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By Our Staff Reporter Peshawar: Terrorists shot dead four women activists in North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtoonkhaw province , police said in a statement on Monday. The attack took place in the morning on Monday near the village of Ippi, a few kilometres east of the town of Mir Ali, senior police official Shafiullah Gandapur told reporters. Women were identified as Javeria, Irshad, Ayesha and Naheed. The cold blooded murder of above mentioned women has sent shocking waves across Pakistan. The statement from the district police in North Waziristan said unidentified gunmen fired at a vehicle carrying the women…
The Islamabad Telegraph Report Jaisal Klasra: Dr. Naeem Klasra (late) must be feeling proud of his nephew who is working hard to keep his legacy alive. In memory of his beloved uncle Dr. Naeem Klasra, one of Pakistan’s eminent eye-surgeons, Dr. Mansoor Klasra arranged a week-long book fair in Layyah district which attracted thousands of people from all walks of life especially the youth. In a district which had been notoriously famous for Dogfights which are illegal in Pakistan, and punishable by a maximum six-month sentence under animal cruelty laws, Mansoor, a Doctor of Philosophy, arranged book fair in memory…
By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: The AJK President Sardar Masood Khan has said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to take full control of occupied Jammu and Kashmir, in order to again win the parliamentary elections in 2024, and if he succeeds in his treacherous plan, the Kashmir would become just a dream for us. “If the Kashmir issue had been resolved through drawing-room politics, the UN Security Council, White House and 10-Downing Street would have resolved it long ago,” he said adding that we would have to come out in streets and squares and pay heed to the…
By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: Pakistan’s religious scholars have threatened to protest against the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government’s plans to take over the mosques and seminaries. According to a report by Dawn, the scholars at a convention raised their voices against the Waqf Amlak Act 2020 and vowed to resist it. The ulemas have also formed ‘Movement to Safeguard Mosques and Seminaries’ under which the protest rallies will be held. The members who participated in the convention included the head of the movement Maulana Zahoor Ahmad Alvi, chief of Punjab chapter of Wafaqul Madaris Arabia Pakistan Maulana Qazi Abdur…
By National News Desk Islamabad: The National Drought Monitoring Centre, part of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), has warned that drought-like conditions currently prevailing in parts of Sindh and Balochistan may exacerbate and cause water stress in cultivated lands due to limited supply of irrigation water for Rabi crops. According to an advisory issued by the centre on Thursday, the situation has emerged due to overall below than average rainfall in the country from October 2020 to January 2021. “The main thrust was in Balochistan (-73.2 per cent) and Sindh (-70.2 per cent),” it said. According to the advisory, most…
By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: Russian President’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Ambassador Zamir Kabulov, called on Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, today. The exchange of views covered recent developments especially with regard to the Afghan peace process. Foreign Minister Qureshi welcomed Ambassador Zamir Kabulov and conveyed best wishes for Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The Foreign Minister noted that both Pakistan and Russia have convergence of views on matters of mutual interest including an inclusive political settlement of the conflict in Afghanistan. The Foreign Minister underlined that Pakistan had consistently supported the Afghan peace process. He highlighted Pakistan’s facilitation…
By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: Internet services were hindered in Pakistan on Thursday, as the country’s telecommunications authority reported that one of its six international undersea cables had formed a fault. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said that the international submarine cable system near Abu Talat, Egypt, was developing a glitch on Wednesday. The Authority understood lower internet speeds and regular interruptions. The PTA said the fault developed at SEA-ME-WE 5 (South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 5), which is operated by the Trans World Associates (TWA). The Dawn newspaper reported that the TWA had communicated about the service degradation in…
By National News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan has agreed to register Himalayan pink salt as a Geographical Indication (GI) in order to avoid its illegal use by other countries. A GI tag is a sign used for goods which have a particular geographical origin and are of origin-based quality and reputation in the region. The precious salt is extracted from the Punjab Salt Range, which stretches south of the Potohar Plateau and north of the Jhelum River. The decision was taken at a meeting with the Pakistan Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) chaired by Trade Adviser Razak Dawood. IPO Chairman Mujeeb Ahmed…
By National News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan has implemented the medical visa category in a newly revised regulation, relaxing the rules for people seeking entry to the country for health emergencies and jobs, a media report said on Monday. The new rules were approved by the Federal Cabinet on February 2, the Dawn newspaper published on its online edition. The article is based on a letter from the Ministry of the Interior to the Director General of Immigration and Passports, said the document. Although the document does not explicitly state that the medical visa category has been introduced for the first…
By National News Desk Islamabad : Beijing has not financed any infrastructure projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative, said the Senate Special Committee on CPEC Projects. According to a report by The Express Tribune, during the committee meeting Senator Sikandar Mandhro, chief of transport planning at the Pakistan Planning Ministry, said because of the absence of the CPEC funding, some projects, including the Khuzdar-Basima project, were being carried out from the federal development funds. Meanwhile, Committee member Senator Kabir Ahmad Shahi informed that only paperwork was carried out on CPEC. “The project started in a way that a…