Wednesday, August 4th, 2021
Chinese envoy congratulates new SAPM on CPEC
ISLAMABAD, Ambassador of China to Pakistan Nong Rong Wednesday congratulated Khalid Mansoor on becoming Special Assistant to Prime Minister on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) affairs. Congratulations to Khalid Mansoor and looking forward to jointly promoting CPEC with high quality development, he said in a tweet. He also paid special tribute to Lt. Gen (Retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa for his contribution in advancing CPEC. “Our cooperation will be valued, friendship cherished, and efforts recognized”, he added.
Over 150 houses gutted in Greece fire
Agencies ATHENS: At least 150 houses were destroyed by a violent blaze that surrounded a monastery and a dozen villages on the Greek island of Evia on Wednesday, just one of some 40 fires raging in the heatwave-hit country. Firefighters were also battling a blaze near Athens, while flames threatened Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games where the mayor pleaded for back-up. On Evia, huge flames leapt up from the forest, visible from afar in what firefighters said was a difficult blaze to control on an island of rollingRead More
Punjab: Vaccination must for school staff
LAHORE: Punjab School Education Department has made anti-coronavirus vaccination compulsory for the teachers, administration and other staff members of all the public and private schools registered under the department by August 22, 2021. Those who don’t get inoculated by the said date will be barred from entering the premises of schools. Provincial Minister of Punjab for School Education Murad Raas on Wednesday shared a picture of the official notification issued by Punjab’s School Education Department on his official Twitter account. “All Teachers, Administration and Staff of Public & Private SchoolsRead More
COAS stresses on achieving professional excellence
Army Chief was visiting Baloch Regimental Centre Abbottabad on the occasion of the annual commanding officers’ conference RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday appreciated Baloch regiment for displaying the highest standards in all professional pursuits, including their befitting participation in operations, a statement from the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) read. According to the military’s media wing, he made the remarks during a visit to Baloch Regimental Centre Abbottabad on the occasion of the annual commanding officers’ conference. The COAS laid floral wreath atRead More
Tareen used me’, Nazir Chuhan quits Tareen group
DNA LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) leader and member of Punjab Assembly Nazir Chauhan has announced separation from Jahangir Tareen group. Talking to media along with Provincial Minister for Prisons Fayyaz ul Hassan Chauhan, he claimed that Jahangir Tareen used him. He said that I accepted him as a leader but he does not deserve this adding that I went to court with him on every hearing but when I had a problem he did not even call me. Earlier Sessions Court on Wednesday granted bail to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)Read More
PM urges world to hold India accountable for its crimes against Kashmiri people
ISLAMABAD, /DNA – Prime Minister Imran Khan while reaffirming Pakistan’s abiding commitment to the Kashmir cause, has called upon the international community, including the United Nations, human rights organizations and the global media, to hold India accountable for its crimes against the Kashmiri people. “We will continue to extend all possible assistance to Kashmiris till the realization of their inalienable right to self-determination and a just resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people,” he said inRead More