In Poland Blinken pledges more aid for Ukraine refugees

Rzeszów, Poland, March 5 (AFP/APP):US Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised Poland Saturday for its open embrace of hundreds of thousands of fleeing Ukrainians and said Washington was preparing to set aside another $2.75 billion for the humanitarian crisis. “The people of Poland know how […]

German broadcasters ARD, ZDF suspend reporting from Russia

Frankfurt, March 5 (AFP/APP): German public broadcasters ARD and ZDF on Saturday stopped their reporting from Russia after Moscow backed the imposition of jail terms on media publishing “false information” about the military. In response to the new legislation the broadcasters would “suspend their reporting […]

HEC hosts a consortium of nine universities to identify online courses

ISLAMABAD, Mar 05 (APP): The Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) Higher Education Development Programme (HEDP) hosted a consortium of nine universities at LUMS to identify high-quality asynchronous online courses as part of the new undergraduate core curriculum for the country. The purpose of offering nationwide online […]

Balochistan govt ‘sold’ for 3.5 bln: Rind

QUETTA – March 5 (ONLINE) Prime Minister Imran Khan’s former aide and PTI Balochistan’s leader Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind said Saturday he stands by his claim of Balochistan government being changed for 3.5 billion rupees. “Islamabad is the center of power politics where decisions of […]

Zardari ‘hijacked’ PPP: says Qureshi

TANDOJAM – March 5 (ONLINE) Foreign Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Saturday former president Asif Ali Zardari had ‘taken over’ Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), as the Sindh’s ruling party was no more a ‘Bhutto’s party. Addressing a public rally […]

‘In-house’ change inching to oust govt: Bilawal

SAHIWAL – March 4 (ONLINE) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said Saturday opposition parties were unanimous to oust Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, adding that Imran Khan would be de-seated through an ‘in-house’ change. Talking to media-reporters Saturday during his party’s long-march, the […]

Punjab IG puts province’s security on ‘high alert’

LAHORE – March 5 (ONLINE) Punjab’s Inspector General (IG) Police Rao Sardar Ali Khan has issued orders to put the security of province on a ‘high alert’ amidst wake in terrorist activities. The IG as per sources has directed RPOs and DPOs of Punjab Police […]

‘Big twist’ in Punjab as Chann agrees to rejoin PPP

LAHORE – March 5 (ONLINE) The politics of central Punjab has twisted after starting a long march of Bilawal Bhutto and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Afzal Chan has decided to rejoin Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). Local media reported on Saturday that the political figures of […]

Tadej Pogacar storms to Strade Bianche victory

Siena, Italy, March 5 (AFP/APP):Tadej Pogacar won the Strade Bianche one-day cycling classic on Saturday with a solo attack which continued his impressive start to the season. Tour de France champion Pogacar attacked with around 50 kilometres remaining in wind-swept Tuscany and held off his […]