LAHORE: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) is working to make the computerised national identity cards digital wallets under the government’s Digital Pakistan vision and an update to an already existing app will likely be made available later this year. “Translating this vision into reality, we have launched the ‘Pak Identity’ mobile app as a key building block of digital ID to facilitate applicants of national identity cards through an online portal. The app helps capture biometric fingerprints, facial recognition and scan documents needed for processing a person’s ID card using smartphones, without visiting a Nadra office or embassy,”…
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KARACHI: The head of the main opposition alliance and chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, on Sunday asked the people of Kashmir on both sides of the Line of Control not to pin their hopes on Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government which, he alleged, has made a deal over the occupied territory. He called upon the international community to take notice of the brutalities of Indian forces in the occupied valley. During a media interaction after presiding over a meeting of the Sindh chapter of JUI-F at Darul Uloom Anwarul Uloom in Korangi,…
KARACHI: Calling the Pakistan Peoples Party government in Sindh a ‘bandit rule’, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday announced the launching of a mass movement from Feb 26, a day before PPP’s planned long march on Islamabad. Flanked by federal Minister for Marine Affairs Ali Haider and other party leaders at a press conference in Karachi, federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reform and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said the march would lead to the fall of the “Zardari mafia” and put the PTI in charge of the provincial government in 2023. “There’s a simple, to-the-point agenda that we have discussed…
An accountability court in Lahore on Monday acquitted Jang Group editor-in-chief Mir Shakilur Rehman and two others in a reference of a 34-year-old illegal land allotment. Accountability court Judge Asad Ali announced the verdict in the case that also involves former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. In addition to Rehman, former director-general of Lahore Development Authority Humayon Faiz Rasool and its former director of land development department, Mian Bashir Ahmad, have also been acquitted in the case. The development was welcomed by senior journalist Ansar Abbasi, an investigative reporter with The News, who said a “case based on lies” by the accountability…
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Monday praised the retiring chief justice of Pakistan, Gulzar Ahmed, for “supporting minorities” in the country as well as “authoring independent judgements”. Justice Ahmed is set to retire on February 1 (Tuesday) after two years and 42 days in office. He was appointed to the highest judicial office in the land on Dec 21, 2019. Justice Umar Ata Bandial will take over as the chief justice on February 2. On the eve of Justice Ahmed’s retirement, Chaudhry praised his “historic stand” regarding minorities’ places of worship, saying it had greatly increased his honour and…
A terrorist involved in attacks against security forces as well as targeted killing and kidnapping for ransom was killed by security forces during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan, the military’s media affairs wing said on Monday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that security forces conducted the IBO in North Waziristan’s Dossali area after receiving reports about the presence of terrorists. During an intense exchange of fire, the terrorist, identified as Mobeen alias Majrooh, was killed while weapons and ammunition were also recovered, the ISPR said. The IBO comes days after a terrorist attack on security…
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday suspended the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to scrap the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project and permitted the government to resume construction work on the portion of land where the owners had been compensated. The LHC had on Jan 25 dealt a blow to the government’s plan by declaring several provisions of the Ravi Urban Development Authority (Ruda) Act 2020 unconstitutional. Subsequently, Prime Minister Imran Khan had said that his government’s legal team could not present the case before the LHC effectively followed by his indirect announcement that the administration will approach the apex court to contest…
ISLAMABAD: While the Covid-related hospitalisation has doubled in 45 days and the number of active cases surpassed the figure of 100,000, as many as 7,978 more people were infected with the virus during the past 24 hours and 16 cities reported over 10 per cent positivity rate. University of Health Sciences Vice Chancellor Dr Javed Akram has urged the government to ban corporate functions and public meetings. He has also suggested focusing on children as they are becoming carrier of the virus. Positivity rate recorded over 10pc in 16 cities According to data released by the National Command and Operation…
Ananya Panday recently spilled that she had a few break-ups in school as she discussed similarities with her character Tia in upcoming film, Gehraiyaan. In a recent conversation, reported by Hindustan Times, the Pati Patni Aur Woh actor admitted that she could channel the role well because of her own experiences, although its not as intense as Tia’s. Panday expressed, “I am really young and I have been through heartbreak but obviously not… Like in school, when people cheat and you slap them, it’s very dramatic that way.” “All that has happened but it’s obviously not as serious. The emotions and stakes are…
A lot of people in the UK were expecting that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would announce boycotting Spotify before the couple issued a statement on Sunday. British journalists and royal experts are not happy that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not decided to boycott the company. The couple’s statement came after singer-songwriters Neil Young and Joni Mitchell announced removing their music from Spotify in protest that the popular streaming service has allowed the airing of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. Commenting on Harry and Meghan’s statement, royal correspondent Richard Palmer said, “Harry and Meghan aren’t joining Neil Young…
