Pakistan

PESHAWAR/KOHAT/KARAK: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Friday said his government would reconstruct a Hindu shrine damaged and torched by a mob in Teri area of Karak district last Wednesday. He also issued necessary instructions to the relevant authorities for the purpose, said an official statement issued here. A mob consisting of young and old people and children had …

RAWALPINDI: The first rain and snowfall of 2021 is expected from Sunday evening and the wet spell will continue till Tuesday, further intensifying the cold wave. The minimum temperature in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad remained -1 degree Celsius on Friday. According to the Meteorological Office, a strong westerly wave is likely to enter Pakistan on Sunday and likely …

KARACHI: The health department on Friday notified the Provincial Vaccine Administration Coordination Cell (PVACC) after getting a commitment from the National Vaccine Task Force and the National Command Operation Centre (NCOC) for supply of the Covid-19 vaccine by Jan 15. Chairing a meeting on the subject, Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho stated that the NCOC and the National Vaccine …

ISLAMABAD: The board of Pakistan Television (PTV) Corporation on Friday suspended its managing director Aamer Manzoor for 10 days allegedly for “exercising powers beyond prescribed limits”. According to media reports, PTV’s board of directors took the decision at an emergency meeting on Friday evening that was presided over by its chairman Syed Naeem Bokhari. When contacted, PTV spokesman neither confirmed nor denied the suspension of the …

KHYBER/PESHAWAR: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed paid his first visit to the Torkham border on Friday after assuming his new responsibilities. Upon arrival at the border, he was received by Khyber Rifles commandant Col Rizwan Nazir and security and district administration officials. The minister was briefed on border security and bilateral trade with Afghanistan. He was told that the government …

ISLAMABAD: Tension ruled the Senate on the first day of year 2021 with senators from the two sides of the aisle locking horns over the issue of performance of the anti-corruption watchdog and process of accountability. During a debate on the performance of the National Accountability bureau (NAB), the opposition members rejected the process of accountability as one-sided and accused …

ISLAMABAD: Of the 1,195 lawmakers belonging to parliament and four provincial assemblies, 394 legislators, including as many as eight ministers, have failed to submit their statements of assets to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) even after the expiry of the deadline, but their membership will not be suspended because a grace period of 15 days has been granted to …

When I came across this baked French toast recipe, I was a bit apprehensive about it, not too sure how it might meet the fussy taste buds of our family since they were not a big fan of the microwave French toast I had made earlier. So I halved the original recipe and had only one layer of bread slices …

ISLAMABAD: Convinced that police have mishandled the case, a parliamentary committee on Thursday ordered a fresh inquiry into the abduction of a minor Christian girl in Faisalabad. The 13-year old was freed five months after Muslim men allegedly abducted, forcibly converted her to Islam, and then one of them married her. A meeting of the Senate Functional Committee on Human …

RAWALPINDI / ISLAMABAD: With the sun setting on the tumultuous year of 2020 on Thursday, the management of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) closed its Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) and began tallying the total number of employees availing the facility and generating final settlement and release letters for them. Spokesman for PIA Abdullah Hafeez Khan said in a press release that …