Ch Shujaat calls for political harmony

LAHORE – President of Pakistan Muslim League and former Prime Minister Ch Shujaat Hussain has stressed the need for political harmony in the country saying that it was imperative in the existing situation. “The need for political harmony has never been felt as much as is being realised […]

SC rejects PTI’s plea regarding NA-75 re-polling

Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday has turned down the plea of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) seeking suspension of Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision regarding re-polling in NA-75 Daska on March 18. During the proceedings, PTI lawyer advocate Mohammad Shahzad Shaukat said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had […]

Pakistan reports 1,786 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours

Pakistan has reported 43 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 595,239. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 13,324 on Wednesday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) […]

UK Chief of Defence Staff calls on COAS

ISLAMABAD – Chief of Defence Staff United Kingdom Army General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. According to a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate, “matters of […]

17 shops, restaurants sealed over SOPs violations

LAHORE – The city district administration sealed 17 shops, restaurants,marriage halls and imposed Rs 94,000 fine for violation of coronavirus related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) here on Tuesday. According to a spokesperson for district administration, Assistant Commissioner (AC) Cantt Zoha Shakir sealed three shops in […]

England’s children go back to school after virus lockdown

London – Millions of children returned to school in England on Monday for the first time in two months, with the government beginning to ease coronavirus restrictions as a mass vaccination drive ramps up. The resumption of classroom teaching was the first step on a path which […]

Syria president and first lady test Covid-19 positive: presidency

Damascus – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma have tested positive for Covid-19 after experiencing mild symptoms, the presidency said Monday. “After experiencing mild symptoms that resemble… Covid-19, President al-Assad and first lady Asma Al-Assad took a PCR test, and the result showed that they are […]

All schools reopen as virus lockdown begins easing in UK

All schools across England have reopened as part of the first of four stages of the gradual easing of lockdown, amid concerns that infection rates will spike in the following months as restrictions begin to relax. During a press conference aired on BBC News to commemorate the […]

Auto industry growing as govt policies promote competion

ISLAMABAD – At a time when economic activities have slowdown in the country, the motor industry has grown and evolved with an influx of new vehicles.  The government had granted functioning licenses to six new entrants in order to create competition in the automobile sector under the […]

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