ISLAMABD, March 13 (EW): Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child issued a press release urging implementation of pending Health Levy Bill (2019) on tobacco products. The federal cabinet approved the health levy back in June 2019, but unfortunately, it is yet to be implemented. Malik Imran Ahmed, Country Head, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK), stated …
RAWALPINDI, Mar 13 (EW): Pakistan white-ball team’s vice-captain Shadab Khan on Sunday revealed that skipper Babar Azam is not aware of being rested for the upcoming T20 series against Afghanistan. Speaking to the media after the 29th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL 2023) in Rawalpindi which Peshawar Zalmi won by 13 runs against Islamabad United, Shadab Khan …
Following a meeting with the leadership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Lahore districts administration on late Sunday allowed the Imran Khan-led party to stage an election rally in Punjab’s capital city on Monday (today), well-placed sources said. The sources, privy to the matter, said that the meeting was held at the direction of Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Raza …
ISLAMABAD: Mar 13 (EW): The federal government has made the 466-page record of Toshakhana (gift depository) from 2002 to 2023 public by uploading it on the official website of the Cabinet Division. The move was made on the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The recipients of the gifts from foreign dignitaries include former presidents, prime ministers, federal ministers …
ISLAMABAD, Mar 13 (EW): A polio vaccination campaign to immunise more than 21.54 million children under the age of five will kick off in Sindh and Punjab on March 13 (today). The five-day vaccination campaign is being held in two phases due to the concurrent activities of the seventh national census. In the first phase, over 17.41 million children …
BEIJING, Mar 13 (Reuters): New Chinese Premier Li Qiang sought to reassure the country’s private sector on Monday, saying the environment for entrepreneurial businesses will improve and that equal treatment will be given to companies, regardless of ownership type. Li, installed as premier on Saturday during the annual session of China’s parliament, is tasked with reviving the world’s second-largest …
ISLAMABAD, March 9 (EW): Health activists have urged government to impose a ban on innovative products such as nicotine pouches, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco devices in order to save Pakistan’s economy. In a press release shared by Society for Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), the health activists have called for the need to recognize the health …
CUTRO, Italy: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will hold a cabinet meeting on Thursday near the site of a deadly shipwreck, as debate rages over whether the right-wing government’s migration policies cost lives. Meloni is expected to pay homage to the victims of the February 28 disaster, in which at least 72 people, including Pakistani migrants, perished when their …
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Thursday forbade the broadcasting of any content related to sitting high court and Supreme Court judges on electronic media with immediate effect. In a notification, the regulator directed all media houses to refrain from telecasting any content against state institutions. “Despite repeated directives, satellite television channels are persistently discussing the conduct of …
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar vowed on Thursday that he and his team were “absolutely committed” to completing the current $7bn Extended Fund Facility programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), once again stressing that Pakistan was close to signing the staff-level agreement. The government is in a race against time to implement measures to reach an agreement with …
