Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: When Saifullah Khan’s friend and his father in Quetta got sick after going to a funeral in Chaman, he asked them to get tested for the new coronavirus. His friend refused. Two weeks later, his father died. “He had all the symptoms of Covid-19, but they never got him tested and never disclosed to […]

ISLAMABAD: The government is considering creation of a National Executive Service as an All Pakistan Service to draw a large pool of talent from within the whole range of civil services through an open, transparent competitive process A draft prepared by the Task Force on Civil Service Reform envisages that through regional representation and provincial […]

The Islamabad High Court Saturday vacated the stay order on sugar inquiry report and allowed the government to take action against those found involved in the scam. Chief Justice Athar Minallah on June 11 had barred the authorities from proceeding in this regard and issued directives for the commodity to be sold at the rate […]

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the presidential reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa and ordered the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to seek explanation from his family members on the nature and source of funding for the offshore properties in their names.    “The Order of the Court is that Reference No 1 […]

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank said on Thursday that Pakistan is likely to hold economic growth to a projected 2 per cent in fiscal year 2021 once the Covid-19 impact subsides and the country resumes its efforts to address macroeconomic imbalances and initiate structural reforms. In a supplement to the ‘Asian Development Outlook’ focusing on […]

LAHORE: PML-N Punjab Secretary Information Azma Bokhari demanded resignation of the Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid for calling Lahorites ‘jahil’ (illiterate). Ms Bokhari said Dr Rashid had insulted the people of Lahore; therefore, she had no right to hold her office and she must resign forthwith. Meanwhile, the PML-N has questioned the efficacy of […]

OTTAWA: Canada will soon roll out a COVID-19 tracing app for smart phones, developed with help from BlackBerry and Shopify, it was announced on Thursday, as the number of cases topped 100,000. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a daily briefing it will be “crucial” to increase testing and contact tracing going forward as pandemic restrictions […]

​Two Rangers officials were martyred and one injured in three separate attacks in Ghotki, Karachi and Larkana each, on Friday. In a blast that took place near a meat shop in Ghotki, two Rangers officials and a civilian lost their lives. According to Senior Superintendent of Police Farrukh Lunjar, the blast took place near a […]

MUZAFFARABAD: With a record outlay of Rs139.5 billion, the annual budget of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) for the fiscal year 2020-21 proposes Rs115bn for recurring expenditures and Rs24.5bn for developmental activities. Finance Minister Dr Najeeb Naqi, who presented the budget in the AJK Legislative Assembly here on Thursday, claimed that it “reflected and represented […]

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar on Friday said that the government was “satisfied” with the Supreme Court’s decision to quash the presidential reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa, adding that they will not file an appeal against it. Earlier today, the apex court threw out the presidential reference against Justice Isa, terming it […]