ISLAMABAD: Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar has said South Korean tech giant Samsung is looking forward to setting up a smartphone assembly plant in Pakistan “Smartphone production in Pakistan is multiplying following Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) implementation and Mobile Policy launched recently,” Azhar said in a tweet. He added that […]
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Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said on Saturday that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s departure to London for medical treatment caused a great setback to the narrative of the ruling PTI, as well as the process of accountability. The federal minister took to Twitter, saying that approaching the British government for the […]
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BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is of great importance to promoting in-depth development of the all-weather strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries, Xinhua reported. The Chinese president made these remarks in a verbal message to President Arif Alvi. Xi said he appreciates the fact that Alvi […]
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ISLAMABAD: China and Pakistan on Friday vowed to “further strengthen cooperation” for the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a joint statement released by the Foreign Office, after the two countries’ foreign ministers held a meeting in the Hainan province. FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday met his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Hainan […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MOREISLAMABAD: The Punjab government has removed Management Director Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) Rai Manzoor Nasir, who recently banned 100 textbooks after finding glaring mistakes and material that was declared anti-Islam and anti-Pakistan by committee of experts. The Punjab chief minister ordered his transfer without hearing him and following pressure from influential groups. Talking […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet tomorrow (Thursday) to sight the moon for the first month of the Islamic year Muharram-ul-Haram, said a statement issued by Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Wednesday. Committee Chairman Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman would hold the meeting in Karachi after Asr prayers whereas the zonal committee would hold their […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MOREAn exchange of fire between two groups in Haripur killed six people, including five brothers, police confirmed on Wednesday. Police said three suspects were arrested after the shooting and weapons were recovered from them while the others managed to escape. According to details, three people were also injured in the firing. Following the incident, the […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MOREWednesday arrested a suspect accused of killing 11 members of a family — including six women and five children — in Pano Aqil, confirmed Senior Superintendent (SSP) Sukkur Police Irfan Samo. The SSP said that the accused murdered the victims with a knife. Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah took notice of the incident and […]
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Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Mustafa Kamal complained on Tuesday that provincial chief ministers have started acting like “dictators” and do not disburse funds to local bodies for needed projects. Kamal, who was speaking to the media outside an accountability court in Karachi, alleged that the chief ministers hoard funds allocated by the National Finance […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MOREKARACHI: Two terrorists were killed on Tuesday in joint operation carried out by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and Sindh Rangers on Wednesday. In-charge CTD Mazhar Mashwani said that a raid was carried out after information was received about the presence of the alleged militants in the area. The suspected terrorists were killed when they allegedly […]
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