Monday, January 8th, 2024
PM congratulates Sheikh Hasina on re-election
ISLAMABAD, Jan 8 (APP/DNA): Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. In a post on social media platform X, he said, “I congratulate Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. I wish Sheikh Hasina will look forward to enhance cooperation between Pakistan and Bangladesh under her leadership.”
Punjab Matric Exams 2024: BISE releases date sheets
In a significant development, the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) officially released the date sheets for the upcoming matric exams in Punjab for the year 2024. The announcement came following a meeting of the Punjab Boards Committee of Chairmen held at BISE Rawalpindi, confirming the tentative date sheet for the 9th and 10th annual examinations. 9th Grade Date Sheet: Evening session exams start at 1:30 PM (2:30 PM on Fridays). 10th Grade Date Sheet: History of Pakistan Punjabi English Compulsory Arabic Urdu Compulsory (Final Paper) Morning session examsRead More
In boost to Nawaz and Tareen, Supreme Court ends lifetime disqualification
SC issues ruling with 6-1 majority; disqualification under Article 62 capped at 5 years; Justice Afridi differs with fellow judges ISLAMABAD: After much deliberation, the Supreme Court of Pakistan Monday ended the lifetime disqualification of lawmakers, recalling its earlier order of disbarring politicians from running for office ever, boosting hopes for political bigwigs who are eyeing to contest polls on February 8. The Supreme Court declared that no person can be barred for a lifetime from running in elections if they are disqualified under Article 62 (1)(f), setting aside itsRead More
Cold wave to grip most parts of country: PMD
ISLAMABAD, JAN 08 (DNA) — Cold wave will grip most parts of the country including upper parts, north Balochistan, and northern parts during the next 24 hours, as per the forecast of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). According to the synoptic situation, a trough of westerly wave was present over western parts of the country and may persist in upper parts till Tuesday morning. Mainly cold and cloudy weather is expected in most of the upper parts of the country, while very cold in northern parts and north Balochistan. Dense fog/smog isRead More
Expert on ‘Cervical Cancer awareness month’
ISLAMABAD, JAN 08 (DNA) — Health experts on ‘Cervical Cancer Awareness Month’ emphasized public for the importance of early diagnosis, annual screening and encouraged parents to vaccinate their daughters against cervical cancer if they are between the ages of 15 to 26 years as if treated early curable rate is more than 92 percent. Talking to the media news channel, an expert on Women’s diseases Dr Irum Yasir said that Cervical Cancer Awareness Month is an important opportunity to share evidence-based information, and promote vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) and screening. Read More
PTI Spokesperson strongly condemns blackout of internet, demands SC to punish culpable
DNA ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Spokesperson strongly condemned the unconstitutional and illegal caretaker government for its illegally act of total blackout of social media across the country to stymie PTI to raise funds through a telethon, demanding that Supreme Court (SC) should take immediate notice of illegal and unjustified shutdown of internet and punish the responsible for this reprehensible act. Strongly reacting to the shutting down of internet across the country during PTI Fund Raising Telethon, PTI Spokesperson said that the unconstitutional and illegal caretaker government was busy in usurpingRead More