Imran Khan’s close aide barred from working as PTV chairman
Islamabad: In an embarrassment to Prime Minister Imran Khan, the high court here on Thursday restrained one of his close associates from working as the chairman of state-run Pakistan Television (PTV). Supreme Court lawyer, politician, and former TV host Naeem Bukhari was appointed as chief of the state broadcaster in November last year, inviting criticism […]
Terror financing: Pak court sentences Hafiz Saeed’s two close aides to 15 years in jail
Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has handed down more than 15 years jail term each to two close aides of Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, including the outfit’s media face Yahya Mujahid, in a terror financing case. The anti-terrorism court in Lahore on Tuesday also sentenced Saeed’s […]
Farmers burn copies of new agri laws in UP
Banda/Mahoba (UP): Story PageIndiGo plane gets stuck in snow accumulated adjacent to taxiway at Srinagar airport1(114 Words) Download Download PrintPrint 1/13/2021 7:05:00 PM New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI) An IndiGo plane heading to take off for Delhi got stuck in snow that was accumulated near the taxiway at the Srinagar airport on Wednesday. In a […]
WHO experts to directly fly to Wuhan to probe COVID-19 origins
Beijing: A 10-member team of WHO experts assigned to probe the origins of COVID-19 will directly fly from Singapore to the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus first emerged in December 2019, amid a resurgence of the deadly disease in several cities close to Beijing, prompting lockdowns. “Current plan is that they will […]
Dubai royals to hunt internationally protected bird in Pakistan
PM Imran Khan issues special permit
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has issued at least seven special permits to Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and six other members of the ruling family to hunt the internationally protected bird houbara bustard during the 2020-21 hunting season, according to a media report on Tuesday. Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has earlier opposed […]
SC questions Centre’s opposition on suggestions to stay farm laws
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday questioned the Centre’s vehement opposition to its suggestion that the implementation of three new farm laws be held back for the time being so as to help find an amicable solution to the ongoing farmers’ protest against them at Delhi borders. While rapping the Centre for its handling of […]
Wuhan probe: WHO experts’ team to visit China on January 14
Beijing: China said on Monday that a group of experts from the WHO will arrive in the country on Thursday for a long-anticipated probe into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, ending the uncertainty and delay which drew sharp criticism from the world health body. Experts from the WHO will conduct a field visit to […]
Afghan-Taliban peace talks: New round takes off to a slow start
Islamabad: The latest round of peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators that began this week in Qatar has been off to a slow start as concerns grow over a recent spike in violence across Afghanistan. The talks, which are taking place in Qatar where the Taliban maintain a political office, resumed on […]