Israel Olympics sanctions ‘out of the question’: IOC – Sport
PARIS: The International Olympic Committee has no plans to sanction Israel ahead of the Paris Olympics over its war in Gaza, a top official said on Friday. Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant, the head of the IOC coordination committee for Paris 2024, said the conflict in Gaza and Russia’s war in Ukraine, for which Moscow was suspended by […]
PHC directs US national to contact govt for naturalisation certificate – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has directed an American national, who is married to a local woman, to formally approach authorities for the grant of a naturalisation certificate. A bench consisting of Justice Syed Mohammad Attique Shah and Justice Dr Khurshid Iqbal disposed of a petition jointly filed by US national Joshua Steven Beckett and […]
Commissioner orders steps to check dengue in Rawalpindi – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: Commissioner Rawalpindi Aamir Khattak emphasised the importance of taking early preventive measures to stop the spread of dengue as only four cases have been reported since Jan 1. Commissioner Rawalpindi, while presiding over the anti-dengue meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office, stated that the people who neglect and violate the SOPs endanger others life; […]
Ministry of overseas Pakistanis sets procedures for overseas job agreements – Business
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development has issued time-bound standard operating procedures (SOPs) for signing letters of interest (LOIs) and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with international firms and governments for engagements and placements of Pakistani human resource going overseas every year and those already residing abroad. This has been done to […]
PM Shehbaz announces compensation for victims of AJK rains, snowfall – Pakistan
MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced that Rs2 million each would be distributed among the families of the deceased and Rs500,000 each among those injured in the recent torrential rains and snowfall in Azad Jammu and Kashmir He was speaking at a function held for distribution of cheques among the victims of the […]
Bilawal campaigns for father on eve of presidential election – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari kept campaigning for his father till the eve of the presidential election as he hosted the lawmakers of National Assembly and the Senate on Friday. The PPP chairman also met with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif and provincial assembly members earlier in the day. During the gathering held at […]
No Women’s Day in Gaza, say mothers of hungry children – World
GAZA CITY: Women’s Day? At a tent in Rafah where Um Zaki said she was boiling porridge on an open flame to stave off the hunger of her six children, the holiday passed as a cruel joke. “Now, all our days look the same. The days of feasts, happy occasions, nice food, laughter and hope, […]
Ministry sets procedures for overseas job agreements – Business
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development has issued time-bound standard operating procedures (SOPs) for signing letters of interest (LOIs) and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with international firms and governments for engagements and placements of Pakistani human resource going overseas every year and those already residing abroad. This has been done to […]
Incomplete justice – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
THE state-sponsored judicial murder of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB), a key founder of both mass democracy and constitutionalism in Pakistan, is a historical and legal fact which very few independent and fair observers will deny. But the reality is that until March 6, 2024, the state institutions involved in the tragic episode were in official […]
Sanjrani takes oath as member of Balochistan Assembly – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The plan of former Senate chairman to get an extension through an amendment to rules seems to have gone awry as he has finally taken the oath as a Balochistan Assembly MPA. Sources told Dawn that the plan had to be shelved due to stiff opposition and the fear of the motion being defeated. […]