RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army solider was martyred during a gun battle between terrorists and security forces which took place in North Waziristan District, ISPR reported on Friday. According to a statement issued by the ISPR on Friday, the shootout took place in general area of Mir Ali and security forces personnel fought bravely and effectively engaged the terrorists’ location. However, during intense exchange of fire, Sepoy Irshadullah (age 29 years, resident of District Karak), having fought gallantly, embraced martyrdom. The ISPR further said: “Sanitization of the area is being carried out to eliminate any terrorists found there.” Terrorist killed in
Pakistan reports 98 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
LAHORE: Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases surged to 1,579,618.
The nationwide tally of fatalities stood at 30,649 on Friday. According to the latest figures issued by the …
Direct flights between Pakistan, Kazakhstan to begin in May
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin announced that direct flights between the two countries would start in May 2023 bolstering bilateral economic connectivity. He said this during a meeting with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Commerce and Industries Adnan Jalil in Islamabad. The ambassador said the direct flights between Lahore and Almaty would not only increase economic ties, but also the people-to-people contacts. He said business communities and chambers of the two countries could play a role in enhancing bilateral trade between Kazakhstan and Pakistan. The ambassador said being a gateway to Central Asia, Peshawar was very important for
philoro SCHWEIZ: Swiss gold trader launches Crypto Vreneli
A collaborative innovation, that could draw the attention of investors, tech freaks and art collectors, is Made in Switzerland and combines the traditional and the modern in a new edition of the popular Gold Vreneli coin. The new Crypto Vreneli bears a…
NAB seeks replies to 12 questions from Imran in Toshakhana case
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday submitted a 12-point questionnaire to Islamabad High Court (IHC), seeking reply from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan in Toshakhana case. According to details, the accountability watchdog submitted a questionnaire to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in connection with the investigation into Toshakhana case against the former premier. The NAB has asked the PTI chairman to provide the receipts of the sale of gifts and photos of the gifts he received from the Toshakhana as evidence. The NAB also sought details of gifts allegedly sold at the Islamabad Sector F-7 shop. Some of
CM Naqvi seeks Lahore-Bahawalpur Motorway feasibility report
Bahawalpur: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi Thursday visited Bahawalpur and directed the bureaucracy to prepare a feasibility of Bahawalpur to Lahore Motorway on an urgent basis. The commissioner of Bahawalpur gave a special briefing to the Punjab chief minister regarding the link of the Bahawalpur Motorway to the CPEC. Punjab CM Naqvi instructed the commissioner and deputy commissioner and other concerned authorities to prepare the motorway’s feasibility and send it to the CM Secretariat on an urgent basis. Mohsin Naqvi announced that the Bahawalpur Motorway will be constructed by the Federal and the Punjab governments jointly. The Punjab
2.1 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water: Moot told
ISLAMABAD: UNESCO in partnership with PCRWR, UNICEF, WaterAid, IWMI, Muslim Aid, Capital Development Authority (CDA) Islamabad and ICIMOD organized an event on World Water Day 2023 theme i.e., “Accelerating Change to Solve the Water and Sanitation Crisis”. Representative of Government organizations, Academia, Students, NGOs participated in the event. During his welcome remarks, Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, Chairman, PCRWR highlighted the importance of water in the light of the Quran and Sunnah. He further said that globally, 2.1 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water and 4.5 billion people have no adequate facility for safely managed sanitation services. In his
PM orders withdrawal of curative review reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed law ministry to withdraw the curative review reference filed against Supreme Court’s senior judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa. According to the statement released PM Office, the prime minister directed Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar to withdraw the curative review reference against Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faez Isa as it was politically motivated. The premier further said CRR was filed only to defame Justice Qazi Faez Isa and his family members. “This was not a reference rather a victimization by revengeful Imran Khan against an impartial person pursuing the course of constitution
Bank Alfalah, SAWiE join hands to promote climate-smart agriculture in Pakistan
KARACHI: Bank Alfalah, a leading commercial Bank in Pakistan and SAWiE, a digital platform offering smart farm advisory services to smallholder farmers, signed an MoU to promote climate-smart agriculture practices within Pakistan. Under this MoU, SAWiE will leverage its systems to combine geospatial data with machine learning and AI applications to provide sustainable solutions to farmers. According to the MoU, the two organizations will offer climate farm advisory services for farmers, linking them with external markets and supporting green banking to achieve net zero and access to finance, according to a statement issued on Thursday. This initiative aims to empower