June 07, 2020


 PM Imran says job creation, development projects govt's top priority for budget 2020
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that the government would prioritise on job creation and developmental projects for the 2020-21 budget while reducing....Full Story


World Bank warns Pakistan’s growing pension bill threatens its development priorities
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has warned the government of Pakistan that its pension schemes have growing fiscal costs, which, if not constrained, threaten other...Full Story


Mohammad Sadiq appointed as special envoy to Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday appointed Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq as Pakistan’s special envoy to Afghanistan, a completely new office, to what the...Full Story


All Sikhs want Khalistan: Akal Takht
AMRITSAR: Akal Takht acting Jathedar (group leader) Giani Harpreet Singh on Saturday said that all Sikhs want Khalistan and if the Union government gives it, they shall take it.....Full Story


Evidence of plane crash collected from Lahore
LAHORE: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board has widened the circle of investigation by collecting evidence from the Lahore airport in connection with the Karachi plane crash....Full Story


CDWP approves $7.2 bn ML-I project
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Lieut General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Saturday said that the Central Development...Full Story


Corona claims over 100 lives in a day
ISLAMABAD: The countrywide death toll from the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rose to 1,998 on Saturday with over 100 deaths reported in a single day.....Full Story


Message from Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Mahmood Abbasi on the occasion of World Environment Day 2020
World Environment Day is celebrated internationally to raise awareness about protection of earth’s natural systems, galvanize support to focus on threats that the environment....Full Story


Pakistan Navy lays the keel of 1st milgem class corvette in Turkey
ISLAMABAD: The keel laying ceremony of 1st MILGEM Class Corvette for Pakistan Navy was held at Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY), Turkey. Chief Naval Overseas (Turkey)...Full Story


Govt seals 9 places in Islamabad after sharp increase of corona cases
Following the increase in corona cases in the federal capital, the administration has decided to seal nine places. According to the district administration, these places....Full Story


SOPs violation: Govt decides to close markets in Lahore, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi
Big markets in many cities of Punjab will be closed due to non-implementation of SOPs set up to prevent corona.
Sources said that action against ....Full Story


Six killed as dust storm sweeps through Karachi, may hit the city again today
KARACHI: Death toll from a dust storm in the metropolis climbed to six on Thursday as the Met Department issued another advisory for Karachi warning that storms could hit the...Full Story


CM Murad blames ‘mixed messages’ for SOPs violations
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Thursday said the country needs a unified stance on COVID-19 as the federal government was send mixed messages which were.....Full Story


ECC approves firing all Pakistan Steel Mill employees
The PTI led federal government on Wednesday decided to terminate all 9,350 employees of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), taking a giant but politically difficult step to stop years...Full Story

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