ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar Saturday said that Pakistanis going abroad will be given the Moderna vaccine as some countries are not accepting Chinese vaccines. Umar, who also heads the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), appreciated the “progressive policy” of US President Joe Biden and Secretary ofRead More →

Pakistan on Friday “categorically” rejected the “unsubstantiated and baseless” inclusion of the country in the “Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) List” — published under a domestic US legislation — in the US State Department’s Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2021. “Pakistan does not support any non-state armed group; norRead More →

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday received 2.5 million doses of Moderna vaccines donated by the US under the COVAX programme. According to a US Embassy statement, this donation is part of the 80 million doses the United States is sharing with the world, delivering on its pledge to facilitate equitable globalRead More →

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday lifted the ban on TikTok after the telecom regulator assured the court of issuing a ruling on the petitioner’s request by Monday. The SHC had on June 28 ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to suspend the services of the video-sharing siteRead More →

KABUL (Reuters) – American troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, a U.S. defense official said, under an agreement with the Taliban allowing for the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from the country after a two-decade war. “All American soldiers and members of NATO forcesRead More →

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday felicitated Chinese President Xi Jinping and the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the party’s centenary. In his message, the prime minister Imran Khan said that the founding of the CPC was a seminal eventRead More →

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday categorically announced that Pakistan would not downgrade its relationship with all-weather friend China despite pressure, Channel News reported.     In an exclusive interview with China Global Television Network today, PM Imran said that Pakistan and China have glorious history of seven-decade old strongRead More →

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday wrapped up a 55-year-old land dispute and decided in favour of the purchaser, NEWS reported. According to details, a land dispute erupted between Paras Khan and Muhammad Iqbal in 1964 over a 20-Kanal land. The applicant in the case agreed to sell hisRead More →