Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Almost half a dozen dating apps, including Tinder and Grindr, have been blocked in Pakistan over what the state-run regulator termed was “immoral” and “indecent” content. In a press release issued Tuesday, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said it “has blocked access to five dating/live streaming applications i.e. Tinder, Tagged, Skout, Grindr and SayHi”. […]

ISLAMABAD: A red alert was issued Tuesday by the federal capital’s administration over possible flooding caused by rains expected to lash the city this week. The Islamabad administration said Ghauri Town, Soan Gardens, and Sectors I-8 and I-9 were forecast to be inundated with rainwater following the heavy rains. It further underlined that the Soan […]

Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Tuesday announced 250 new job opportunities in the Orange Train Lahore project. “250 new jobs of various categories for Orange Train Lahore by the operator,” tweeted Asim Bajwa. He added that the applications can be sent to careers@olmrts.com.pk. The announcement by the CPEC […]

Sindh government announced on Tuesday that it will be launching a new channel named GoSTV in order to “counter all propaganda” with live coverage from the streets. Taking to Twitter, provincial minister for information Nasir Hussain Shah said that the channel would aim at countering all propaganda news against the Sindh government. “Coming soon… to […]

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday said it was allowing the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo one more chance to surrender himself by appearing before the court by September 10. A two-member bench of the IHC, comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani passed the remarks while hearing a petition filed by […]

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has notified the formation of an anti-harassment and anti-bullying committee for each Islamabad-based educational institution to prevent and counteract any form of harassment, bullying and physical abuse. According to a notification issued on Aug 25 by FDE Director General Zia Batool, the head of each institution will be […]

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that it can endorse through a short order any judgement of a court below by adopting its reasoning if the apex court is satisfied with its conclusions and considers that the challenge before it does not call for any interference. “In such a case re-tracing the same path travelled […]

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari said Saturday he has instructed his ministry to arrange special flights for Pakistani students who want to go back to China. The move comes after air travel and other restrictions were imposed across the world, including China and Pakistan, […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday was briefed about the Strategic Plans Division (SPD), which administers the country’s nuclear and missile programmes. The Prime Minister Office said: “Director General, Strategic Plans Division Lt Gen Nadeem Zaki Manj called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at Islamabad.” It said Mr Khan was briefed about the “initiatives […]

LAHORE: As the debate to bring back Nawaz Sharif intensified, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s aide on accountability, Shahzad Akbar on Saturday said the PML-N supremo was allowed to leave on certain conditions, which he failed to meet. While addressing the media in Lahore along with Punjab’s Information Minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan and SAPM on Political […]