Containers placed on GT road, motorway to avert PTI long march

Attock, May 24, 2022 (Online): In a bid to stop the long march of the ousted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the local administration in Attock and Taxila in collaboration with Police and other law enforcement agencies have blocked the GT road and Islamabad-Peshawar motorway (M-1) at […]

Hirt wins stage 16 of Giro, Carapaz retains lead

Aprica, Italy, May 24 (AFP/APP):Czech rider Jan Hirt took the 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday to claim his first ever Grand Tour win, while Richard Carapaz held on to his slender overall lead after a brutal mountain stage. The 31-year-old Intermarche rider […]

Hot, dry weather forecast for Balochistan

QUETTA, May 24 (APP): The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather in most parts of Balochistan during the next 24 hours. According to the Met Office, the minimum temperature in Quetta was recorded at 14.5 degrees centigrade and 5.0 degrees centigrade in Ziarat […]

Supreme Court forms bench to hear petition against roads blockage

ISLAMABAD, May 24 (APP):The Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a three-member bench to hear the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) petition against the government’s decision to block roads ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI’s) ‘Azadi March’. The three-member bench comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, […]

Chief Minister Punjab reviews jail reforms

LAHORE, May 24 (APP): Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz on Tuesday vowed to bring ease to the detainees as he witnessed prisoners’ plight during his detention. He expressed these views during a meeting about jail reforms which was attended by Kh. Salman Rafiq, Ali Raza, […]

90 students held for using unfair means in SSC annual examinations

LARKANA, May 24 (APP): The vigilance teams of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Larkana on Tuesday caught 90 students red handed while using unfair means in the examinations of Secondary School Certificate Part-I and Part-II, Annual Examinations 2022. The Chairman Board of Intermediate […]

Swedish, Finnish mission to woo Turkey over NATO bids

Davos, Switzerland, May 24 (AFP/APP): Swedish and Finnish delegations will meet Turkish officials Wednesday hoping to clear up differences with Ankara which opposes their applications to join NATO, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said. “When we see the problems coming, of course, we take this […]

WHO says monkeypox virus outbreaks containable

UNITED NATIONS, May 24 (APP): The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world can still be contained and the overall risk of transmission is low, the UN health agency, which is based in Geneva, said Tuesday. “What […]

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