PESHAWAR-UNS-Pakistan has one of the largest populations of tobacco users in the world, with over 22 million adults ages 18 or older smoking cigarettes, water pipe, or some other tobacco product. Almost one-third (32.4%) of men and 5.7% of women smoke tobacco, and 15.9% of adult Pakistanis are daily smokers. […]
Year: 2022
ISLAMABAD -UNS – Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has ordered an inquiry into the unwarranted leakage of tax information of the family members of Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Taking serious notice, he said this is clear violation of complete confidentiality of tax information that the law provides. In view […]
BY IFTIKHAR MASHWANI ISLAMABAD:Appointment of Chief of Army Staff process to be completed by November 25,2022.This was stated by Defence minister Khawaja Asif on Monday.He said the process of chief of army staff’s (COAS) appointment will be completed by November 24 or 25. After attending a consolatory meeting at the […]
AL RAYYAN- Reuters/UNS – Argentina captain Lionel Messi said he was physically ready for the World Cup in Qatar and that it will be a special occasion as his side are one of the favourites in what is likely to be his last appearance in the global tournament. “I feel […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister House on Monday received a summary from defence ministry regarding the appointment of a new chief of army staff (COAS) and chairman joints chiefs of staff committee (CJCSC). The term of the incumbent COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa is ending on Nov 29. According to sources the […]
DOHA-UNS/AFP-The World Cup kicked off in Qatar on Sunday with the Muslim nation, which faced a barrage of criticism over its treatment of foreign workers, LGBT rights and social restrictions, staking its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament. Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrived at the stadium flanked […]
LONDON -UNS/ARY: The spokesperson of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s London chapter, Tasneem Haider Shah, has alleged that the assassination plots against PTI chief Imran Khan and slain senior journalist Arshad Sharif were prepared by PML-N in London, ARY News reported on Sunday. Tasneem Haider Shah – the PML-N London […]
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by shelling on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog who said such attacks risked a major nuclear disaster. POWER SUPPLIES * Ukrainian electricity supplies are under control despite Russian attacks on power-generating infrastructure […]
By Sajjad Hussain Shah ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing an acute water shortage of 38 per cent for irrigation purposes amid the Kharif season which commenced on April 1 with the sowing of major crops, including cotton, sugarcane, rice and maize. The Indus River System Authority (IRSA), regulating and monitoring the […]
SHARM EL-SHEIKH -UNS -Pakistan on behalf of developing countries as chair of G-77and China and painstaking negotiations at Sharm EI Sheikh,COP27 has approved financial arrangement and fund for loss and damage. According to details COP27 UN Climate summit has reached a breakthrough agreement on establishment of a fund to help […]
