Tuesday, March 7th, 2023
Marriyum lashes out at Imran for not appearing in court
ISLAMABAD, MAR 07 (DNA) — Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday criticizing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said that a person who had hidden when police arrived to arrest him was now fine to hold election rallies. “This was not a movement to save the judiciary but a movement to be saved from judiciary”, she said in a tweet targeting Imran Khan. Lashing out at the PTI chairman, she said “the foreign agent and Toshakhana thief” did not appear even when his non-bailable arrest warrants were issued. TheRead More
Ambassador of Belgium, ex-IPCC Vice-Chair Prof. visit ISSI
DNA ISLAMABAD, MAR 7: Ambassador of Belgium Charles Delogne and & climate scientist/ex-IPCC Vice-Chair Prof visited ISSI & met DG Ambassador Sohail Mahmood. The exchange of views covered his candidature for IPCC chair & IPCC role in mitigating negative impact of climate change on developing countries.
I booked in 76 cases but number continues to rise: Imran
Says it happens when a bunch of criminals imposed on the nation ISLAMABAD, MAR 7 /DNA/ – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan came down hard on the criminal imposed on the nation and said that so far he had been booked in 76 cases, and the number continued to rise. PTI Chairman said that in the sedition case neither any officer had been named nor any institution identified. Imran Khan said that a total of 76 cases registered against him for terrorism, blasphemy and sedition, adding that these casesRead More
Imran Khan has never requested meeting with current army chief: Fawad
ISLAMABAD, MAR 7: PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said former prime minister Imran Khan has never made any request to meet Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir, terming the “speculations in this regard as baseless”. In a tweet, the former information minister also clarified that neither the PTI chief nor “any of his representatives likewise (sic) the President has never approached Chairman PTI with any suggestion of the army chief for meeting Shehbaz Sharif”. The statement comes after senior journalist Kamran Khan tweeted earlier in theRead More
US govt announces 500 new scholarships for flood-affected students in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, MAR 7: The United States government on Tuesday announced 500 new scholarships for Pakistani university students from flood-affected districts to “assist them in completing their degrees”. The calamitous Pakistan floods of 2022 were the tenth most expensive climate disaster to have buffeted a nation over the last decade. The floods inflicted an estimated loss of $3 billion on the country, caused over 1,700 deaths and displaced eight million people. In January, international donors met in Geneva and committed over $9bn to help Pakistan recover from the flood but theRead More
Sanjrani inaugurates “Education Parliamentarian Caucus Pakistan” to promote quality education
ISLAMABAD, MAR 7 /DNA/ – Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Tuesday officially inaugurated the “Education Parliamentarian Caucus Pakistan” at the Senate Secretariat Block-C. Senator Sana Jamali has been appointed as the convener of the caucus. The caucus aims to achieve the goals of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promote quality education for all children in Pakistan. “The inauguration of the caucus marks an important initiative of the Senate of Pakistan towards improving education”, stated Chairman Senate. According to Article 25-A of the Constitution, it is mandatory to take measuresRead More