On Tuesday, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar announced that the Rescue 1122 service would be expanded to 79 tehsils across the province. At a ceremony conducted at the Chief Minister’s Office, the chief minister handed over the keys to 22 new ambulances to emergency officers from 11 tehsils. Sharqpur Sharif, Safdarabad, Narang Mandi, Nowshera […]
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PM defends party after country’s dismal ranking in Transparency int’l
ISLAMABAD: In the aftermath of the country’s poor performance on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI), Prime Minister Imran Khan defended his party’s anti-corruption drive on Tuesday, vowing to be more active in his push for the rapid resolution of pending corruption cases. The ruling party’s rallying narrative – a core campaign promise of his […]
LHC deems Ravi Urban Development Authority project unlawful
The Ravi Urban Development Project was deemed unlawful by the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday, and the Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) was ordered to return money it had received for the project to the Punjab government. Justice Shahid Karim stated RUDA failed to establish a master plan in compliance with the law in […]
Israeli president to make historic visit to UAE
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog will make a historic visit to the UAE at the end of the month, his office has said, in the latest high-profile diplomatic trip since the countries normalised ties. Herzog’s office said on Tuesday that the president, who will travel with the first lady, will meet Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh […]
Heavy snowfall in Istanbul brings transportation to standstill
Istanbul, Turkey (Reuters) – As the country’s largest metropolis was blanketed in exceptionally heavy snow that brought transportation to a halt, Turkish authorities despatched troops to clear highways and ordered military helicopters to carry the sick to hospitals. Following the snowfall the night before, a temporary ban on motorcyclists and private automobiles went into place […]
Saudi airstrike on Yemen prison kills 91
The death toll from a Saudi bombing on a prison in the northern city of Sa’ada has increased to 91, according to Yemen’s health minister. Taha al-Mutawakel, speaking to al-Masirah television on Tuesday, claimed that by the end of the rescue operations, 91 persons had been verified deceased and 236 had been hospitalised. Yemeni officials […]
Court in Iran sentences French man to eight years in jail on spying charges
A court in Iran has sentenced a French man to eight years in jail on spying charges, his Paris-based lawyer said, denouncing his trial as a sham and the accusations as baseless. Benjamin Briere, 36, has been held in Iran since May 2020, when he was arrested after flying a helicam – a remote-controlled mini […]
Pakistan ranks 140th on Corruption Perception Index
Transparency International, a global corruption monitor, has ranked Pakistan 140th out of 180 nations in its Corruption Perception Index (CPI) for 2021, dealing a severe blow to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-(PTI) Insaf’s accountability narrative. The CPI is a global watchdog index that rates countries “based on their perceived levels of public sector corruption, as judged by […]