Punjab to educate prisoners

Lahore – September 7 (Online): Punjab government has decided to provide education to prisoners prisoned across the province. According to a notification forwarded by Punjab police chief to all the jail superintendents of province, government has decided to educate 40000 prisoners across Punjab. Two ‘centers […]

Govt introducing PMDA to deal with ‘fake news’: Fawad

Islamabad – September 7 (Online): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said the government is bringing Pakistan Media Development Authority to deal with the issues of fake news. In a tweet Tuesday, Fawad said Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa […]

‘Govt disowned Media Authority bill’ claims PML-N Javed Lafeef

Islamabad – September 7 (Online): PML-N leader and head of National Assembly’s standing committee on information and broadcasting Javed Latif has claimed that minister for information and broadcasting has disowned proposed media authority bill, demanding that “government should then explain who else wants to control […]

Tokyo stocks close higher

Tokyo, Sept 7 (AFP/APP):Tokyo stocks closed higher Tuesday, with investors cheered by hopes of fresh stimulus measures under a new Japanese prime minister. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended up 0.86 percent, or 256.25 points, at 29,916.14, while the broader Topix index climbed 1.09 percent, […]

UK to hike taxes to pay for social care

London – September 7 (Online): Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address lawmakers on Tuesday on his plans to fix Britain’s social care system, with many in his own party furious that he wants to pay for it by hiking taxes in a clear breach of […]

NAB KP recovers millions in Hajj scam

PESHAWAR, Sep 07 (APP):In line with the enforcement policy to nab corrupt and recover looted money from them, National Accountability Bureau Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recovered millions of looted rupees in hajj scam. NAB KP office informed on Tuesday that a complaint was received by its bureau […]

Minor girls paraded naked in India ‘rain ritual’

New Delhi – September 7 (Online): Six minor girls in central India were stripped and paraded naked as part of a village ritual to summon rains. The incident took place in a drought-parched village in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh state. Videos that went […]

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