ISLAMABAD Jan 17 (ABC): As a part of their mission and unwavering efforts to enable Pakistani students get international standard qualifications and explore world institutions of excellence, the two educational groups Pearson Education Limited and The Millennium Education Group (TME) have joined hands to offer Pearson Edexcel suits of qualifications to students from early years iPrimary at all campuses and …

Campaign focuses on education, ecosystems and inclusion ISLAMABAD, Dec 03 (ABC): Global Entrepreneurship Week is a massive campaign to celebrate and empower entrepreneurs in every country and community around the world – especially those individuals who face structural barriers or may have never considered the idea of launching their own startup. Each November 10 million people take part in tens …

KARACHI, Nov 30(ABC):  Sindh Information and Transport Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon paid rich tribute to leadership of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on eve of the party’s 55th Foundation Day, saying that the PPP always fought for democracy. Addressing a rally in Tando Jam, near Hyderabad, Memon fired a broadside against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, warning that the …

Nov 30(ABC): Two Pakistan Navy (PN) ships, in collaboration with a PN air unit, seized approximately Rs8.6 billion (5,800 Kgs) worth of drugs on Wednesday while operating in the North Arabian Sea, the PN said in a statement. The navy furthered that while conducting maritime security operations in the North Arabian Sea, naval ships located and effectively intercepted two suspicious …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 30 (ABC): Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday said that the ties between the people of Pakistan and Turkiye were closely marked with shared bonds of historical and cultural affinities. Addressing at a ceremony to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of ties between the brotherly countries of Turkiye and Pakistan as …

Nov 30(ABC): The UAE government has revised the naming guidelines for allowing entry into the Emirates Pakistan passengers with a single name on their passports will not be allowed to enter the UAE, said Pakistan’s private airline quoting revised naming guidelines. “The UAE government has revised the naming guidelines for allowing entry in the Emirates. As per the guideline update, …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 30 (ABC): PML-N leader Uzma Zahid Bukhari on Wednesday said the general election could not be held on Imran Khan’s demand, it would be held on time. Talking to a private news channel, she urged Imran to understand that one political party could not take decisions about the whole country. She said that PTI’s narrative had been badly …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 30(ABC): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to hold local government polls in Punjab in the last week of April 2023, an ECP spokesperson said on Wednesday, pinning the holdup on delaying tactics. Quoting the minutes of a meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Sikandar Sultan Raja, to review the Punjab local elections schedule, the …

LAHORE, Nov 30(ABC): Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,575,186. The nationwide tally of fatalities stands at 30,631 on Wednesday. According to the latest figures issued by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 39 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across …

LAHORE, Nov 30(ABC):The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that the period during which a prisoner walks free on bail is not included in the sentence, nor is any inmate entitled to concession in the punishment while on bail. Justice Sarfraz Dogar issued the verdict while dismissing prisoner Muhammad Hanif’s plea for leniency in a sentence. The petition was filed …

Nov 30(ABC): An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Gujranwala Tuesday granted police a 13-day remand of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s suspected shooter, Naveed, who is the prime suspect in the Wazirabad assassination attempt. The 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician was wounded on November 3 in the shooting at a rally, part of the long march that he had ended last week to press for a general election, since he …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 30(ABC): President Arif Alvi on Tuesday approved the regularisation of three additional judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). According to a statement issued by the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the additional judges include Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz. In the exercise of powers under Article 175-A(13) of the Constitution, the president regularised …

KABUL, Nov 30(ABC): A leading Afghan women’s group urged Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar not to forget their plight as she visited Kabul Tuesday to discuss relations with the country’s Taliban rulers. The trip by Khar, Islamabad’s first woman foreign minister in 2011 but now a minister of state, comes weeks after the Taliban imposed new …

