New Zealand opens borders with Australia

New Zealand has formally opened its border with Australia on Monday, local media reported. According to state-run Radio New Zealand, hundreds of passengers from Australia arrived in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown and were warmly welcomed at airports. “It is truly exciting to be able […]

Fazl terms crackdown on banned TLP protesters state terrorism

ISLAMABAD – The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on Sunday termed government’s crackdown on the defunct Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters as state terrorism. Talking to media persons, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman announced JUI’s full support for the defunct TLP and said that the government should review […]

Less than 50,000 Pakistanis likely to perform Hajj this year

ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Religious Affair and Interfaith Harmony Sahibzada Noorur Haq Qadri said Sunday that at least 40,000 to 50,000 Pakistanis would be allowed to perform Hajj this year. The minister said that the Hajj 2021 would take place under special circumstances with […]

PML-N’s rhetoric on Shehbaz’s alleged bail verdict misleading

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar said Sunday that Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N’s) lawyers and leaders kept perpetrating misleading rhetoric for hours without hearing the verdict from the judges on Shehbaz Sharif’s alleged bail. In a statement issued […]

Non-compliance of SOPs can be huge mistake: Asad

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Monday said due to non-compliance of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) set to control spread of COVID-19, the situation in the country was getting worse. In his tweet, he said oxygen supply capacity in the […]

After Lahore clashes, ‘no negotiations’: Interior Minister

ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said Sunday the incumbent government believed in talks and any defunct organisation could not blackmail the ruling party. In press a statement issued here late Sunday, the minister said that police and Rangers personnel […]

NAB decides to auction all properties of Nawaz

On Monday, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to auction all properties of former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif. The NAB’s spokesperson told that the bureau will move an accountability court in this regard. The NAB took the decision […]

PRGMEA wants duty-free fabric import from across world

LAHORE – Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA), supporting the Prime Minister’s stand of ‘no trade with India’ under current circumstances, has reiterated its demand of allowing duty-free import of fabric from across the world to overcome local shortage, as the fabric in […]

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