3.2m metric tonnes of wheat purchased in caretaker setup, tells Punjab minister

May 8, 2024

Punjab’s Finance Minister said today that the farmers have sold almost all their wheat crop to middleman. Talking about not purchasing the wheat crop from farmers in the province, Mujtaba Shuja ur Rehman said that the federal government had purchased 3.2 million metric tonnes of wheat in the caretaker setup. “We still have 2.3 mln …

Courts’ proceeding could be boycotted for whole year, Bar leader warns

May 8, 2024

President, Quetta Bar Association, Qari Rehmatullah on Thursday said the issue pertaining to the extension in the service of judges should be addressed on merit. These views were expressed by him while addressing a press conference at Quetta Press Club with other office bearers of Quetta Bar Association. Condemning baton charge at legal fraternity in …

Security forces arrest 210 Afghan immigrants

May 8, 2024

Security forces on Thursday arrested 210 Afghan immigrants, including 40 women and 20 children, in Nokkundi at Pak-Afghan border area. According to officials, 210 Afghan immigrants, including 40 women and 20 children trying to proceed to Iran via Pakistan, were arrested by the security forces in Nokkundi area of district Chagai along Pak-Afghan border. the …

India’s claims of normalcy in occupied Kashmir termed far from reality

May 8, 2024

National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah has said that the Indian rulers’ claims of normalcy in occupied Jammu and Kashmir are far from reality, rather, devastation has added manifold in the territory since August 2019. According to a Kashmir Media Service report on Thursday, addressing a gathering at Hyhama in Kupwara, Omar Abdullah while referring …

APHC-AJK thanks OIC for consistent support to Kashmiris’ legitimate struggle

May 8, 2024

The All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir (APHC-AJK) chapter has thanked the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its consistent and steadfast support to the Kashmir cause. According to Kashmir Media Service, The APHC-AJK Convener, Mehmood Ahmed Saghar, in a statement issued in Islamabad, today, hailed the OIC for adopting a comprehensive declaration …

No one will be allowed to disrespect Shuhada: COAS

May 8, 2024

Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir has vowed to defeat designs of inimical forces, which have unleashed digital terrorism and are trying hard to create division between Armed Forces and people of Pakistan. Addressing officers and soldiers in Lahore today, he reassured the officers and soldiers of Pakistan Army that no one will be allowed …

PM calls for strengthening Pak-Qatar cooperation in all spheres of mutual interest

May 8, 2024

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for further strengthening Pakistan-Qatar cooperation in all spheres of mutual interest, especially the trade and investment. He was talking to Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, who along with a delegation, called on him here in Islamabad on Thursday. Welcoming the Qatari dignitary …

Wild Poliovirus detected in three more Pakistani cities

May 8, 2024

The National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad has confirmed the detection of Type-1 Wild Poliovirus (WPV1) in environmental samples from three additional cities in Pakistan. Sewage samples collected from Karachi South, Karachi Central, Jamshoro, and Hub have tested positive for poliovirus, genetically linked to the imported YB3A genetic cluster of WPV1, according to a …