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US president extends national emergency for Libya

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US President Joe Biden on Thursday extended the national emergency with respect to Libya by one year, according to the White House.  The first emergency was declared on Feb. 25, 2011 during the era of Muammar Gaddafi, whose government was accused of using violence against civilians and misappropriating Libyan state assets. “The […]

US secures deals for 200M more vaccines Biden promised

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The US has finalized agreements to secure 200 million more coronavirus vaccine doses, President Joe Biden announced Thursday.  The announcement fulfills a pledge the president made in January to buy 100 million more doses each of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s vaccine. The purchase increases the US vaccine supply by […]

ECP to receive nomination papers for Senate election today

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The submission of nomination papers for Senate election will start today (Friday). The candidates can also file nomination papers with the returning officer on Saturday. According to details, the names of the nominated candidates will be published on February 14, followed by the scrutiny process from February […]

Pak test-fires Babur Cruise Missile

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RAWALPINDI – Pakistan Thursday conducted a successful Training Launch of Babur Cruise Missile IA with a range of 450 kilometers. According to a press release issued by Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate, Babar Cruise Missile is capable of engaging targets at land and sea with high […]

PM hopeful of winning majority in Senate for smooth legislation

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LAHORE – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday expressed the confidence that upcoming Senate election would win the government majority in the parliament for smooth legislation. “Insha Allah, we are hopeful…All legislation is stuck up there (in Senate). We faced utmost difficulty during the last two […]

Federal govt employees get 25pc pay raise

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ISLAMABAD – A day after hundreds of government employees protested in the federal capital amid tear gas shelling, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government Thursday announced 25 percent ad-hoc increase in the salaries of the federal government employees from basic pay scale (BPS) 1 to 19. The government […]

IHC disposes of case pertaining to chairman PTV appointment

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ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday termed the appointment of Chairman Pakistan Television (PTV) Naeem Bukhari against the guidelines of Supreme Court (SC) and disposed of a case against it. The court instructed the federal government to make new appointment keeping in view the […]

Pakistan disappointed by controversial reference to Kashmir by US

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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan yesterday said that it was disappointed to note the controversial reference to Jammu and Kashmir in the US Department of State’s tweet regarding the resumption of 4G mobile internet in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said the […]

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