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Russian police detain dozens of opposition deputies at forum

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Moscow-Russian police on Saturday arrested dozens of opposition politicians and municipal deputies at a conference in Moscow, organisers and participants said.  Participants from more than 50 of Russia’s regions had gathered to discuss parliamentary and local elections in September at a forum organised by a project backed […]

NAB Chief pleads Lahore High Court to cancel Maryam’s bail

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LAHORE   –  The Lahore’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) for bail cancellation of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. The NAB chairman, through a petition, requested the LHC for bail cancellation of […]

Nawaz, Zardari, Fazl discuss ‘future’ after Senate loss

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ISLAMABAD   –  Senior leadership of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has agreed to accelerate their anti-government movement. According to political sources, Nawaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday held telephonic conversation to discuss PDM’s loss in election for Senate Chairman and Deputy […]

Karachi WCCI celebrates International Women’s Day

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ISLAMABAD-Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry Karachi (South) hosted International Women’s Day celebration, titled Pakistan’s Remarkable Women, recently, at Ghafoor Bashir Auditorium, FPCCI Head Office. The chief guest on the occasion was VP Federation Mr. Siddiqui.Hosted by SVP WCCIKS, Bissma Badar, the event kick-started with […]

US administers over 100M COVID-19 vaccine doses

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The US has administered over 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed Friday. In all, the CDC counted 101,128,005 administered jabs with more than 133 million doses given to authorities as the US continues to roll out vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna […]

Bulgaria suspends AstraZeneca vaccine use: PM

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Sofia-Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Friday suspended use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, following similar steps in Denmark, Iceland and Norway over safety concerns. “I order a halt in vaccinations with the AstraZeneca vaccine until the European Medicines Agency dismisses all doubts about its safety,” […]

Bolivian court issues arrest warrant for Jeanine Anez

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Bolivia’s former Interim President Jeanine Anez said Friday that prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for her and her Cabinet members. “The political persecution has begun,” Anez said on Twitter. “The MAS has decided to return to the styles of the dictatorship. A shame because Bolivia does not […]

Turkey, Egypt hold first diplomatic contacts since 2013

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Ankara-Turkey on Friday said it had established its first diplomatic contacts with Egypt since 2013 and was ready to improve relations with other rivals as it seeks to break its isolation. Ankara and Cairo had a dramatic falling out when Egyptian President Fattah al-Sisi ousted […]

Nepra hikes power tariff for KE consumers

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ISLAMABAD-Nepra has increased the power tariff by Re 0.78 per unit, Rs 1.97 per unit and Re 0.61 per unit respectively for the quarters of April to June 2019, July to September 2019 and January to March 2020 for the K-Electric (KE) consumers. National Electric Power Regulatory […]

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