The Lahore High Court (LHC) has hinted at ordering a week-long lockdown in the city for schools and offices due to deteriorating air quality, according to a report in The News, Several public interest petitions regarding Lahore’s air quality index were heard by Justice Shahid Karim (AQI). According to the AQQI rankings, Lahore has been […]
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Fawad comments about ECP funding, Shibli contradicted
ISLAMABAD: In response to Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry’s statement about the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) money, Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz has opened a new Pandora’s box. Following a federal cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the information minister told reporters that it is critical for the ECP to hold all scheduled by-elections […]
PM, Cabinet members liable for missing persons recovery: IHC in Mudasir Naro case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday ordered the federal government to compensate the family of missing journalist and blogger Mudasir Naro, stating that the prime minister and cabinet are accountable for missing people’ recovery. The court sought an opinion from Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari, one of the case’s respondents, on whether […]
Pakistan, Russia concerned about impending humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: On Wednesday, National Security Advisor (NSA) Dr. Moeed Yusuf led a six-member delegation to Moscow for a meeting with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev. According to a statement published by the Pakistan Embassy in Moscow, the NSA had been invited to have delegation-level talks by his Russian counterpart. The two talked about bilateral […]
LESCO negligence takes life of woman in Ichra market
Lahore: On Tuesday, a woman died due to the negligence of LESCO in the busy Ichra market. The 38-year-old woman, named Saba, came for shopping in the market along with her three daughters. While she was passing near an electric pole, a transformer fell on her and she lost her life within minutes on the […]
India scales up COVID testing over Omicron
As the world faces the new corona variant Omicron, India’s health ministry advises states should scale up COVID-19 testing, while several cities have delayed school reopenings as a preventive measure. On Tuesday, the ministry also stated that the Omicron variety “doesn’t escape RT-PCR and RAT (testing),” expressing concerns among domestic health workers that alterations in […]
Sri Lanka government convenes committee to investigate gas explosions
A special committee has been formed in Sri Lanka’s parliament to investigate dozens of unexplained cooking gas explosions and fires in kitchens around the country. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed an eight-member committee to investigate and deliver a report within two weeks after police and media reports of at least 14 explosions in a single day. […]
Banning women in workforce can jeopardize Afghanistan economy
The Taliban’s decision to prohibit women from working could cost the Afghan economy up to $1 billion, or 5% of GDP, according to a new assessment released as the terrorist group begs international assistance to avert a worsening crisis. The UN report provided a bleak image of Afghanistan’s economy, which is suffering from high inflation […]