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Pakistan imposes Arabic learning in schools, says it is essential to creat
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 29 (ANI): With the aim to create 'good Muslims', Pakistan Senate recently imposed a compulsory Arabic learning measure at the school level in Islamabad which has garnered criticism from the opposition.
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Avoid giving speeches, arrange more doses of vaccines: PML-Q's Pervez Elah
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 29 (ANI): Slamming the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan over poor handling of COVID-19 pandemic, PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervez Elahi on Sunday said that instead of making speeches, Imran Khan should direct his efforts towards procuring vaccines for people of the
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Pak bans gatherings in COVID-19 hotspots to counter third wave
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 29 (ANI): Pakistan has imposed a ban on gatherings including wedding ceremonies in cities and districts where the COVID-19 test positive rate is above 8 per cent, as a part of new restrictions to contain the third wave of coronavirus.
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Protestors march towards Islamabad against killing of Pashtun youths
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 28 (ANI): Hundreds of demonstrators of Jani Khel dharna on Sunday marched towards Islamabad to protest against the brutal murder of four Pashtun youths hailing from Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pakistan records over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 28 (ANI): The worsening COVID-19 situation in Pakistan does not seem to abate just yet, as the country recorded over 4,000 new cases in the last 24 hours.
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Pakistan's military parade on National Day slammed by citizens
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 26 (ANI): The military parade in Islamabad on the occasion of Pakistan's National Day has been slammed by people in Pakistan, with many deeming it "unnecessary" as the nation faces a dire economic situation due to a surge in Covid-19 infections.
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Daniel Pearl murder case: Pakistan SC allows main accused Sheikh to move t
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 26 (ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday allowed government authorities to move Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main accused in the case of beheading American scribe Daniel Pearl in 2002, to the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore.
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Imran Khan flouts COVID-19 guidelines, holds in-person meet days after tes
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 25 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan -- who tested positive for COVID-19 last week -- on Thursday flouted coronavirus protocols and held in-person meeting.
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Imran Khan's National Security Adviser refutes report tipping him as new I
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 25 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf on Thursday refuted media reports that he was being considered to be deputed as the new High Commissioner to India.
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Pakistan's national COVID-19 positivity ratio jumps past 10 per cent
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 25 (ANI): The national positivity ratio of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan shot past 10 per cent on Thursday after 3,946 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours in the country.
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Pakistan: Security tightened ahead of Maryam Nawaz's appearance at Nationa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 25 (ANI): The Interior Ministry approved the deployment of Rangers before Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz's appearance at National Accountability Bureau (NAB) outside the Lahore office on March 26 in connection with cases against h
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Balochistan court rules 'unsettled land' in favour of indigenous tribes
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 25 (ANI): The Balochistan High Court (BHC), in a landmark judgment, has declared that the 'unsettled land' of Pakistan's largest province belongs to the indigenous tribes and not the provincial government.
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