All news from the Archive category for the 01 June 2022

Archive |2022-06-01 16:15:16
A ghastly crime

ANOTHER horrific incident of sexual violence has come to light, underscoring how a cavalier approach to security arrangements can embolden criminally inclined men to indulge their worst instincts.A......
Archive |2022-06-01 16:15:11
No offer of Russian oil, polls only after economy fixed: Miftah

WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Tuesday that Pakistan would buy oil and food from Russia at cheaper rates if it was offered and if it did not invoke sanctions against Islamabad.......
Archive |2022-06-01 16:15:04
After the march

IT was an abrupt end to the much-hyped ‘freedom march’. Imran Khan’s threat to storm the capital with over a million people ended with a whimper. A few thousand supporters who had gathered at D-Chowk......
Archive |2022-06-01 09:55:00
Water crisis looms over Pindi, Islamabad

TAXILA: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Rawalpindi cantonment boards may have to start water rationing as water level in Khanpur Dam has dropped to just 24 feet above the dead level.An......
Archive |2022-06-01 09:45:06
Stricter punishments for offences against children as KP Assembly passes bill

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Tuesday passed the much-delayed provincial Child Protection and Welfare (Amendment) Bill, 2022, making punishments for crimes against children, including......
Archive |2022-06-01 09:45:01
Kashmala stresses stronger mechanism for safety of female journalists

ISLAMABAD: Federal Ombudsperson for Harassment of Women at the Workplace Kashmala Tariq on Tuesday stressed on the importance of safety of female journalists, and called for the need to collect data......
Archive |2022-06-01 09:35:00
MQM-P, Zardari agree to enhance cooperation

KARACHI: A delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) called on Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian president Asif Ali Zardari to discuss “political situation” and progress of......
Archive |2022-06-01 09:15:03
After the march

IT was an abrupt end to the much-hyped ‘freedom march’. Imran Khan’s threat to storm the capital with over a million people ended with a whimper. A few thousand supporters who had gathered at D-Chowk......
Archive |2022-06-01 09:15:00
Your life, my entertainment

YOU can see it happen on reality shows. Participants who are living ordinary lives suddenly find that the world’s voyeurism — curiosity about how other people live — can become a lucrative source of......
Archive |2022-06-01 09:05:00
Balochistan CM Bizenjo, Mehmood Khan Achakzai discuss political situation

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo and Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai on Tuesday discussed the prevailing political situation in the......
Archive |2022-06-01 08:55:03
A ghastly crime

ANOTHER horrific incident of sexual violence has come to light, underscoring how a cavalier approach to security arrangements can embolden criminally inclined men to indulge their worst instincts.A......
Archive |2022-06-01 08:55:00
Haj under govt scheme to cost up to Rs710,000

• Charges include subsidy of Rs150,000 per pilgrim • Flights from 6thISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Mufti Abdul Shakoor on Tuesday announced that the annual Haj pilgrimage will......
Archive |2022-06-01 08:35:01
No offer of Russian oil, polls only after economy fixed: Miftah

WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Tuesday that Pakistan would buy oil and food from Russia at cheaper rates if it was offered and if it did not invoke sanctions against Islamabad.......
Archive |2022-06-01 08:15:07
Imran stops PTI lawmakers from verifying resignations

PESHAWAR / ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has stopped his party’s lawmakers from appearing before National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf for confirmation of......
Archive |2022-06-01 08:05:08
PTI govt ‘knew about controversial Israel trip’, claims organiser

ISLAMABAD: The revelation that a number of Pakistani expats and a couple of citizens recently travelled to Israel as part of a delegation has sparked a controversy, with former prime minister Imran......