Tuesday, June 8th, 2021
Indian woman approaches Pakistan court for citizenship
LAHORE, JUN 08 (DNA) – An Indian national approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday seeking directives for the authorities concerned to grant her Pakistan’s citizenship. Saba Ansar, who is residing with her Pakistani husband in the Multan road area, moved a writ petition in the high court, impleading the Ministry of Interior, National Database Registration Authority (Nadra), immigration director general and Punjab government as respondents. In her petition, the woman states that she is an Indian national and married a Pakistani relative in 2010. Her husband and theirRead More
Pakistan has no intention to allow U.S. military to use its bases
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan‘s foreign minister confirmed that his country refused to give any military base to the US for monitoring Afghanistan after foreign forces’ withdrawal from Kabul, local media said on Tuesday. Speaking to Geo News, a local broadcaster, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said his government, led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, has no intention to give its military bases to Washington. “Search for bases could be their wish. There’s no question of giving them [US] bases, we have to see our interest,” Qureshi told the local broadcaster. Qureshi was responding to a recent report byRead More
President Alvi stresses end to fake news culture
ISLAMABAD, JUN 08 (DNA) – President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday called for discouraging the culture of fake news as it created chaos in the society and misled the people. Talking to Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Muhammad Saleem Baig here at Aiwan-e-Sadr, the president said the media needed to play its role in promoting ethical and moral values and avoid spreading false information. He urged PEMRA to improve standards of information, education and entertainment by optimizing the free flow of information. The President said the society wasRead More
European Union to act ‘firmly’ if Britain doesn’t honor Brexit deal – negotiator
The European Union‘s chief Brexit negotiator says the bloc is ready to act “firmly and resolutely” if the U.K. fails to honor its commitments under the divorce deal that was supposed to keep trade flowing after Britain left the EU. The relationship between the two sides has grown tense amid concerns over the so-called Northern Ireland protocol, which was designed to protect the peace process in Northern Ireland while preserving economic links with the Republic of Ireland, an EU member state. The protocol has sparked anger in Northern Ireland because it creates a customs border between the region andRead More
Research should benefit humanity: Shibli Faraz
ISLAMABAD, JUN 8 (DNA) – By our conviction, Islam is a way of life. Islam sets food standards for humanity. Corruption is not Halal, Halal means doing things in lawful manner, said Mr. Shibli Faraz, Minister for Science and Technology while addressing 3-day COMSTECH training course on “How to establish Halal testing laboratory”, here on Tuesday, at COMSTECH Auditorium. He said rather focusing on going international, focus on ensuring healthy food quality. Labs should have capacity to determine Halal and Haram with the focus on complete food value chain. TheRead More
Voting machines demo within a week: Fawad
Says cabinet approved Mubashar Hassan name for MD APP; Tariq Malik returns as NADRA chairman; slams opposition for negative politics Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said the demonstration process of Electronic Voting Machine, under government’s electoral reforms agenda, will be completed within a week. He was briefing media in Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon about decisions taken in the Federal Cabinet that met in the Federal Capital today with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair. The Minister said initially we have orderedRead More