PARIS: Face masks are no longer required in metros, trains and planes in France from Monday, as French authorities lifted one of the last remaining health measures imposed since the pandemic began in 2020. Health minister Olivier Veran announced last week that masks would no longer be mandatory on public …
Read More »Kamala Harris leads high-level US team to meet new UAE leader
ABU DHABI: US Vice President Kamala Harris was Monday leading a high-level delegation to meet the United Arab Emirates’ new president, who takes over after his half-brother’s death, following months of strained ties between Washington and the oil-rich Gulf state. Harris, whose team includes Secretary of State Antony Blinken, …
Read More »Govt decides to file corruption plea against Usman Buzdar
Buzdar deprived poor masses of their rights, “ruthlessly plundered the resources of the country”, Attaullah Tarar LAHORE: The government will move the Anti-Corruption Establishment against former chief minister Punjab Usman Buzdar, PML-N leader Attaullah Tarar announced Monday. In a press conference, the PML-N leader said that the ex-chief minister deprived …
Read More »One dead, nearly dozen injured as explosion occurs in Karachi’s Bolton market
Police say the target of the blast was a police mobile; the injured have been shifted to a hospital KARACHI: At least one person was killed and around a dozen people were left injured after an explosion occurred at Karachi’s crowded Bolton Market in Kharadar on Monday evening. According to …
Read More »Anti-dengue surveillance in full swing
LAHORE, May 16 :The surveillance of various areas in the provincial capital was in full swing under anti-dengue drive initiated by the district administration. Assistant Commissioner Model Town Sonia Sadaf on Monday visited Wahdat Colony, where she inspected anti-dengue arrangements and instructed the house owner about dengue prevention. He observed …
Read More »PMD advises citizens to take precautionary measures in heat wave conditions
ISLAMABAD, May 16 : Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has advised the citizens to take precautionary measures in wake of the heat wave prevailing in most parts of the country during this week. According to the synoptic situation, continental air was prevailing over most parts of the country. A shallow westerly …
Read More »Pakistan’s export of sesame seeds to China increases to $46 million in first quarter
BEIJING, May 16 :Pakistan’s export of sesame seeds to China achieved a historical figure of $45.99 million, rising by 102.49 percent in the first quarter of 2022, said Badar-uz-Zaman, Commercial Counselor of the Pakistani Embassy in China. He told China Economic Net (CEN) that according to the General Administration of …
Read More »Collective working of allied parties vital for democratic stability, public welfare: PM
ISLAMABAD, May 16: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Monday said that it was essential for all the coalition parties to work collectively to achieve the stability of democracy and for public welfare. The prime minister, in a meeting with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, said that in order to …
Read More »Masses fully aware Imran responsible for current economic situation: Marriyum
ISLAMABAD, May 16: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Monday that the people of Pakistan were fully aware of the fact that former prime minister Imran Khan was responsible for the present economic situation and unemployment in the country. In a tweet, sharing the economic data issued …
Read More »PM, Li Keqiang view Pak-China partnership vital for peace, stability amidst evolving situation
ISLAMABAD, May 16 : Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Keqiang Monday shared the view that Pakistan-China all-weather strategic cooperative partnership must continue to serve the vital interests of the peoples of the two countries, as well as …
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