Sunday, January 26th, 2020
Polling stations in Jalilabad city constituency #67 fitted with all necessary equipment
BAKU, – “Preparations for the parliamentary elections to be held on February 9 are successfully underway in Jalilabad city constituency #67,” chairman of the Constituency Election Commission Mirsahib Sultanov told. Mirsahib Sultanov noted that 12 candidates running for the upcoming parliamentary elections have been registered from the constituency with 41,018 voters. He said that 35 observers have been registered to monitor the election process. According to him, web cameras installed in 12 out of 37 stations in the constituency have been made operational. Underlining their readiness to the elections, theRead More
Islamabad traffic crash: Two dead, US Embassy car driver arrested
ISLAMABAD: At least two people were killed Sunday when two cars collided here at the federal capital’s Faisal Avenue Chowk, police sources said. According to the police sources, one of the cars involved in the crash belongs to the United States Embassy in Islamabad. The US Embassy car’s driver was arrested and a first information report (FIR) registered at the Margalla police station. A spokesperson for Islamabad Police said the driver is a Pakistani citizen. Action would be taken against the suspects in accordance with the law, they added. WhileRead More
Transparency International Pakistan says report does not reflect increase in corruption
he Transparency International Pakistan issued a clarification on Sunday about its recent report, stating that it did not reflect that corruption had increased or decreased in Pakistan. The response comes a few days after the government criticised the NGO and raised question marks over its credibility. Read more: Pakistan slips three spots on Corruption Perceptions Index TI Pakistan Chairman Sohail Muzaffar issued a press release in which he said that Pakistan’s decline in the overall score in the report does not mean that corruption has seen a rise in the country.Read More
Corona virus in China: Update on Welfare of Pakistani Community in Wuhan
ISLAMABAD, JAN 25 (DNA) – This Ministry and the Pakistan Embassy in China are actively monitoring the situation of Corona virus outbreak in Wuhan, China. The Embassy in Beijing and other sub-Missions in China are also in touch with the Pakistani community as well as Chinese authorities. Over 500 students and other community members in Wuhan, and in other parts of China, are safe. There is no report of infection in any Pakistani community member thus far. The community has been reassured of full support and requested to follow healthRead More
Three Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ministers ousted from provincial cabinet
PESHAWAR – In another shocking political development, three provincial ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) including Muhammad Atif Khan, Shahram Khan Tarakzai and Shakeel Ahmad have been removed from the provincial cabinet. A notification issued by K-P Chief Secretary Taj Muhammad reads that the governor exercised his powers under Article 132 read with clause 1 of Article 105 of the Constitution of Pakistan. “On their de-notification from their respective offices, they have ceased to hold portfolios of provincial ministers with immediate effect.” Atif held the portfolio of the senior minister forRead More
Bulgaria invites Pakistan to invest in SEZs
LAHORE: Tax holidays, lowest taxes and duties and an overall tax rate of around 10% make Bulgaria a lucrative destination for investment, which Pakistani businessmen should explore by joining hands with their Bulgarian counterparts, said Bulgarian Ambassador Aleksandar Borisov Parashkevov. Speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the envoy said that the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Bulgaria had all the facilities for investors. While recognising the strong diplomatic and political relations between Bulgaria and Pakistan, spanning over 55 years, he stressed that private sectors of bothRead More