LAHORE: Farmers have rejected the suspension of four officers in the wheat import scandal terming it an insufficient step taken to protect the real culprits. On the recommendation of an inquiry committee tasked with investigating the import of wheat close to the local crop harvest time Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered suspension of four officers — former National Food Security secretary Muhammad Asif, former DG of Food Protection A.D. Abid, National Food Security Commissioner Dr Waseem and Director Suhail. “The federal cabinet’s decision to suspend four Food Security officers involved in the wheat scandal is insufficient. We believe that these officers…
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RAWALPINDI: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday took notice of the low wages of the labourers during her visit to the Holy Family Hospital and directed the authorities to pay the labourers according to the Punjab Minimum Wages Act. She also asked the communication and works department to complete the construction work in Holy Family Hospital as soon as possible and said the government would not tolerate any negligence in the quality of construction work. She asked the hospital administration to improve the services for the patients and the government had zero tolerance for the unavailability of quality healthcare…
PESHAWAR: A total of 461 students arrived from Bishkek in two different flights that landed at Bacha Khan International Airport here on Wednesday, officials said. They said that the first ER-1786 special flight of Serene Air, which was sent by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, landed at the airport around 1:52am on Wednesday with 288 students on board. Officials said that the second flight, PK-6265, carrying 173 students from Bishkek landed at the facility at 11:20am. They added that the students were welcomed by the provincial government. A statement later issued by Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said that Chief Minister Ali Amin…
ISLAMABAD: City managers on Wednesday decided to take steps for construction of two small dams — Shahdara and Chiniot — to overcome water shortage issue in Islamabad. It has also been decided that from Thursday (today), water supply from Simly Dam to Islamabad will also be increased by eight mgd. Islamabad, which is a fast growing city, still relies on old water sources and reservoirs, which have now inadequate water to meet the city requirement. Overall water requirement of Islamabad (both rural and urban) is around 250 million gallon daily (mgd) with city requirement is said to be 120 mgd. However, CDA…
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Wednesday nominated senior counsel Farooq H. Naek to represent the party before the Supreme Court in the case related to seats reserved for women and minorities, which was filed by the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). On May 6, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah had suspended the March 14 Peshawar High Court (PHC) judgment as well as March 1 Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision depriving SIC of seats reserved for women and minorities. The bench had also ordered placing the matter before the three-judge committee that…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has given the portfolio of Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) to his adviser Rana Sanaullah, relieving Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal from the additional portfolio. An official notification was issued in this regard on Wednesday. “In continuation of this division’s notification of even number dated 30.4.24, the prime minister has been pleased to allocate the portfolio of inter provincial coordination to Rana Sana Ullah Khan, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs. Mr Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives is, therefore, relieved from the additional portfolio…
ISLAMABAD: While one Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) case was reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the National Institute of Health (NIH) on Wednesday issued advisories for the prevention and control of CCHF, heatstroke, sunstroke and typhoid fever. The NIH’s Centre for Diseases Control (CDC) has issued multiple advisories with the purpose to sensitise relevant authorities to improve the level of preparedness in prevention and control of CCHF, heatstroke, sunstroke and typhoid fever. The CDC stated 101 CCHF cases were reported in the country last year. In the wake of high disease transmission and risk due to anticipated increased human-animals’ interaction during upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, it…
ISLAMABAD: As criticism of the judiciary continued in the Senate for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, ANP Central President Aimal Wali Khan regretted that parliament was being used against the institution. The house saw the issue, raised a day earlier by Senator Faisal Vawda, developing into a full-fledged discussion on superior courts’ contempt powers, with more members taking part in the debate. Aimal Wali Khan noted that the agenda for the session was different on the papers, but it appeared the session had specifically been convened to call the judiciary and judges into question. “I believe that parliament is once…
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Thursday received students returning from Kyrgyzstan at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi following last week’s mob attacks in Bishkek. A day earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar had said that the number of Pakistani students who fled Kyrgyzstan has surpassed 3,000, and is expected to exceed 4,000 by midnight. His press conference in Islamabad came after his visit to Bishkek on Tuesday where he spoke to officials about the mob attacks targeting international students, among whom were Pakistanis. Speaking to the media at the airport, CM Murad said that of the 205 students brought back on Thursday’s flight,…
Jennifer Lopez casually seemed to focus more on work than her ruptured relationship. Lopez, 54, on Wednesday, May 22, was in Mexico City promoting her new Netflix movie Atlas when a reporter asked her a personal question rather than a work-related one. “Is your divorce with Ben Affleck real? These rumours?” the anonymous reporter asked in a room full of stunned press. “What is the truth? Para le press le Mexicana [for the Mexican press], what is the truth of the situation?” The Marry Me star’s costar, Simu Liu, immediately intervened. “Okay we’re not doing that,” Liu said. “Thank you so much guys,…
