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UN envoy Gordon Brown urges G7 countries to fund global COVID vaccination push

Posted on May 4, 2021

UNITED NATIONS, Former British prime minister Gordon Brown has called on the world’s richest nations to underwrite coronavirus vaccination in poorer countries, highlighting the need to raise some $60 billion over the next two years. Speaking during the regular briefing by the World Health Organization […]

UNGA President Volkan Bozkir to visit Pakistan ‘later this month’

Posted on May 4, 2021

UNITED NATIONS, The UN General Assembly President, Volkan Bozkir, said Tuesday he will be visiting Pakistan and Bangladesh during a trip to South Asia “later this month” at the invitation of the two governments. Addressing a press conference at UN Headquarters, he said that he […]

NAB briefed about four years performance of Lahore bureau

Posted on May 4, 2021

ISLAMABAD, : The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday briefed threadbare about the four years performance of its Lahore bureau. The meeting chaired by Justice ( Retd) Javed Iqbal at headquarters was briefed by Director General, Lahore. According to NAB spokesman, the DG Lahore shared […]

FM underlines vast investment opportunities in Pakistan

Posted on May 4, 2021

ISLAMABAD Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi Tuesday underlined the vast investment opportunities in Pakistan in diverse fields including information technology and said that economic diplomacy was a prime focus of the government. He was talking to a delegation of senior representatives from Huawei Technologies […]

COVID-19 signifies importance of dealing with threats posed by Climate Change: Amin

Posted on May 4, 2021

ISLAMABAD, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam, has said that COVID-19 has posed numerous challenges, however, it has created an opportunity for Pakistan to respond to threats emanating from climate change. During the time of pandemic, Pakistan has initiated […]

PM seeks Muslim world’s voice against blasphemy, linking Islam with terrorism

Posted on May 4, 2021

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that to bridge the widening gulf between Islamic states and the West, his prime goal is to relay a strong message through Muslim world that any insult to Holy Prophet (PBUH) and linking Islam with terrorism is unacceptable. “The […]

Cabinet approves ordinances to ensure transparency in polls, voting right to expatriates

Posted on May 4, 2021

ISLAMABAD, The Federal Cabinet on Tuesday approved two important ordinances as part of the electoral reforms process to ensure transparency in elections and grant right of vote to the overseas Pakistanis by introduction of modern technology. Briefing the media about the decisions taken in the […]

Shahnawaz, Zahid should be given chance in 2nd Test: Shoaib

Posted on May 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD, :Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar believes pacer Shahnawaz Dahani and leg-spinner Zahid Mehmood should be given a chance in the Pakistan team for the second Test against Zimbabwe in Harare, starting on May 7. The Rawalpindi Express feels that Pakistan should make two changes during […]

CPEC hydropower project achieves second-stage river closure

Posted on May 2, 2021

BEIJING, Pakistan’s Suki Kinari (SK) Hydropower Project in the northwestern part of the country achieved the second-stage river closure yesterday, entering a new phase of its dam construction. The successful cut of the Kunhar River’s main riverbed with the river being diverted to spillway is […]

Eastbay Expressway Gwadar to be completed in October: Asim Bajwa

Posted on May 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD, Work on the Eastbay Expressway Gwadar project is in final stage that would be completed by October 2021, Chairman CPEC Authority Lt. Gen (Retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa said on Sunday. In his tweet, Asim Bajwa said that the 14.5 kilometers offshore expressway had already […]

News Desk

UN envoy Gordon Brown urges G7 countries to fund global COVID vaccination push

UNGA President Volkan Bozkir to visit Pakistan ‘later this month’

NAB briefed about four years performance of Lahore bureau

FM underlines vast investment opportunities in Pakistan

COVID-19 signifies importance of dealing with threats posed by Climate Change: Amin

PM seeks Muslim world’s voice against blasphemy, linking Islam with terrorism

Cabinet approves ordinances to ensure transparency in polls, voting right to expatriates

Shahnawaz, Zahid should be given chance in 2nd Test: Shoaib

CPEC hydropower project achieves second-stage river closure

Eastbay Expressway Gwadar to be completed in October: Asim Bajwa

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