Sindh to block salaries of officials refusing vaccinations
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Thursday directed the finance department to withhold from July the salaries of government officials refusing to...
BJP politician assassinated in held Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Assailants fatally shot a politician belonging to Bharatiya Janata Party in Indian-occupied Kashmir, and separately, police on Thursday killed a Muslim detainee who...
PIA dismissed 700 staffers with dubious educational backgrounds, Senate told
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Thursday informed the Senate that as many as 700 staffers of Pakistan International Airlines who were...
Pakistan proudly leading green finance innovations to secure future: Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said through future green financing, Pakistan was proud to take a lead in the conservation of ecological...
Govt begins vaccination of 18-29 age group
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday began vaccination against the Covid-19 of people aged 18 and above, the National Command and Operation Centre said.
Minister for Planning...
Role of govt, civil society critical to address climate challenge: experts
ISLAMABAD: Experts from various fields said that the role of the federal government and civil society is critical to address climate change issues direly...
‘We cannot postpone again,’ says Tokyo 2020 chief amid pandemic fears
TOKYO: The president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee ruled out a cancellation or further postponement of the Olympics as doubts swirled among city...
Russian media outlet shuts down after being labelled ‘foreign agent’
MOSCOW: Russian news website VTimes said on Thursday it was closing after being designated a "foreign agent" by the authorities last month in a...
EU official sees Iran nuclear deal at next round of talks
BRUSSELS: The European Union envoy coordinating talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal said on Wednesday he believed a deal would be struck at...
Israel’s opposition declares new govt, set to unseat Netanyahu
TEL AVIV: Israel’s opposition leader moved closer to unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he officially told the country’s president that he has reached...
44 dengue cases reported in Punjab
LAHORE:Â The Punjab Health Department said on Wednesday that the province has recorded 44 dengue cases, prompting the authorities to start taking emergency measures.
The authorities...
IHC restrains govt from appointing HEC chairman
ISLAMABAD:Â The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday restrained the government from appointing chairperson of Higher Education Commission (HEC) and issued notices to the concerned...