Government is going nowhere: Defence minister

ISLAMABAD, March 15 (Online): Defence minister Pervez Khattak has held “ I say with certainty government is going nowhere. “ establishment and government are not separate. Both have to tread side by side. We are not becoming unnerved. Opposition is in bewilderment , he said […]

Australian cruise ship ban over COVID-19 to end in April

CANBERRA, March 15 (Xinhua/APP): Australia’s ban on international cruise ships will end in April, the government has said. Health Minister Greg Hunt, Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews and Tourism Minister Dan Tehan said on Tuesday that the government would not renew the ban on international […]

India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 42,996,062

NEW DELHI, March 15 (Xinhua/APP): India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,996,062 on Tuesday, as 2,568 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 97 related deaths since Monday morning took the total death […]

Lakki Marwat Tehsils mayors take oath

LAKKI MARWAT, Mar 15 (APP): The newly elected mayors of four tehsils of district Lakki Marwat took oath in a simple but impressive ceremony held here on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Lakki Marwat and Returning Officer Iqbal Hussain Bacha administered oath of their offices to […]

Man allegedly killed by a land lord in a dispute

BUREWALA, Mar 15 (APP):A man was allegedly killed by a landlord when his trolley hit the donkey cart while passing on the road in Chak no.445/EB near Burewala on Tuesday. According to Police sources,the victim identified as Rashid Khokher was heading to Burewala on tractor […]

China’s industrial output up 7.5 pct in first two months

BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua/APP): China’s industrial production expanded in the first two months of the year, with the high-tech manufacturing sector posting stellar performance, official data showed Tuesday. China’s value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 7.5 percent year on year in the […]

High value crops – a game changer for country’s economy

By Muhammad Atif Ismail MULTAN, Mar 15 (APP): With the world population nearing 7.9 billion, human beings are under severe threat of better environment and food security. Depleting water resource, land degradation, low per acre yield and rising edible items demand are posing enormous challenges […]

Campaign launched to enforce tobacco vendors act in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Mar 15 (APP): The civil administration Tuesday launched a campaign to enforce tobacco vendors act 1958 in the federal capital. Under the act, tobacco retailers are bound to get licenses and follow a number of conditions, including not selling tobacco products to teenagers or […]