https://www.samaa.tv/wp-content/uploads//usr/nfs/sestore3/samaa/vodstore/digital-library/2020/02/Senate-Seat-Offer-Reject-Psh-Pkg-28-02.mp4 The government’s efforts to get its candidates elected unopposed from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa failed on Sunday after the opposition refused to accept its offer of two seats. KP has been in the spotlight since a video showing some provincial lawmakers trading their votes in the 2018 Senate election went viral. The chief minister attempted to […]
READ MOREThe Pakistan Railways is set to outsource eight passenger trains to transform the department into a profitable entity, the Radio Pakistan reported Sunday. These trains include Sir Syed Express, Hazara Express, Shalimar Express, Mianwali Express, Narowal Passenger Train, Mehran Express, Moenjodaro Express and Badr Express. The department has received bids amounting to more than Rs1,700 […]
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Coronavirus: Islamabad’s PIMS hospital warns staff refusing to be vaccinated
Abdul Gh Lone 28 February 2021 0 COMMENTShttps://www.samaa.tv/wp-content/uploads//usr/nfs/sestore3/samaa/vodstore/digital-library/2020/02/Pims-Staff-Vaccination-Isb-Pkg-28-02.mp4 The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad has warned of action against the staff refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 despite registration. The hospital management has issued a circular for its healthcare workers to get vaccinated. Over 1,500 PIMS employees have so far been vaccinated. The number of its healthcare staffers registered for […]
READ MOREQuetta Gladiators can gain momentum and be unbeatable: du Plessis
Abdul Gh Lone 28 February 2021 0 COMMENTSThe Quetta Gladiators may have had a poor start in the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League, but they can still bounce back and beat any team, says South African Faf du Plessis. “We’ve got a good team. I’m sure that we’ll get a bit of momentum going and once we got that momentum, […]
READ MOREMQM-L hitmen involved in Karachi political killings: investigators
Abdul Gh Lone 28 February 2021 0 COMMENTSMembers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London have been involved in the killings of Pak Sarzameen Party and MQM-Pakistan activists in Karachi, according to a joint investigation team report. The team has been investigating an MQM-L worker who was arrested a few days ago. The suspect, Wahid Hussain, told the investigators that his group has been […]
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At least seven dead on bloodiest day of Myanmar protests against coup
Abdul Gh Lone 28 February 2021 0 COMMENTSMyanmar police fired on protesters on Sunday in the bloodiest day of weeks of demonstrations against a military coup and at least seven people were killed and several wounded, political and medical sources and media said. Myanmar has been in chaos since the army seized power and detained elected government leader Aung San Suu Kyi […]
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The US House passed an enormous, $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early on Saturday, hailed by Democrats as a critical step in funneling new funding towards vaccinations, overburdened local governments, and millions of families devastated by the pandemic. Four days after the Covid-19 death toll surpassed 500,000 in the United States, the sprawling measure backed […]
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Attorney General Khalid Jawed tests positive for coronavirus
Abdul Gh Lone 28 February 2021 0 COMMENTSAttorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Khalid Jawed Khan has tested positive for coronavirus, it emerged on Sunday. Khan, who was appointed to his position in February 2020, is representing the government in the presidential reference seeking the Supreme Court’s opinion on holding Senate elections through open ballot. The top court will announce its opinion on […]
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MQM, despite absence from PTI luncheon, says ‘unity cannot be sacrificed for 2 Senate seats’
Abdul Gh Lone 28 February 2021 0 COMMENTSPolitical manoeuvring is on the rise for the March 3 Senate elections and after the PPP, PTI has also become active in Karachi. PTI has sprung into action due to the possibility of seat adjustments between PPP and MQM, due to which ally parties were invited to a luncheon on Sunday in honour of PTI […]
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