Pakistan

Web Desk — In order to stop spread of the new coronavirus varinat ‘Omicron’, the Sindh government has decided to make booster jabs mandatory. Health Secretary Zulfiqar Ali Shah said that it had been decided to make the booster dose mandatory across the province to curb the spreaf of the new variant. He said that the Pfizer vaccine would be …

Web Desk — Former chief justice Supreme Court, Justice Saqib Nisar has denied the authenticity of the audio clip attributed to him saying he never directed subbordinate judges for Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz sentences. Saqib Nisar was reacting to a recentely leaked audio clip in which he (allegedly Saqib Nisar) could be heard saying that in order to make …

Web Desk — Despite intense protest by the opposition, the government on Wednesday managed to amend the Election Act 2017 during parliament’s joint session, allowing the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and giving overseas Pakistanis the right to vote in general elections. The joint opposition led by PML-N president and opposition leader in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif rejected …

Web Desk — A joint session of the Parliament is being held today at 12pm as government plans to pass several bills while the Opposition is all set to give full resistance to the government. The joint sitting has been convened as the government has apparently convinced its political allies — including the PML-Q and the MQM-P — to give …

Web Desk — Students who passed their matriculation and intermediate examination with grace marks as per government’s corona policy find themselves in a serious problem. It has been reported in the media that all government colleges in the Rawalpindi district have denied admission to students who passed their matric/inter examination with grace marks. In Rawalpindi, government boys colleges’ merit for …

Web Desk — The Pakistan Television (PTV) has sent a recovery notice to former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar for damages worth Rs103.3 million for “being absent from its shows during the T20 World Cup and for resigning from his position without serving a notice period”. Giving his reaction on the legal notice Shoaib Akhtar expressed utter disappointment with the PTV for …

Web Desk — “Election officials and government functionaries acted as puppets in the hands of their unlawful masters.” These are the findings of an inquiry report into the disappearance of 20 presiding officers during the by-election of NA-75, Daska. The inquiry report has been compiled by the Punjab Joint Election Commissioner. The report finds them responsible for not discharging their …

Web Desk — Famous TV personality and PTI leader Aamir Liaquat and his second wife Syeda Tuba have allegedly parted ways, according to social media reports. The rumours that the famous couple is no longer together have yet to be confirmed from either side as no official announcement has been made. It is worth-noting that Syeda Tuba has changed her …

Web Desk — Cricket expert and host of a PTV Sports show ‘Game On He’ Dr. Nauman Niaz seeks apology from Shoaib Akhtar (Rawalpindi Express) over his verbal spat with the latter during a live transmission during Pakistan-New Zealand match in T20 World Cup. Speaking with a Pakistani journalist on his YouTube channel, Nauman Niaz said that he could apologize …

Web Desk — On its way to reform civil services, the Federal Government is going to introduce a Screening test before the written examination from the year 2022. According to sources, the screening test will be a type of MCQs, and candidates with at least 33 percent marks will be able to appear in the written examination. The decision to …