The United Arab Emirates cabinet on Sunday approved the establishment of an embassy in the city of Tel Aviv in Israel, state media said. The UAE and Israel agreed to normalise relations in August, a deal forged largely over shared fears of Iran. Since then, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco have all agreed to establish ties with Israel […]
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) on Saturday authorised the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine shot for emergency use in Pakistan, making it the first vaccine get local approval, dawn.com reported. “Drap granted emergency use authorisation to AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine,” Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Healh Dr Faisal Sultan told Reuters. The country has also pre-booked
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A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane was impounded in Malaysia due to a British court case over the jet\’s lease, the national flag carrier said on Friday. The Boeing 777 aircraft was seized after a court order, the airline said, and alternative arrangements were being made for passengers due to fly from Kuala Lumpur back
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PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Friday passed a bill to prevent domestic violence against women. As per Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Domestic Violence against Women (Prevention and Protection) Bill, the perpetrators of violence against women face up to five years in prison. The landmark bill defines economic, psychological and sexual pressure on women as \”violence\”. The bill stated that a
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Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood has announced a revised schedule for the reopening of schools, and some students are not taking kindly to the news. Classes from 9 to 12 will begin from January 18 as planned previously, while classes 1-8 will start from February 1 instead of January 25. During the press conference, Mahmood had said that
RAIWIND: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Friday that the opposition\’s movement would no longer be directed only at the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government but also \”his backers\”, hinting that the alliance\’s possible long march to the capital \”could also be to Rawalpindi\”. Addressing a press conference after a meeting
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Portuguese officials have expressed outrage at the massacre of more than 500 deer and wild boar in a hunting zone in the centre of the country, BBC reported. Environment Minister João Fernandes said the killing by 16 Spanish hunters was \”vile\” and an \”environmental crime\” that should be prosecuted. Pictures of the slaughter were shared
Police complaint alleging fraud lodged against Kashif Chaudhry Engin Altan met Punjab CM Usman Buzdar during the trip Turkish star visited Badshahi Mosque, Allama Iqbal park LAHORE: A man, who hosted Ertugrul star Engin Altan earlier this month, has been detained by the police in a case pertaining to deception and fraud. Police said Mian
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Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday that the women’s national cricket team will tour South Africa for three ODIs and three T20Is, which will be played in Durban and Pietermaritzburg between Jan 20 and Feb 3. The series, according to the PCB, has been organised to help both Pakistan and South Africa prepare for
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BOONI: A social media activist was on Wednesday called to the office of the deputy commissioner Upper Chitral over a post criticizing the district administration for its failure to complete the construction of a road in Booni and accusing some local PTI leaders of taking commission from departments. Sources told ChitralToday that a complaint had
