3-month long summer vacation announced for Punjab schools – Pakistan
Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat on Monday announced a three-month-long summer vacation for schools in the province. In a statement released by his spokesperson, he said that the summer break would begin on May 22 and would end on August 23. He said that schools in the province would then open on August 24. […]
PM orders inquiry after PML-N MPA injured in attack in Toba Tek Sindh – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ordered an inquiry into an attack in Toba Tek Singh that left PML-N MPA Col (retired) Sardar Ayub Gadhi injured and four of his aides dead. The incident occurred on Sunday night, when Gadhi was sitting with his friends in his outhouse (Dera) in Chak 184-GB. Subsequently, unidentified gunmen […]
President directs use of all possible measures to induce inflationary impact in meeting with PM Shehbaz
Says despite difficult geographical and regional situation, maximum relief should be provided to the people A meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Monday. — PID President Asif Ali Zardari directed the use of all possible measures to reduce the impact of inflation on the populace in a […]
KP CM Afridi decries decisions made behind closed doors during visit to Bannu – Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday decried decisions taken behind closed doors, saying that the provincial government would oppose those decisions that went against peace in the province and the people’s interests. He made the remarks during a visit to Bannu, after 15 police personnel were martyred and three sustained injuries after a […]
Shanto fifty puts Bangladesh in command
Hasan Ali got rid of Shadman Islam on day four. Photo: AFP Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto struck another composed half-century to steer into a commanding position against on the rain-hit fourth day of the first Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday. Bangladesh finished the day on 152-3 in their second innings, […]
Iran says made ‘legitimate’ demands in peace proposal rejected by Trump as ‘totally unacceptable’ – World
Iran on Monday asserted that it made “legitimate” demands in its latest formal response to the United States’ peace proposal, after US President Donald Trump rejected the reply as “totally unacceptable”. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran had called for an end to the war across the region, the lifting of the US blockade […]
US, French nationals from hantavirus ship test positive – World
An American national and a French woman evacuated from the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have tested positive, officials said on Monday, as the complex operation to repatriate those on board continued. The French woman, one of five passengers from France flown back from the MV Hondius and placed in isolation in […]
IT exports expected to reach $4bn during current fiscal year, PM told – Business
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was told on Monday that Pakistan’s information technology exports were expected to reach $4.5 billion to $4.6bn, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The development came as the premier chaired meeting to review the affairs of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication. During the meeting, the premier was told […]
IT exports projected to reach $4bn during current fiscal year, PM Shehbaz told – Business
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was told on Monday that Pakistan’s information technology exports were expected to reach $4.5 billion to $4.6bn, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The development came as the premier chaired meeting reviewing the affairs of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication. During the meeting, the premier was told that […]
China, US resume trade talks in Seoul as Trump set for Beijing visit
Discussions will be guided by ‘important consensus’ reached during Xi-Trump engagements China will hold a new round of economic and trade talks with the United States in South Korea next week, Beijing announced on Sunday, as preparations continue for President Donald Trump’s state visit to China from May 13 to 15. According to China’s Ministry of […]