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 …

LAHORE, Nov 25(ABC): The Punjab government is set to introduce a grading system in educational institutions in the province to get rid of a race for marks among students so that the true capabilities of children can be set an the international standard. Speaking at a meeting of Inter-Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC), Higher Education Minister Raja Yassir Humayun Sarfraz …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 24(ABC): Pakistan has expressed deep concerns over the deteriorating human rights situation in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Responding to a question at her weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch we have not seen any improvement in the situation in IoJK as it remains under military siege and Indian …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 24(ABC): A shocking number of 519 people have tested positive for HIV in Islamabad during the last 10 months — between January 1 to October 31 — officials said on Wednesday. An official at the National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSR&C) told The News that the majority of the number comprises young men between the age group of 18 to 25 years …

Nov 22(ABC): Approximately 100 Hindu pilgrims on Tuesday reached Lahore via the famous Wagha land border crossing. They will be performing various religious rituals in various cities of Pakistan after the government issued them visas. The Hindu pilgrims are expected to participate in the 314th birth anniversary celebrations of Shiv Avtari Satguru Sant Shadaram Sahib, at Shadani Darbar Hayat Pitafi …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 22(ABC): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday fixed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s plea for a hearing seeking permission to enter the federal capital from Rawalpindi. In the petition, it has been requested to allow the passing of the long march from Islamabad, while permission of using the helicopter at the Parade Ground – for landing and takeoff – …

GANDAKHA, Nov 22(ABC): Maryam Jamali should have been preparing for an economics exam. Instead, the teenager from the flood-hit Pakistani province of Baluchistan was helping organize postpartum clinics and shelter for people neglected by relief efforts. Baluchistan is Pakistan’s largest and poorest province, plagued by under-development, bad governance, corruption, and a long-running insurgency. When catastrophic floods submerged vast swaths of …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 22(ABC): Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar met Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kairat Omarov on the sidelines of the UN Alliance of Civilization meeting in Fez, Morocco. The Foreign Office Spokesperson on his Twitter handle on Tuesday said that during the meeting, they agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation, enhance Pakistan-Kazakhstan trade and promote regional …

LONDON, Nov 22(ABC):  Syed Tasnim Haider Shah, who claimed that the assassination plot against PTI chief Imran Khan and senior journalist Arshad Sharif was made by the PML-N in London, has accepted he has no evidence of any kind to prove his claims and that Khan’s shooter has reached Kenya and belongings of Sharif have reached London too. In an …

KARACHI, Nov 22(ABC): In a tragic incident, a policeman was shot dead by a car driver, reportedly the son of a former deputy commissioner, following an altercation between the two in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Phase V late Monday night. The martyred cop, Abdul Rehman, and his colleague chased the suspected shooter, identified as Khurram Nisar and spoke to him …

Nov 20(ABC): It seems winter winds have brought with it smog for Lahore as the air quality index (AQI) in the city rose to an unbreathable 470 parts per million on Saturday, one of the worst anywhere in the world. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), which also tracks air quality in the country, noted that the average AQI of Lahore …

LAHORE, Nov 20(ABC): Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Saturday heaped praise on Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa for rendering religious services. Addressing the participants of an event, CM Pervaiz Elahi said COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa has rendered – the biggest – religious services by playing a significant role in lifting the ban on Tableeghi Jamaat in Saudi …

BEIJING, Nov 20(ABC): Around 27 countries set up their national stalls to exhibit their cultural handicrafts, products at the annual International Culture Day of the Pakistan Embassy College (PECB) held here on Saturday. This year’s event was dedicated to the celebrations of the 75-year of independence of Pakistan. A part of the proceeds collected during the event would also be …