Monday, June 14th, 2021
Saudi Arabia issues fresh travel advisory for passengers
RIYADH : Saudi Arabia has issued a fresh travel advisory for passengers traveling to the Kingdom, making it compulsory for them to provide their data on an online portal before entry into the country. According to a notification issued from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia, the online portal would have complete data of vaccination of the passengers. The airlines would also have to check the registration of the passengers on the online platform before their arrival. “The passengers will have to provide details of theirRead More
Blame game must come to end, Qureshi tells Kabul
ISLAMABAD : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday expressed concern over recent attacks in Afghanistan and said that reduction in violence is imperative to move forward. Speaking at the inaugural session of Pak-Afghan Bilateral Dialogue in Islamabad, he said the warring sides, including the Afghan government and Taliban, will have to demonstrate flexibility to reach a settlement. Shah Mahmood Qureshi also voiced concern over anti-Pakistan statements of Afghanistan’s vice president and National Security Adviser and demanded that this blame game must stop. He said Pakistan could not be heldRead More
Court grants Shehbaz exemption from personal appearance
LAHORE: An accountability court in Lahore on Monday granted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif exemption from personal appearance in Ramazan Sugar Mills and Ashiana-e-Iqbal cases. The court adjourned the hearing of both cases until July 8. The Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly submitted an application in the court stating that he couldn’t turn up before it as he was in Islamabad to take part in the ongoing budget session in the lower house of Parliament. He, therefore, requested the court to grant him exemption fromRead More
Rizwan, Maqsood, Dahani stand out in Sultans’ eight-wicket win over Zalmi
Abu Dhabi: Skipper Mohammad Rizwan and Sohaib Maqsood led Multan Sultans to eight-wicket win over Peshawar Zalmi in the 21st match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) season six. Sultans chased down the target of 167 in 16.3 overs as Rizwan remained unbeaten on 82 while Maqsood hammered 61. It is Multan Sultans’ second straight win in the tournament. Sultans dominated the chase from start with Rizwan and Shan Masood taking on the Zalmi bowling attack. Zalmi had a moment of fresh air when Mohammad Irfan removed Shan Masood (14) butRead More
NATO meeting to be held in Brussels today
A meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government will be held in Brussels today (Monday). Leaders from thirty member states will discuss NATO 2030 agenda which will draw the roadmap that the alliance will follow for the next 10 years. US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will also attend the summit.
PM Imran has put economy on path of development: Fawad
Islamabad : Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain says Prime Minister Imran Khan has put the economy on the path of development. In a tweet today (Monday), he said leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif has nothing to comment against the budget because of Imran Khan’s successful political and economic strategy. He said that Shahbaz Sharif has no moral ground to criticize the government’s economic policy as the company of the PML (N) leader and former Finance Minister Miftah Ismail registered record profits.