Around 200 migrants including people from Pakistan were rescued from a wooden boat approximately 20 hours after they departed from Zawiya in Libya. Some 190 migrants were rescued by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) off the coast of Libya early on Friday (March 24). The migrants also included people from Bangladesh, Egypt, Eritrea, Syria and Palestine who were rescued from a wooden boat approximately …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 27 (EW): Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) today banned live and recorded coverage of all rallies, public gatherings in Islamabad. A ban notification was issued by Pemra for one day. According to the notification, live or recorded coverage of the protest rally or public gathering cannot be done. The ban on coverage has been imposed keeping …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 27 (EW): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will shortly hear Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s pre-arrest bail plea in seven cases. The PTI chief had arrived at IHC from Lahore, earlier today, to seek pre-arrest bail in different cases registered against him in the federal capital. Imran Khan will also appear in court in a case related to …
PARIS, Mae 27 (EW): French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne told AFP Sunday she would meet opposition leaders early next month and be open to talks with unions, after weeks of protests against pensions reforms. She also said she would not make further use of the controversial mechanism that allowed her to force through the unpopular reforms without a parliamentary …
SHARJAH, Mar 27 (EW): Imad Wasim has expressed disappointment after the Team Green lost three-match T20I series to Afghanistan in Sharjah as young guns found it difficult to perform on foreign pitch. “Yes, we lost the series. We are really disappointed, really sad and really upset,” the top scorer of the second match from Pakistan side said, adding that …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 27 (EW): Pakistan is currently vulnerable to a severe locust attack, which could cause significant damage to the country’s agricultural sector and threaten food security. The Plant Protection Department of the federal government, which was responsible for controlling the spread of locusts, was facing a major setback as 18 aircraft that were previously used for aerial spraying …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 27 (EW): Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the government is making all-out efforts to steer the economy of the difficult situation in order to put it on the path of sustainable economic growth. According to a press release, addressing as chief guest at an Iftar dinner hosted by the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry …
ISLAMABAD, March 27 (INP): The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Pakistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to protect environment in CPEC-related projects, Gwadar Pro reported on Sunday. It will help strengthening research, technical support and policy influencing to take into consideration the ecological, biodiversity protection and environmental concerns in development projects under the CPEC. …
ISLAMABAD, March 27 (INP): Chinese scientists help to enhance quality and quantity of citrus fruits in Pakistan, China Economic Net (CEN) reported. In this connection, they are collaborating with Pakistani scientists to develop biological control measures to achieve the purpose. To this end, a research centre was launched in the two countries to jointly explore green and sustainable solutions to the …
ISLAMABAD, March 27 (INP): Currently, around 550 girls are enrolled in the China-Pakistan Gwadar Faqeer Middle School. Moreover, a recently established digital lab with 30 new computers, in collaboration with a Chinese company, is fully functional in the school, providing computer literacy among the girls, Gwadar Pro reported on Saturday. Around the world, 129 million girls are out of …
