Monday, November 7th, 2022
4,858 fine tickets issued over causing environmental pollution
ISLAMABAD, NOV 07 (DNA) — Islamabad Capital Police issued 4858 fine tickets to vehicles over causing environmental pollution and using pressure horns during the last 06 months in the federal capital, a police public relations officer said. He said that, following the special directions of IGP Islamabad Dr Akbar Nasir Khan, Islamabad capital police has intensified the crackdown against vehicles causing environmental pollution and using pressure horns. During the last 06 month Islamabad capital police issued fine tickets to 2,348 vehicles for using pressure horns and 2510 vehicles for smoke-emitting.Read More
PM Shehbaz meets UN Secretary-General on sidelines of the COP-27
Sharm El-Sheikh, NOV 7 /DNA/ – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met with the UN Secretary-General on the sidelines of the COP-27 Summit being held in Sharm El-Sheikh, today. Appreciating the Secretary-General for his solidarity with, and call for massive support to Pakistan in the wake of the devastating floods in the country, the Prime Minister reiterated that the unprecedented flood disaster in Pakistan was a clear manifestation of the challenge posed by climate change. The Prime Minister also endorsed the Secretary-General’s call for climate justice and climate solidarity. TheRead More
Business community sends SOS call to current uncertainty, political polarization
DNA Rawalpindi: The current political and economic uncertainty of the country is very disturbing, the situation has reached such a level that urgent steps should be taken, the authorities should consider this as an SOS call from the business community. In a joint statement, the business representatives and chamber officials at the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), in an emergent meeting here on Monday, demanded that the current uncertainty requires that all parties sit at the table and find a solution to pull country out of crises andRead More
Pakistan, EU agree to make joint efforts for combating effects of climate change
SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Egypt), NOV 07 (DNA) — Pakistan and European Union have agreed to make joint efforts for combating the effects of climate change. The understanding was reached during meeting of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with President of European Union Commission Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of COP 27 summit in Egypt. Underscoring the need for international cooperation to address challenges of climate change, the Prime Minister said the whole world will have to suffer the effects of climate change in future which developing countries are facing today. Read More
Not today, not tomorrow: PTI decides to hit streets on Thursday from Wazirabad
LAHORE, NOV 7: This is third time that PTI has announced date for long march’s resumption; before this, march was scheduled for Tuesday and then Wednesday.
Long march to achieve target ‘no matter what the circumstances’: Imran Khan
LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan said Monday that the party’s long march would achieve its target “no matter what the circumstances” as the former prime minister pressurises the government in his quest for snap polls. Khan is currently recovering in Lahore from the bullet injuries that he sustained in the Wazirabad attempted assassination attack. He was discharged from the Shaukat Khanum Hospital a day earlier. The ex-prime minister, during a meeting with representatives of media bodies, said that the party would back down only after getting the date for general elections. KhanRead More