meeting with the ANP leadership, as it comes after PML-N PresidentRead More
Sarfaraz, 13 others will fly for Abu Dhabi today: Sources
KARACHI: Quetta Gladiators’ captain Sarfaraz Ahmed and 13 other players will depart for Abu Dhabi early in the morning at 4 am today. 13 out of 25 people received the United Arab Emirates (UAE) visas today. Four players including Sarfaraz will fly from Karachi whereas the rest of the 10 will take off from Lahore. The players have been given special permission to travel on commercial flights. Bringing into your account, Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 6 is most likely to start from June 5. The revised schedule of theRead More
Chicken prices go down in Karachi amid virus fears
KARACHI: The prices of chicken have declined in Karachi amid suspected outbreak of the virus. The prices were skyrocketing but the fear of the virus has compelled the poultry owners to decrease the prices. The per kg chicken meat is now being sold at Rs350 instead of Rs480. Despite the massive decrease in the prices, the masses are not taking interest in buying chicken meat amid virus fears. Last week, it emerged that a respiratory disease similar to the coronavirus is rapidly spreading among chicken across the country. As perRead More
PM accorded approval to names of PTI candidates for elections of AJK Legislative Assembly
Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is also Chairman of his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, has accorded approval to the names of party’s candidates for upcoming elections of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Sharing the list of the approved candidates, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain said that candidates for some constituencies will be announced later. Some 300 candidates had applied for contesting the upcoming elections on 45 constituencies of the AJK Legislative Assembly on PTI’s ticket.
Govt taking steps to transform police stations into centers of justice for common man: Mehmood
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mehmood Khan paid surprise visits to Faqirabad and Khazana police stations Peshawar. On this occasion, he checked registers and other records of these police stations, met with the detainees there and got information from them about the conduct of the police. The Chief Minister expressed displeasure over the non-functioning of CCTV cameras and poor sanitation situation in Khazana Police Station. Mahmood khan directed the relevant quarters of police to submit him a detailed report on the non-functioning of CCTV cameras in police stations. Speaking on theRead More