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Ban on PUBG recommended in Pakistan again

LAHORE, FEB 09 (DNA) — The Punjab Police has once again recommended a ban on popular online game PUBG in view of the tragic incident that took place in Lahore’s Kahna wherein a teenager allegedly gunned down four members of his family. According to details, the Punjab police has sent recommendations to the home department seeking a ban on online game PlayersUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) that is fuelling violence among the youth and has taken many lives. In a letter sent to the home department, the Additional IG Operations has narratedRead More


Qureshi greets UAE on successfully organizing Dubai Expo 2020

ISLAMABAD, /DNA/ – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephonic conversation with the Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, today. The two Foreign Ministers exchanged views on issues of common interest. Reaffirming the close fraternal ties between the two countries, they agreed to further enhance bilateral cooperation in different fields.  Condemning the Houthi militia attacks targeted towards the United Arab Emirates, the Foreign Minister reiterated that such attacks pose a grave threat to the regional peace and security, andRead More


SBP Act aims at Improving Efficiency through Independence: Speakers

Islamabad, Feb 9: /DNA/ – Former Finance Minister Dr. Hafeez Pasha has said, the need of an autonomous State Bank was always there, as the successive governments have been intervening, in matters related to monetary policies.  He says, different governments have directly borrowed from the state bank, at different times for fiscal support. Such interventions should have been regulated.   “We brought in the concept of the fiscal and monetary policies coordination board. The idea was to work towards a common strategy in terms of our goals and in terms ofRead More


Election Commission disqualifies PTI’s Senator Faisal Vawda for life

ISLAMABAD, FEB 09 (DNA) — The Election Commission of Pakistan has declared PTI Senator Faisal Vawda disqualified for life for concealing his dual nationality from it at the time of submitting his nomination papers in 2018. The ECP disqualified him under Article 62-1-F of the Constitution slapping a life-long ban on him as he could not contest election all his life. According to the decision, Mr Vawda will have to return all benefits and salaries in two months. The ECP also ordered the withdrawal of the March 10, 2021 notificationRead More


Four persons including a local journalist killed in Gujrat

By Yoosuf Bhutta Gujrat. Four persons including a local journalist were murdered within less than 24 hours in three different incidents in Gujrat district. It is reported that one SherazYousaf, aged-36, vice president of MangowalGharbi Press Club was shot dead allegedly by six armed persons near village ChakDhillo when he was driving back to home in his car. Kunjah Police have registered a case against six persons under sections 302, 148, 149 Cr. P. C. The cause of this murder is told an old enmity between them. In second incidentRead More


Cash, valuables worth lakhs of rupees looted

Gujrat. /DNA/ – Cash and valuables worth lakhs of rupees were robbed in three different incidents in Gujrat. In first incident one Abdul Salam resident of QamarSialvi road was deprived of a cash of rupees 60,000 by two armed dacoits. In second incident one Bilal Hussain resident of SadaChak was looted by unidentified dacoit near SammanPindi village. It is reported that the dacoit snatched his Iphone worth one lakh and a cash of 9,000 rupees. In third incident one UmerArif resident of Hussain Colony was deprived of mobile phone andRead More