Gilani’s controversial defeat could boost PDM’s long march impact

ISLAMABAD   –  Pakistan Democratic Movement’s controversial defeat in the Senate Chairman and Deputy Chairman’s election may have injected the required fuel into the Opposition’s train for the upcoming long march against the government. The contest was too close than it seemed in the end. Yousaf Raza Gilani could […]

Sh Rashid terms Sanjrani’s victory PM’s success

ISLAMABAD   –   Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday termed the Sadiq Sanjrani’s victory a success of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Talking to a private news channel, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan wanted to hold Senate elections by show of hands but […]

Chinese Ambassador visits Lahore’s Orange Line Metro Train

LAHORE   –  Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong Friday visited the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) depot at Dera Gujjran in Lahore.  This was the first official visit of Nong Rong to the very first operational CPEC project in Pakistan. Top management officials from Norinco International welcomed the […]

Naval Chief meets UAE military leadership

ISLAMABAD   –  Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi during an official visit to United Arab Emirates (UAE) called on Chief of Staff UAE Armed Forces Lieutenant General Hamad Mohamed Thani Al Rumaithi and Commander UAE Naval Forces Rear Admiral (Pilot) Saeed Bin Hamdan […]

Pakistan joins UN drive for vaccines available to all

ISLAMABAD   –  Pakistan on Friday joined the United Nations’ new campaign to ensure the availability of COVID-19 vaccines everywhere and everyone. Pakistan Permanent Representative to the UN Munir Akram said in his tweet that it is vital to control the pandemic for quick recovery of the virus-hit […]

Pakistan reports 2,338 new coronavirus cases in single day

Pakistan has reported 46 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 602,536. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 13,3 13,476 77 on Saturday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation […]

Constitution mentions secret voting, not secret cameras: Maryam

LAHORE   –  Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Friday said the Constitution of Pakistan has clause about ‘secret voting’ but not ‘secret cameras’. Responding to the issue of spy cameras over polling booth in the Senate ahead of chairman and deputy chairman elections, the […]

PM says vote-purchase out of question in Western parliaments

SOHAWA/ISLAMABAD   –  Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday terming education vital for national development said preparing a lot of knowledgeable and talented youth with moral strength was need of the hour. Addressing at Al Qadir University, he emphasised on an education system that acted as means of self-development and […]

Experts recreate a mechanical cosmos for computer

ISLAMABAD-Researchers at UCL have solved a major piece of the puzzle that makes up the ancient Greek astronomical calculator known as the Antikythera Mechanism, a hand-powered mechanical device that was used to predict astronomical events.Known to many as the world’s first analog computer, the Antikythera Mechanism is […]

Rupee recovers

ISLAMABAD    –   The exchange rate of Pak rupee gained four paisas against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Thursday and closed at Rs157.08 as compared to the previous day’s closing of Rs157.12. According to Forex Association of Pakistan, the buying and selling rates […]

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