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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday agreed to collectively eradicate polio virus. The decision was made during a meeting of health ministers of both the countries in Islamabad. Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel said people of both the countries travel on both sides of the border so there was a need to devise a collective strategy to ensure eradication of …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought a reply from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) within two days on a petition filed against restrictions on corner meetings in line with the ECP code of conduct devised for local government (LG) elections in the federal capital. Ahead of the polls expected to be held next month, the ECP, …

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday criticised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for conferring with his elder brother Nawaz Sharif, who was sentenced in two graft cases by an accountability court, on the appointment of the next army chief and termed this consultation a violation of the Official Secrets Act. The former premier made these remarks while addressing long march …

The biennial International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2022 commenced at the Expo Center in Karachi on Tuesday after a gap of four years — a delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. IDEAS is a defence exhibition which brings together the defence industry’s players across the globe to showcase the latest technological innovations. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari inaugurated the …

LAHORE: The deployment of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police commandos for the security of former premier Imran Khan in Lahore has been taken as “disgrace” by Punjab police high-ups who command a force that is considered as the “most professional and highly-trained” provincial police in the country. The impression was re-enforced when some senior officers of Punjab police were reportedly disallowed …

Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who returned from a five-day stay in the United Kingdom a day earlier, had tested positive for Covid-19. In a tweet, the minister said the premier was feeling unwell for the past two days and took a Covid-19 test today as per the doctor’s advice. She appealed to …

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani on Sunday emphasised facilitating dialogue on the climate crisis among the global parliamentary community. The deputy speaker was heading a parliamentary delegation to the United Nations Framework for Climate Conference (UNFCCC). He said it would help identifying inter-parliamentary solutions for a more sustainable world. Mr Durrani said Pakistan needed the support of …

GILGIT: A host of factors, including sociocultural stigma, communication gap between parents and children, academic pressure, lack of employment opportunities and limited access to professional psychological help are resulting in an increase in suicide cases in Gilgit-Baltistan, a new report has said. According to the report titled “Prevention of Suicides in Gilgit Baltistan: An Integrated Multisectoral Strategy and Roadmap for …

LAHORE: Chinese Consul General in Lahore Zhao Shiren has said four corridors are being added to the flagship China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as both Islamabad and Beijing have agreed to it during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent visit to the country. Speaking at a seminar here on Sunday on impacts of the policies adopted at the 20th congress of the Communist Party …

ISLAMABAD: Undeterred by the failures of development plans in the past, the government is working on ‘Vision 2035’ and ‘Vision 2047’ agenda, with the Planning Commission having initiated a study aimed at drawing a roadmap for the country’s rapid socioeconomic development. The study, which will identify policy choices that the country’s leadership may need to make in consultation with all …