Pakistan ‘in constant touch’ with Afghanistan over terror resurgence ISLAMABAD: According to the Foreign Office (FO), Pakistan is “in constant touch” with the Afghan interim administration regarding the uptick in terrorist attacks and cross-border violence on Thursday. “We have agreed to continue established institutional mechanism with Afghanistan to prevent such incidents,” FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra […]
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Shanghai hospital prepares staff for “tragic battle” with COVID-19
A Shanghai hospital has told its staff to prepare for a “tragic battle” with COVID-19 as it expects half of the city’s 25 million people to get infected by the end of the year while the virus sweeps through China largely unchecked. After widespread protests and a relentless rise in cases, China this month took […]
Political turmoil in Punjab as Governor Balighur Rehman rejects the ruling of Speaker
Punjab descended into further turmoil on Wednesday as Governor Balighur Rehman rejected the ruling of Speaker Sibtain Khan that the former’s an order for Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi to obtain a fresh vote of confidence from the assembly was “illegal” because a new session could not be convened until the current one was prorogued. […]
Tourists warned to be cautious this time while visiting Murree
In view of choking roads and massive rush in Murree and adjacent hilly areas, the administration and City Traffic Police (CTP) Rawalpindi have advised the tourists to take precautionary measures. The snowfall attracts thousands of tourists to these scenic sites which resulted in extra traffic load on the roads choking almost every artery linking Rawalpindi-Islamabad […]
OGDCL makes 2nd oil and gas discovery this week
OGDCL makes 2nd oil and gas discovery this week Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has made another oil and gas discovery this week. It’s a result from its exploratory efforts at the Kot Nawaz-I well drilled in Sinjhoro Block, located in Sanghar District, Sindh. According to the company’s stock filing at the Pakistan […]
Now Twitter users can view counts for Tweets
Some Twitter users are beginning to see views for their own tweets. Musk announced that the feature would be available for all tweets on December 1st. He repeated this promise a week later, adding that it would be “in a few more weeks.” Folks over at The Verge have noticed a counter that appears when you click on your […]
Which are the highest housing cost cities worldwide?
London serves as the headquarters for the EIU, an organization that keeps tabs on daily costs in 172 locations worldwide. London, which was ranked 27th this year, substantially dropped off the list. There were four European cities in the top 10 — Zurich (sixth place) was the highest, with Paris, Copenhagen, and fellow Swiss city […]
Daily wage earners and contract workers to be “regularised”
Daily wage earners and contract workers to be “regularised” The government allots 15 days for the new policy’s implementation. All ministries, divisions, corporations, and autonomous bodies were given a general direction by the Special Committee of the National Assembly for Affected Employees on Wednesday to regularise the services of contractual, daily-wage, and contingent workers in […]