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by Kaswar Klasra ISLAMABAD, Mar. 16 (Gwadar Pro) – Pakistan has taken elaborate measures to vaccinate millions of its population – thanks to the Chinese government for speedy delivery of vaccine which is still making its way to Pakistan in batches. Officials told this correspondent that another batch of China’s Sinopharm vaccine will arrive on March 16, 2021 which will be given to elderly population ( 60 & above) as well as the critical patients of COVID-19. Pakistani officials confirmed that mass vaccination centers have been set up across Pakistan just ahead of the arrival of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm Vaccine.…

By National News Desk Islamabad: After a drubbing by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance in the recent Senate polls, the Imran Khan-led government on Monday has called for the resignation of the chief election commissioner and the reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), which it said failed to hold elections in a transparent manner, reported Geo News. In a joint press conference, Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood, flanked by Information Minister Shibli Faraz and Fawad Chaudhry alleged ECP that it failed to act as a “neutral umpire” in recently-held Senate elections. “The Election Commission failed to act as…

By National News Desk Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) would file a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday, challenging the results of the Senate chairman election after seven votes were declared rejected, according to sources. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Sadiq Sanjr received 48 votes while his opponent and former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gil could only manage 42, in which seven votes were rejected. The votes were rejected by the presiding officer, Syed Muzafar Hussain Shah, as the ballot papers were stamped on the candidate’s name instead of the box next to it. The PPP has prepared…

By National News Desk Islamabad: THE Indus Commissioners of India and Pakistan are set to meet on March 23-24 in New Delhi, a top official said on Sunday. Pradeep Kumar Saxena, Commissioner (Indus), who will lead the Indian delegation in the meeting, told The Indian Express, “The annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) will be held on March 23-24 in New Delhi.” “We are committed towards full utilisation of India’s rights under the treaty and believe in amicable solution of issues through discussion,” Saxena said. This will be the first meeting of Indus Commissioners after a gap of…

By Manish Rai Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which was the official name of the Taliban regime before being deposed by the United States in late 2001. The Taliban has always insisted on calling itself the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. In June 2013, when its de-facto embassy in Doha, Qatar was founded, the Taliban insisted on calling it the “the political office” of the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.” The Taliban appeared in the southern city of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest, in 1994, two years after the mujahedin seized power in the country. The Taliban promised to bring order in the country and…

by Gordon G. Chang China believes it is on track to take over the world. At the ongoing “Two Sessions” in Beijing, the Communist Party has publicly told us how it will accomplish its ambitious goal. If the Chinese ruling party succeeds, the rest of the 21st century will be painted only in shades of red. Fortunately, America is beginning to mobilize itself. Americans, however, need to act, immediately. Tech is the real arms race of our era. On March 5, at the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress, China’s rubber-stamp legislature, Premier Li Keqiang announced the 14th Five-Year…

Islamabad Telegraph Report Islamabad: The US has more troops in war-torn Afghanistan than it has officially announced, an investigation carried by the New York Times has recently reported. ” The United States has about 1,000 more troops in Afghanistan than it has disclosed, according to U.S., European and Afghan officials. That adds another layer of complexity to the swirling debate at the White House over whether to stick with a deal, struck by the Trump administration and the Taliban, that calls for removing the remaining American forces by May 1,” the report said quoting officials of Afghanistan and European Union.…

By National News desk Islamabad: Amid the ongoing third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan, a major lockdown will be imposed in seven cities in Punjab province starting from Monday onwards. The lockdown, which comes after a gap of one year, will remain in force for two weeks in the cities of Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala and Gujrat, Dawn news reported on Sunday. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Punjab provincial government, the major lockdown will restrict the movement of the people; there will be a complete ban on gatherings of all kinds for…

By Our Staff Reporter Peshawar: The Hindu community in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to pardon the mob that vandalised and burned down a century-old temple in the province. The local clerics and members of the Hindu community held a meeting on Saturday to resolve the dispute. As per the dialogue, informally called ‘jigra’, the accused have tendered an apology over the attack and a similar incident in 1997. The Muslim clerics have assured full protection to the Hindus and their rights as per the country’s Constitution. A reconciliation statement from the meeting would be presented to the Supreme…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: The Senate election in Pakistan got off to a noisy start on Friday with the Opposition claiming that spy cameras were installed in the polling booths set for senators to cast their votes for the chairman and deputy chairman of the upper house of Parliament. The Senate is meeting to elect its chairman and deputy chairman through a secret ballot following the oath-taking of its 48 newly-elected members. Elections for the Senate were held on March 3, days ahead of the retiring of its members on March 11. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Mustafa Nawaz…