Web Desk — All private schools in Lahore have been stopped from holding summer camps and conducting exams this year. Lahore District Education Authority CEO Pervaiz Akhtar has constituted committees at tehsil and center levels consisting of three district education officers (DEOs), 12 deputy DEOs, and 50 assistant education officers (AEOs). Akhtar said these teams will inspect schools and submit …

Web Desk — The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) will open passport counters at its offices in 30 tehsils across the country in the near future. According to the notification, the “passport counter” facility will be provided in those tehsils or sub-tehsils only where there is no passport office. These passport counters will be set up in different areas …

Web Desk — The Prime Minister’s Youth Program (PMYP) officially starts taking applications for Phase-VI of the PM’s Youth Laptop Scheme. The important announcement was made public through the program’s Twitter account on Tuesday. Registration for the PM’s Youth Laptop Scheme: •              Applicants can make registration through the official PMYP Website. •              Applicants are required to provide personal information, including …

Web Desk — Defence Minister Khawaja Asif claims considering all options including a ban on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI). The minister told the media in Islamabad that the coalition government was mulling all-out options to outlaw Imran Khan-led party. Khawaja Asif said Imran’s nefarious gambit of attacking military installations will never be going to repeat. The PML-N stalwart linked PTI’s …

Web Desk — Pakistani airline AirSial will now be operating flights from Pakistan to Muscat, the capital city of Oman. Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has given the green light to AirSial to commence its operations. An official CAA approval has been given to AirSial to operate flights connecting three major Pakistani cities to Muscat International Airport. AirSial will offer …

Web Desk — In the upcoming budget (2023-24), the government is likely to further raise taxes for the non-filers on the buying and selling of immovable properties to also document the trading of plot files of private housing societies. According to sources, the target would be registered property agents who deal in business transactions between the buyers and sellers of …

Web Desk — Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education Karachi announced the intermediate part II examinations schedule on Wednesday. According to the schedule, the Higher Secondary Part-II exams will start on May 30 and they will continue till June 27. The Board of Secondary Education Karachi said that the Annual Examinations 2023 for the Pre-Engineering Group’s Part I, Pre-Medical, Science …

Monitoring Desk — Pakistan Army’s top brass has decided to take the 9th May protesters and their abettors to task under the Pakistan Army Act and the Official Secret Act. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and supporters attacked and destroyed military installations on May 9 after Imran Khan’s arrest. The federal government and the army dubbed it “Black Day” in …

Monitoring Desk — The National Assembly (NA) is going to file a reference against Chief Justice Supreme Court (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial. A special NA committee will be formed to file the reference for what government terms the misconduct by the CJP. A motion was presented in the firey session of the lower house of the parliament asking the …

Web Desk — The Federal government, in an important development, assures the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it would not implement the fuel subsidy plan. The assurance has been given as the two sides negotiate a pending $1.1 billion bailout package for the country. According to Bloomberg News, the IMF pledged to continue negotiations with the government on the long-delayed …