BEIJING, May 13 : As many as 14 Chinese investors are coming to Gwadar to assess the investment potential of Gwadar and Balochistan next week, said Chairman of China Overseas Ports Holding Company (COPHC) Zhang Baozhong. “In addition to Chinese, last year we received more than 17 ambassadors from the …
Read More »IHC extends stay against PEMRA’s notification
ISLAMABAD, May 13 : The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday extended its stay against the notification, bounding TV channels to submit five percent amount of their income as annual tax. Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the case filed by Pakistan Broadcasters Assoaciation (PBA) against the aforesaid order. The PBA …
Read More »No food security without healthy plants: UN agriculture agency
UNITED NATIONS, May 13 : The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a Rome-based UN agency, has called for has called for more investment in innovation to boost food security, especially for the billions worldwide living close to the bread line. “On this very first International Day of Plant Health, we …
Read More »President approves reconstitution of CCI
ISLAMABAD, May 13: President Dr Arif Alvi Friday approved the reconstitution of the Council of Common Interests, on the advice of the prime minister. Approved by the president under Article 153 of the constitution, the CCI would be headed by the prime minister and would comprise the chief ministers of …
Read More »Tensions high ahead of Al Jazeera journalist’s funeral in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, May 13 : Israel bolstered security in Jerusalem ahead of the funeral on Friday of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, two days after she was killed during an Israeli army raid. Israel and the Palestinians have traded blame over the fatal shooting of the 51-year-old Palestinian-American during …
Read More »Mediterranean: More than 500 rescued migrants wait to disembark.
Mediterranean: More than 500 rescued migrants wait to disembark. Three private rescue ships in the Mediterranean are now waiting for ports in which to disembark the more than 500 migrants they collectively rescued. Sea-Watch 4 has 145 on board, the Geo Barents 470, and 34 people are on deck the …
Read More »Four Pakistanis died in major accident in Italy
Four Pakistanis died in road accident on motorway near Milan According to preliminary information, they were living in Torino City , And three of them were from Gujarat district and one from Hafizabad. At least two of them belonged to the same family. May Allah forgive the deceased and …
Read More »Imran Khan: My politics turned into ‘Jihad’
Former prime minister says he reject ‘slavery’ Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief has termed his public campaign a Jihad (holy war) against the government, saying he won’t accept the “imported” government. Addressing the public gathering in Attock on Thursday, the PTI chief told supporters to reach Islamabad once he will make the …
Read More »Shuffling of bureaucracy important for govt’s success: PDM chief
Karachi-PDM Chief Molana Fazlur Rehman has said that the government will have to shuffle the bureaucracy too to achieve success. Talking at the Karachi Press club the Jamiat Ulmae Islam head said that we have to move forward and find new ways to achieve our goals. We will have to …
Read More »Sheikh Rashid predicts US dollar to surge past Rs 200
Attock-Former Federal Minister for Interior and Awami Muslim League (AML) supremo on Thursday said that by May 17, the dollar will be worth 200 rupees. Addressing a public meeting of PTI in Attock, Rashid said that Imran Khan has called for saving the country and the whole of Pakistan is …
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