CHINA, Dec 7 (AFP): China announced on Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid-19 restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater political freedoms. Under the new guidelines, some asymptomatic and mild cases of Covid-19 can now quarantine at home, ending a requirement that all positive cases be isolated in centralised government facilities. The frequency …
LAHORE, Dec 6 (EW): The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday directed the Punjab government to submit a notification of schools’ closure amid persisting smog in the provincial capital. The high court conducted hearing on a case related to smog situation in Lahore, which has repeatedly topped the daily ranking of most polluted city in the world. In the …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6 (FD):The Supreme Court on Tuesday, while taking suo notice of the “brutal killing” of journalist Arshad Sharif, directed the government to register a first information report (FIR) by tonight. A larger bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Jamal Mandokhail, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi and …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 6 (EW): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hosted a dinner for Pakistan and England teams at the PM House on Monday. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)’s Managing Director Rob Key and team players were present on the occasion. During the interaction, the premier commended England players for outplaying Pakistan …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5 (FD): Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal says a framework has been prepared to make Pakistan a climate resilient country. Speaking at the National Flood Response Center in Islamabad on Monday, he said the framework will also be presented to the international community for their support. The Minister pointed out that the federal and provincial …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 5 (EW): Minister of State (Petroleum Division) Musadik Malik Monday said Russia had agreed to provide crude oil as well as petrol and diesel to Pakistan at discounted rates. “Our visit to Russia turned out to be more productive than expected,” Malik said addressing a press conference after the return of the Pakistani delegation from Russia. A …
LUMAJANG, Dec 5 (AFP): Rescuers evacuated more people Monday from nearby villages after the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Semeru, with officials warning of danger from cooling lava despite less activity from the volcano. More than 2,400 villagers have now fled their homes and taken shelter in 11 evacuation centres after the highest mountain on the country’s main island of …
LAHORE, Dec 4 (EW): After Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan directed lawmakers to “start preparing for elections”, party leader Fawad Chaudhry revealed on Sunday that the party would first go for polls in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). Former prime minister Imran Khan had earlier asked his provincial legislators in K-P to start preparing for elections, saying, “we would …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 02 (EW): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to introduce new features in the ballot paper to curb rigging as it has launched preparations for the next general elections in the country. The top election body said that a feature of watermark would also be introduced. It is likely to print almost 240 million ballot …
LAHORE, Dec 02 (EW): The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday ordered the closure of government and private schools thrice a week amid the increasing threat of smog in Punjab, especially in Lahore. The directions were given by the LHC while hearing the petitions moved for seeking the remedy to address the smog issue. The court in its verdict …
