ISLAMABAD: The couple accused of being tortured and stripped naked by accused Usman Mirza and his accomplices appeared before a district and sessions judge in Islamabad on Wednesday, a day after the court issued arrest warrants for them for failing to appear in court. After being detained for stripping the couple naked, torturing them in […]
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Finance Minister, Shehbaz Sharif test positive for Covid-19
After testing positive for coronavirus, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif quarantined themselves at their homes on Wednesday. After the finance minister tested positive for the virus, the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) was also postponed. Marriyum Aurangzeb, a PML-N spokesman, said earlier in the day that […]
NCOC limits activities in cities with more Covid-19 cases
ISLAMABAD: As the country faces the fifth wave of the deadly pandemic, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) imposed further limitations in cities with a Covid-19 positive ratio of over 10% on Wednesday. In the past 24 hours, Pakistan has reported 5,472 new coronavirus cases, the most since August of last year. The Covid-19 […]
IHC reinstates Banuri as chairman of HEC
ISLAMABAD: Dr Tariq Banuri was reinstated as head of the Higher Education Commission by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday. Banuri was dismissed from his position in March 2021, after the existing administration lowered the HEC chairman’s term from four to two years through a presidential legislation. His departure drew strong condemnation from educationists […]
UAE FM offers condolences over death of Pakistani expat in Abu Dhabi attack
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s and the UAE’s foreign ministers spoke by phone on Tuesday, a day after Houthi rebels in Yemen launched missile and drone attacks in Abu Dhabi, killing three people, including a Pakistani national. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi got a phone conversation from his UAE counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, to address the […]
Fawad Ch is just trying to seek attention, says Abbasi
LAHORE: PML-N senior leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi shot back at Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday, saying the PTI-led government is “walking with crutches” and that four PML-N leaders are “hell-bent on ousting Nawaz Sharif from the party.” “I don’t understand Fawad’s words because he’s just trying to get publicity,” Abbasi […]
China ready to cooperate with Pakistan’s furniture industry
ISLAMABAD: “In Dezhou, Shandong Province, China, the furniture industry is one of the cornerstone industries. With a population of over 200 million, Pakistan is China’s all-weather strategic partner. On Tuesday, Commercial Counsellor Badaruz Zaman of Pakistan’s Embassy in China said, “It is highly complementary to China in the furniture business.” The commercial counsellor noted that […]
FIA decides to launch grand crackdown on cryptocurrency dealers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency has decided to initiate a nationwide crackdown on cryptocurrency traders, and has written a letter to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) urging the shutdown of 1,600 websites. The agency claimed in the letter that cryptocurrencies may be used to launder money. The FIA is poised to undertake a major operation […]