Nov 30(ABC): Pakistan’s internet users Tuesday faced problems in network connectivity following a “dual cut in the terrestrial segment of SEAMEWE-5”. “Dual cut in the terrestrial segment of SEAMEWE-5 between the cities of Abu Talab and Zafrana in Egypt have been reported,” the Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) confirmed on Twitter. The authority added that alternate arrangements to provide uninterrupted internet …

RAWALPINDI, Nov 29(ABC): Awami Muslim League (AML) leader Sheikh Rashid on Tuesday said election date would change by January 30 as the “stick” has been changed. Taking to Twitter, former interior minister said no-motion movement and Governor rule in Punjab is not possible. Rashid added that the rulers and the people who brought them are regretting this decision. While criticizing …

LAHORE, Nov 29(ABC):  Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Tuesday that PTI chairman Imran Khan was presented as ‘fake Mahatama’ and ‘saviour’ in front of the nation. In a statement on Twitter, Khawaja Saad Rafique while criticizing the PTI chairman explained that Imran Khan has been impersonating to be a pious leader under the ‘Project Imran’, which was …

LAHORE, Nov 29(ABC): Pakistan has reported one death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,575,147. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,631 on Tuesday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 22 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across …

LAHORE, Nov 29(ABC):Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi said the opposition will remain a minority in the Punjab assembly as the coalition government of the PTI and the PML-Q has a 191-strong majority in the assembly. The chief minister emphasised that the opposition can bring a no-confidence motion if it so desires. The Punjab chief minister was talking to a delegation of PBA …

LAHORE, Nov 28 (ABC): A special web portal (web3.punjab.gov.pk/) was launched on Monday for the registration of Web 3.0 contributors including researchers, scientists and IT industry experts. National and international companies working with Web 3.0 technology will also be able to submit their valuable feedback through the portal. The portal was launched during the first meeting of the high-powered committee …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (ABC): Senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Mian Javed Latif has claimed that a group of PTI members from KP Assembly is in their (PDM) contact to foil the bid of dissolving the said assembly as per the announcement of Imran Khan. This revelation he made while talking to private a news channel on Monday. He …

LAHORE, Nov 28(ABC): Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Monday ruled out possibility of governor’s rule amid ongoing Punjab Assembly session. Speaking to the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) members, Elahi while reiterating his call to dissolve the Punjab Assembly on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s call, said that we have the support of 191 lawmakers in the Lower …

LAHORE, Nov 28(ABC): The Punjab opposition is facing legal and constitutional issues to bring in-house change and topple Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi’s government. The opposition parties are making strategies to foil the PTI plan of dissolving the provincial assemblies as announced by former prime minister Imran Khan to force fresh elections. On November 26, PTI Chairman and ex-premier Imran Khan surprised many …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (ABC): King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has started a project to distribute 25,000 winter kits among recent flood-affected and deserving people living in Pakistan in collaboration with NDMA. This year, life-threatening floods caused by unusual heavy monsoon rains have affected 33 million people. The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center is engaged in …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (ABC): As a result of the successful parliamentary diplomacy by the Speaker and delegation of Pakistan, the Canadian government has now decided to move its Visa Application Centre to Pakistan. The relocation of the visa office to Islamabad will not only enable Canadian Immigration officials to ascertain the credentials of applications within Pakistan but also reduce the …

RAWALPINDI, Nov 27 (ABC): A week-long anti-polio drive would commence in the entire district on November 28 (Monday). Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of District Health Authority Dr Ansar Ishaque told that as many as 3,787 polio teams would go door-to-door and administer polio drops to 917,285 children less than five years of age in all tehsils and union councils of …

Nov 27(ABC): As many as seven more first information reports (FIRs) were registered against PTI Senator Azam Swati for posting “offensive tweets” against military and state institutions. Five FIRs were lodged against Swati in Karachi and one each in Larkana and Quetta. One of the FIRs was registered against Swati on the complaint of citizen Zameer Hussain in Naseerabad police …

