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ISLAMABAD: Despite resistance from the opposition parties and representatives of media organisations, federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday again expressed the government’s desire to set up an authority in to regulate mainstream as well as social media the country. “We need to think over fake news, sectarian news and hate material. We are setting up Pakistan …

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said that stabilisation is no more affordable for Pakistan’s economy that should now shift gear towards higher growth and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be convinced to relax conditions particularly those related to power tariff hike. Testifying before the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance, Mr Tarin said the higher power tariff was …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Senator Shibli Faraz on Tuesday said his ministry will expedite the registration of ventilators with the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) to ensure their timely availability for induction in the healthcare system and export. He stated this while chairing a meeting held to discuss efforts being made to counter the effects of Covid-19 …

LAHORE: Health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid says the health department is witnessing an alarming rise in the number of critically-ill patients and sudden rise of admissions to the ICUs. Chairing a meeting at Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Sunday to review the situation of the coronavirus pandemic in the wake of alarming rise in number of patients at the ICUs, Dr …

KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) is a national asset and the provincial government will be more than happy to run it in collaboration with its employees. Speaking at a press conference along with several trade unionists at the Karachi Press Club here on Saturday, the minister said that the …

KARACHI: Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood said on Thursday that the Cambridge Assessment International Education would hold O Level exams in Pakistan after May 15, but the A Level exams would be held as per schedule. However, the Cambridge International made no announcement and the minister said the organisation would share the details later. Mr Mahmood said in a tweet: …

ISLAMABAD: The current status and progress as well as probable timeline for the completion of the transaction of Pakistan Steel Mills were discussed at a high-level meeting chaired jointly by the ministers for privatisation and industries and production on Tuesday. The valuation of core assets to be transferred to a new subsidiary is under way and will likely be completed …

ISLAMABAD: With cyber security a major concern, Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said his ministry is considering introducing a strong data protection law to protect citizens’ privacy. His comments came on Sunday in response to the new WhatsApp privacy policy that allows sharing of consumers’ sensitive information. The new policy requires users to share personal data …

RAWALPINDI: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Monday said three-time former prime minister Nawaz Sharif should fullfil his commitment to returning to the country as his health condition is now normal. “The former premier went abroad on court orders for medical treatment and now his condition is normal and he should come back,” she said. Dr Rashid was speaking …

Indian troops committed more than 2900 ceasefire violations across the restive Line of Control (LoC) in 2020, leaving as many as 33 innocent civilians martyred and another 260 wounded in different parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), a cabinet member said on Friday — the first day of the new year. “Even though the whole world was hit hard …