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73 more deaths, 2,467 new cases of virus in Punjab in a single day

LAHORE – As many as 2,467 cases of coronavirus with 73 deaths were reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours. According to the data shared by the spokesperson of Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD), total coronavirus cases in the province were 217,694, while […]

FIA registers cases against Jahangir Tareen, son for involvement in Sugar scam

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday has filed two FIRs against Jahangir Tareen and two other family members in Sugar scandal and money laundering charges. FIA Lahore registered cases against CEO of JWD Sugar Mills, Jahangir Tareen, his son Ali Tareen and son-in-law in the sugar scam. “Over […]

LHC extends interim bail of Capt (r) Safdar

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday extended interim pre-arrest bail of Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar, son-in-law of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, till April 15, in an assets beyond means inquiry. The court extended the bail after a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) […]

Hammad to replace Hafeez as Finance Minister

ISLAMABAD – The federal government has decided to replace Finance Minister Abdul Hafiz Sheikh from the portfolio of Finance Ministry on account of rising inflation in the country. Federal Information Minister and Senator Shibli Faraz while ratifying removal of Finance Minister Abdul Hafiz Sheikh said that Finance Minister […]

Which animals could have passed Covid-19 to humans?

Paris – First it was snakes and then the endangered pangolin before Asian ferret badgers were put in the dock. Scientists have been scrutinizing a Noah’s Ark of animals to find out whether — and how — the coronavirus was transmitted from bats to humans, […]

Pakistan reports 4,525 new COVID cases, 41 deaths in 24 hours

Pakistan has reported 41 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 659,116. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 14,256 on Monday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 4,525 persons […]

Rs40b applications received for low cost housing loan

ISLAMABAD-Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Reza Baqir on Sunday said that under the Naya Pakistan Housing Programme, the banks have so far received applications worth of over Rs40 billion for construction of low cost housing. Speaking at National Bank of Pakistan’s telethon on low […]

Ban on gatherings reimposed to preempt third virus wave

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Sunday re-imposed a blanket ban on all kinds of public gatherings across the country in an effort to curb the virus spread. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Command and Operations Centre that deals with the anti-virus strategy […]

MQM-P reiterates demand of separate province

KARACHI – Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui reiterated the party’s demand of separate province for people belonging to urban part of Sindh and said that new provinces should be formed across the country on basis of population. Addressing a public gathering […]

Saudi Commander calls on COAS

ISLAMABAD – Commander Royal Saudi Land Forces Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Al-Mutair called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday. “During the meeting, regional security situation and issues of mutual interest including cooperation in the fields of defence, security […]

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