PESHAWAR, Nov 27(ABC):  Former federal minister Murad Saeed has demanded that the investigation team that went to Kenya and Dubai to investigate the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif should present the evidence before the public. Saeed said that Arshad’s laptop was not with him and those who went for investigation should “put the evidence they have brought before the nation”. …

RAWALPINDI, Nov 27(ABC): Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) chairman and former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday predicted the fresh elections would be held in April next year if the PTI quits all provincial assemblies. Taking to Twitter, he said after quitting assemblies as many 567 seats would get vacant and the elections would be held in April 2023. “I …

MUZAFFARABAD, Nov 27(ABC): Five persons died when a jeep plunged into a ravine in Neelum valley of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Sunday. According to details, seven other people including driver of the jeep received injuries and were rushed to hospital for first aid Officials said that reasons behind the accident are yet to be ascertained.

Nov 27(ABC): National Democratic Movement (NDM) MNA Mohsin Dawar was stopped Sunday at Islamabad International Airport while leaving for Tajikistan to attend the Herat Security Dialogue. As per the details, the lawmaker was stopped by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) before international departure. Meanwhile, Dawar said that his name has been removed from the Exit Control List (ECL) for two …

Nov 27(ABC): The opposition parties in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have become active to avoid the assembly dissolution after PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s announcement to quit all assemblies. A day earlier, the ex-premier announced that his party has decided they will not be part of “this system” and will resign from all assemblies, while addressing the crowd at Rehmanabad during the …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (ABC): In a land mark development a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Inner Voice Welfare Foundation and KBM Care Foundation to jointly work in the field of education, health, emergency relief, women empowerment and youth development. The MoU was signed at a ceremony held at IVWF office that was signed by Voice Chairman of KBM CARE Voice …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 26(ABC): As many as 9,773 people have tested positive for HIV in Pakistan during the last 10 months of 2022, raising serious doubts about HIV prevention and control efforts and clearly indicating spread of HIV from the key populations to the general public, health authorities in the federal capital said, citing official data. “Every month, more or less 1,000 …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 26(ABC):  Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar is likely to visit Doha to attend the FIFA World Cup in the first week of December, reported Saturday, citing diplomatic sources in Doha. Invitations had been received by the Foreign Office even before the World Cup started with the inaugural being attended by world leaders, including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (ABC): The Millennium Universal College TMUC, Islamabad formalizes Student Council 2022-2023 in an effort to regularizing the student body representatives and to encourage Millennials to become responsible pupil and citizen at TMUC, Sector H-11/4 Islamabad, says a press release. Ambassador of Poland in Pakistan His Excellency Mr. Maciej Pisarski graced this auspicious occasion as the honorable Chief …

GUJRANWALA, Nov 25(ABC): Contrary to PTI chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan’s claim, the joint investigation team (JIT) probing into the firing at the party’s “Haqeeqi Azadi March” in Punjab’s Wazirabad on November 3 found no evidence of a second attacker. According to police sources, the JIT visited the site of the attack thrice in Wazirabad. It questioned and recorded …

Nov 25(ABC): Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) senior leader and former Punjab governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa urged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday to return to the parliament now that all rumours and perceptions have come to an end after Lt. Gen Asim Munir’s appointment as the new Chief of the Army Staff (COAS). Talking to The Express Tribune, …

Nov 25(ABC): Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Friday lashed out at the PTI for trying to “interfere” in the process for of appointing the new military command. A day earlier, General Asim Munir was designated as the country’s new army chief while Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza was appointed as the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee. The …

Nov 25(ABC): Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police on Friday issued alternative traffic plan ahead of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally in twin city Rawalpindi on Saturday. According to ICT police, diversions have been placed at Faizabad for both sides of the traffic on Murree Road. However, old airport road and stadium road can be used to enter Rawalpindi from Islamabad. Besides …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 25(ABC): PML-N leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Friday that its’ time to abandon the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for the sake of running the country’s affairs smoothly. Talking to reporters after appearing in a NAB court, he said there was a need to introduce a new system of accountability in the country. “Government …