Friday, September 24th, 2021
Nawaz Sharif’s fake vaccination: Punjab govt suspends health officers
LAHORE : The Punjab government has suspended the Medical Superintendent (MS) and a senior doctor of Lahore’s Kot Khawaja Saeed Hospital in a case relating to the fake vaccination entry of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. The suspended officers have been directed to report to the health department immediately. Moreover, cases have been registered against three employees of the hospital involved in the fake entry of the coronavirus vaccination. Two of those nominated in the FIR have been arrested. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the police have registered separateRead More
Nigeria arrests suspected student kidnappers
Three suspects behind the abduction of more than 100 students in the Nigerian state of Kaduna state have been arrested, police say. They are among 50 suspects believed to be members of different gangs operating in north-west and central Nigeria. Police spokesman Frank Mba said security forces were on the trail of 22 other members of the gang who were part of the abduction. It comes as state governments in the region recruit vigilantes to help secure the area. On 5 July, gunmen invaded Bethel Baptist high school in KadunaRead More
Pakistan, Iraq express desire to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields
Pakistan and Iraq have expressed the desire to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields, in particular trade, investment, infrastructure development and religious tourism. The interest was shown during a telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Iraqi counterpart Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. During the talk, Imran Khan emphasized that promoting religious tourism between the two countries could be mutually beneficial. The Iraqi Prime Minister agreed to extend further facilitation in this regard. Imran Khan wished Iraqi government success in holding the parliamentary elections next month and expressed hope that democracyRead More
Pakistan calls for making UNSC more democratic, transparent, effective
Islamabad : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called for making UN Security Council more representative, democratic, transparent, effective and accountable to address the multiple challenges facing the world. He was speaking at the Ministerial meeting of the Uniting for Consensus Group on UN Security Council reform on the sidelines of the General Assembly’s 76th Session in New York. He emphasized that the reform of the Security Council must be decided by consensus and should enhance the representation of all UN Member States. He said only an acceptable formula withRead More
Who sends the critical poetry guy with the delegation of the PM to Tajikistan visit, Waheed Ahmed
KARACHI, 24 Sep.2021 : The business community of Pakistan has objected to the person accompany the official business delegation during the Tajikistan visit. Patron-in-Chief of PFVA and Former Vice President FPCCI Waheed Ahmed who is also present at the business forum accompanying the delegation of Pakistan demanded a full investigation on who Khalid Amin, Chancellor of Indus University got authorized to visit and accompany the official delegation. He further said that it must also be inquired that why Khalid Amin act irresponsibly and start poetry on the apex business forumRead More
Rathore woos Pakistani diaspora in Canada for collaborations in education, tourism
Otawa : Pakistan High Commissioner-designate to Canada Mr. Ameer Khurram Rathore has said that he plans to engage extensively with the Pakistani diaspora in Canada in coming days to create linkages and collaborations in both countries in the fields of commerce, investment, education and tourism. He expressed these views while talking to Ms Sadaf Ebrahim, President of Canada Pakistan Association (CPA) National Capital Region and Syed Kashif Alamdar Vice President of Canada Pakistan Association who called on him to brief him on various initiatives taken by CPA in the fieldRead More