LAHORE, Dec 16 (EW): Nobel Peace Prize holder Malala Yousafzai, along with her husband Asser Malik, met with the Pakistan women’s cricket team as well as the U-19 women’s team, before departing for London on Friday. Malala met with women team stars Sidra Ameen, Diana Baig and Tuba Hassan and Eman Ali and Shawal Zulfiqar from the U-19 women’s …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (FD): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed his party leaders to highlight the economic achievements of the coalition government at all public meetings – a strategy to counter PTI Chairman ImranKhan’s narrative that the government had failed to deliver. Chairing a meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the premier stressed on extending maximum relief …
LAHORE, Dec 16 (EW): President Dr Arif Alvi has called for the appointment of separate trainers for differently-abled students in the mainstream schools. Co-chairing a meeting along with Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi to review facilities for differently-abled persons, he said such children had special abilities that could be brought forward through training. The president and the chief …
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday remembered the victims of the tragic Army Public School (APS) attack on its eighth anniversary and said that this day is a message to the whole world that Pakistan has made great sacrifices to eradicate terrorism. The premier took to his official Twitter handle and said: “Every year, December 16 reminds the entire nation …
DIYARBAKIR, Dec 16 (Reuters) : Eight Turkish police officers were wounded on Friday when a bomb exploded in a roadside vehicle as their minibus passed on a highway in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, security sources said. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said two people had been detained and were believed to be the perpetrators of the blast. “There was …
Patna, Dec 15 (AFP): At least 22 people have died and several others have been hospitalised in India after drinking toxic alcohol, authorities said Thursday. The deaths happened mainly in two villages in the eastern state of Bihar, where the sale and consumption of liquor are prohibited. Such bans are in force in several Indian states, driving a thriving …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the government would follow its current programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Addressing a high-level meeting over the economic situation held at the PM House, the prime minister assured all possible facilitation to exporters to boost the country’s exports. He said the incumbent government had iherited an economy in ruins …
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will request National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf to give time for the verification of its lawmakers’ resignations, the party’s Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry said on Thursday. Taking to Twitter, Fawad said that the party is writing a letter to Ashraf to seek a time when the MPs can visit the NA for the verification …
NEW YORK, Dec 15 (APP): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto- Zardari stressed upon the United Nations Security Council to implement its resolutions over the Kashmir issue and deliver upon its commitment to peace in the region and “prove that multilateralism can succeed”. Speaking on “Reformed Multilateralism” in the Security Council, the foreign minister said that there was an agenda item …
LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters): The final three episodes of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s Netflix documentary series air on Thursday, with more criticism expected to be directed at the British royals just as King Charles and his family gather for a Christmas carol service. In the first tranche of episodes released last week, Harry and Meghan again launched …
