Federal education minister Shafqat Mahmood said on Tuesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, adding that he was experiencing “mild symptoms”.In a tweet, the minister said: “I have tested positive for coronavirus. I feel fine with mild symptoms. InshAllah will get well soon.” A day earlier, Mahmood had chaired an online meeting of […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) will meet today with Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood in the chair to finalise the exam schedule for schools and discuss other important matters.All education ministers, including the Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan ministers, are members of the IPEMC, which is responsible for formulating policies related to the […]
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Another 57 people lost their lives to the coronavirus whereas 3,060 new infections were reported during the last 24 hours (Sunday) across Pakistan, showed the data released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday morning.As per the latest NCOC statistics, after the addition of 57 new deaths, the toll has now surged […]
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At least 20 Palestinians injured as Israeli police fired stun grenades at Al Aqsa Mosque on Friday, hours after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire in Gaza.At noon, thousands of Palestinians gathered in the tree-lined compound surrounding the mosque for Friday prayers. Many stayed on to demonstrate in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, […]
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Bitcoin fell 13% on Sunday after the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency suffered another sell-off that left it down nearly 50% from the year’s high.Bitcoin fell to $32,601 at 1800 GMT (2 p.m. ET), losing $4,899.54 from its previous close. It hit a high for the year of $64,895.22 on April 14.Ether, the coin linked […]
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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday disposed of Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif’s plea challenging the government’s move to place his name on a blacklist and seeking implementation of a court order that permitted him to travel abroad on medical grounds.Justice Baqir Najafi disposed of the civil miscellaneous […]
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ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) decided on Friday to start COVID-19 vaccination of citizens aged 30 and above from tomorrow (Saturday). Taking to his official Twitter account, Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar, who also heads the NCOC, announced that, “In today’s National Command Operation Center (NCOC) meeting it has been decided […]
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Israel and Hamas announced a ceasefire that came into force early Friday to end 11 days of fighting in the Gaza Strip.The ceasefire brokered by Egypt, that also included Gaza s second-most powerful armed group, Islamic Jihad, was agreed following mounting international pressure to stem the bloodshed which erupted on May 10.A statement from Israeli […]
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At least six people were killed and 14 others were injured in a blast in Balochistan’s Chaman city.According to Levies sources, vehicle of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Nazriati) group’s vice chief Abdul Qadir Loni’s vehicle was targeted during a pro-Palestinian rally.Police said the explosives were planted on a motorcycle.The JUI leader was injured and later taken to […]
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy, Hammad Azhar said on Thursday that Pakistan was moving towards electrification of mass transit as a consequence of EV policy approved by the federal government last year in December. Taking to Twitter, the federal minister Hammad Azhar said that BYD, the largest global electric bus manufacturer along with a Pakistani […]
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