The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday rejected a petition against the ban imposed on congregational prayers to limit the spread of the coronavirus. An application submitted to the SHC maintained that the provincial government’s decision to close mosques is a violation of fundamental rights and the law does not permit the government to stop citizens from offering Friday prayers in mosques. However, the SHC …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the religious scholars’ (Ulema) cooperation was required to contain the spread of coronavirus and he would soon meet their delegation in that regard. The prime minister was talking to the renowned religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil, who called on him at the PM Office. The prime minister lauded Maulana Tariq Jamil’s public …
ISLAMABAD: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is set to provide Pakistan the equipment for testing of COVID-19 through use of nuclear-derived technique, the Foreign Office said on Friday. “IAEA will provide Pakistan a Polymerase Chain Reaction PCR machine, bio-hazard safety cabinets, test kits and related consumer goods to help fight the novel coronavirus through the nuclear derived technique,” Foreign Office …
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday said the decision by G-20 countries to give debt relief to developing countries will have “substantial impact” on Pakistan, allowing the country a much needed “fiscal space” to focus on the downtrodden against the backdrop of Covid-19. Qureshi’s statement came just hours after finance ministers of G-20 countries announced a major debt relief …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday appreciated the debt relief measures taken by the G20 countries, International Monetary Fund and the World Bank for the developing countries including Pakistan. The prime minister said this in a meeting with his Finance Advisor Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh who called on him here, a PM Office press release said. The finance advisor informed …
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan eased the lockdown for facilitation of the people, and ensuring timely supply of essential goods and other facilities. In a tweet she said that this step did not mean that that the challenge of corona pandemic was …
ISLAMABAD: Brigadier Mohammad Ahmed has assumed the charge of new Military Secretary to Prime Minister Imran Khan, the PM Office said on Wednesday. The outgoing Military Secretary Brigadier Waseem Iftikhar Cheema paid a farewell call on the Prime Minister this afternoon. During the call, the Prime Minister appreciated the services of outgoing Military Secretary and wished him success in his professional career, the PM …
BEIJING: Prime Minister Imran Khan appealed to the international community to launch a debt relief initiative for highly indebted developing nations in order to help them prevent negative impact on their people as a subsequent humanitarian consequence of the Covid-19 crisis. The South Asian leader’s video message was posted on Twitter over the weekend and serves as a rallying call …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said Ehsaas Cash Emergency Programme was being carried out regardless of any political affiliation besides ensuring utmost transparency and merit. In a meeting with Central Vice President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Haleem Adil Sheikh, the Prime Minister said the federal government was taking every possible step to provide relief to general public during the tough …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the Teleschool, an educational television channel, to broadcast academic content for students stuck at their homes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Expressing gratitude to the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting over the initiative, he said the channel will help impart education to children across the …