BAHAWALNAGAR: The Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) declared on Friday that it would launch a protest movement against rising prices, The Asian Mirror reported. Chairman of Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) Chaudhry Khalid Hussain said that the protest march will commence on December 17 in Balochistan. According to the growers’ heads, they are experiencing difficulties as a […]
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SC orders Siraj Durani to surrender to NAB
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani to surrender to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in assets beyond means case on Friday. Durrani appeared in the Supreme Court after evading the anti-corruption watchdog for a month and a half. He had gone into hiding after his bail was revoked by the […]
Second Test match between Pakistan & Bangladesh starts tomorrow
The Pakistani squad held a practice session on Friday, a day before the second Test match against Bangladesh at Mirpur Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, which begins on December 4 (Saturday). Pakistan defeated Bangladesh in the first test match. Bangladesh’s hitters may be looking for a means to move the Chattogram pitch to Mirpur, where the […]
Mob lynches Sri Lankan manager in Sialkot over alleged blasphemy
Sialkot: A Sri Lankan manager of the Rajco factory has been lynched by an angry mob over alleged blasphemy. After beating him to death, his body was set on fire. As per the initial report the incident took place on Wazirabad road, Sialkot where the workers of a private factory attacked their owner and Sri Lankan […]
India sees Omicron likely less severe due to vaccine
The severity of COVID-19 disease caused by the Omicron cariant in India may be low due to the country’s immunisation programme and extensive exposure to the Delta version, according to India’s health ministry. “Given the fast pace of vaccination in India and high exposure to Delta variant as evidenced by high seropositivity, the severity of […]
Hopeless Afghan refugee sets himself on fire in Indonesia
Ezat Najafi, an Afghan refugee, noticed something wasn’t right when Ahmad Shah, another refugee acquaintance, started acting strangely in front of the Indonesian Organization for Migration (IOM) building in the Indonesian city of Medan. For the past month, a group of Afghan refugees — some of whom have been stuck in Indonesia for nearly a […]
Azam Swati’s apology ignored by ECP, summoned in person
The Pakistani Election Commission has dismissed Railways Minister Azam Swati’s written apologies, which instructed him to appear before the commission in person to extend his apology. Railways Minister Swati joined Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry in apologizing to the Election Commission. The ECP, however, set it aside and ordered him to appear before the commission […]
Biden begins winter campaign against Covid-19
Biden begins winter campaign against Covid-19. US President Joe Biden has initiated a winter campaign against Covid-19, which would include additional traveler testing procedures and increased vaccine efforts. After the turbulent Trump years, Biden has brought stability to the White House, but the mutating coronavirus continues to challenge him, driving his approval ratings to new […]