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Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD:July 14, 2021 The Punjab Health Department has sent 28 samples for testing in the provincial capital Lahore on suspicion of the presence of a new and dangerous type of corona virus, Delta. samples were collected from government hospitals in Lahore, including Mayo, Services and Jinnah, in which specific delta-type symptoms were found. According to health experts, ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD:July 14, 2021 Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed hope that the upcoming elections will use electronic voting machine (EVM) and the opposition will accept the results without raising the objection of rigging, if the opposition loses, it will accept that he defeated them in a clear and transparent manner. Addressing the ceremony of inheritance certificates for ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD:July 14, 2021 In Sindh, it has been decided to close indoor dining, schools, amusement parks and cinemas due to the increase in cases of Corona once again. A meeting of the provincial task force on corona virus was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. The meeting was attended by Provincial Ministers ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD:July 14, 2021 At least 10 people, including six Chinese engineers and two FC personnel, were killed and several others injured when a bus carrying workers crashed at the Dasu hydropower plant in the upper Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Initial reports from officials appeared contradictory and the nature of the incident is unclear. Arif Khan Yousafzai, ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD:July 5, 2021 PESHAWAR: Police have arrested three brothers for torturing their mother and sister. A Bhanmara police official told that two suspects were arrested on Saturday night and a third was arrested on Sunday. The policeman produced Aftab and Arshad in court on Sunday night and remanded them in custody for one day for further investigation. ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD:July 5, 2021 The forensic report of the video of the case of misconduct against the student in the madrassa states that the personal characteristics of the student in the video are similar to that of the student Sabir and the accused Aziz-ur-Rehman. The audio and video of the misdemeanor were sent for forensic analysis, which reported ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD:July 5, 2021 Former President and PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, after receiving a notice from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), approached the Islamabad High Court for pre-arrest bail. The NAB notice asked about the alleged ownership of a New York apartment. It may be recalled that the Anti-Corruption Agency had on June 15 issued a summons ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD:July 5, 2021 Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that he will form a government in Kashmir on July 25 with the power of vote and will strengthen the people here economically. Addressing an election rally in Nikail, Azad Kashmir, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said, “July 5 is the darkest day for every patriot. ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD:July 5, 2021 Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that an “international scheme” is underway to carry out terrorist activities in major cities, which will force Pakistan to take tough measures and play a responsible role. In an interview with Geo News’ New Pakistan program, Sheikh Rashid was asked if he had seen any evidence of ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD:July 5, 2021 Prime Minister Imran Khan said that there were two reasons for coming today, one is the inauguration of the free zone and the other is Balochistan. Addressing the inauguration and memorandum of understanding of ongoing development projects in Gwadar, he said that many areas in the country lagged behind in development works and we ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD: July 3, 2021 The Sindh government has further relaxed the working hours till 10 pm after reducing the number of corona cases, while those who have been fully vaccinated will be allowed to eat indoors. According to the notification issued by the Information Cell of the Government of Sindh: Businesses will be allowed to open until ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD:July 3, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The ‘forced’ retirement of dozens of senior bureaucrats is likely to be stopped for the time being as the Establishment Division has agreed to review the cases proposed for ‘forced retirement’ as per the orders of the high courts. The committee headed by Senator Rana Maqbool Ahmed reviewed the recent security of senior ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD: July 3, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The military and intelligence leadership have taken a more controversial approach in the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security on the future of relations with the United States than the recent statements of the government. Some parliamentary leaders who attended the meeting told Dawn about the meeting and said that ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD:June 30, 2021 Prime Minister Imran Khan has called on the opposition for electoral reforms and said that electoral reforms are not about the government of the opposition, it is about the future of democracy. Addressing a meeting chaired by Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser, the Prime Minister would like to thank his parliamentary party for its ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD: June 30, 2021 Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that the country will never be able to get out of the economic crisis if judicial reforms are not carried out. In a statement on the microblogging site Twitter, he stressed the need for judicial reform in the wake of the ban ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD:June 30, 2021 Prior to the normal location of Leader Imran Khan in the Public Get together meeting, Pakistan Individuals’ Gathering (PPP) Director Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Unfamiliar Pastor Shah Mehmood Qureshi had a warmed trade and reacted brutally to one another’s proclamation. Utilized. Tending to the Public Get together, Director PPP Bilawal Bhutto said that if ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD: June 29, 2021 Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani banned eight members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for causing a commotion in the meeting. The Speaker said in his order that during the sitting of the House on June 28, members of the Provincial Assembly Saeed Ahmed, Rabistan Khan, Arsalan Taj Hussain, Muhammad Ali Aziz, Adeel Ahmed, ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD: June 29, 2021 Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari, while commenting on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, said, “If there is no government, it will be removed.” He said this while talking to reporters on his arrival at the Parliament House to attend the National Assembly session. To which he replied ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD: June 29, 2021 Following the passage of the Finance Amendment Bill 2021 in the National Assembly by a majority vote, its clause-wise approval is underway. The National Assembly session began under the chairmanship of Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri and the opposition strongly opposed the amendment bill introduced by the Finance Minister in the presence of ... Read More »

Associated Press Service ISLAMABAD:June 23, 2021 The Lahore High Court granted bail to Khawaja Asif in the Excess Assets and Money Laundering case and ordered his release from jail on submission of bail bond. A two-member bench of the Lahore High Court headed by Justice Alia Neelam and comprising Justice Shahbaz Rizvi heard Khawaja Asif’s bail plea. Khawaja Asif’s lawyers ... Read More »