Advisor Khan sanctions Rs 4.67 cr in favour of construction workers, dependents

Advisor Khan sanctions Rs 4.67 cr in favour of construction workers, dependents

Directs concerned to strictly adhere to timelines while dealing with welfare measures SRINAGAR, JULY 07: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today sanctioned financial assistance worth Rs 4.67 crore in favour of construction workers and dependents of such workers under Death -Cum -Funeral Assistance and Chronic Diseases Financial Assistance of various districts of Jammu and […]

CPEC will be a game-changer: Imran Khan after Pak approves USD 1.5 billion deal with China

CPEC will be a game-changer: Imran Khan after Pak approves USD 1.5 billion deal with China

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will be a ‘game changer’ for the motherland, bringing unprecedented prosperity and progress to the country. “It (CPEC) is a project that will take Pakistan to new heights [of prosperity],” Mr. Khan said after witnessing the signing of agreement with China Gezhouba for […]

China detains professor over virus criticism

China detains professor over virus criticism

BEIJING: Chinese autho­rities on Monday detained a law professor who published essays criticising President Xi Jinping over the coronavirus pandemic and accusing him of ruling “tyrannically”, according to friends of the man. Xu Zhangrun, a rare outspoken critic of the government in China’s heavily censored academia, was taken from his home in suburban Beijing by […]

Umar Akmal’s appeal to be heard on 13th

Umar Akmal’s appeal to be heard on 13th

LAHORE: Former Supreme Court judge retired Justice Faqir Mohammad Khokhar, in his capacity as an independent adjudicator, will hear the appeal of discarded Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal against a three-year ban at the National High Performance Centre here on July 13. Notices for the hearing have been issued to Umar and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The […]

COVID-19: Woman dies in Baramulla, J-K death toll 141

COVID-19: Woman dies in Baramulla, J-K death toll 141

Srinagar: A 60-year-old covid-19 patient from Baramulla died at a hospital here, taking the fatality count due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 141. A resident of Kunzer Baramulla, the patient, a 60-year-old woman, passed away at CD hospital, one of the exclusive facilities for the covid-19 management in the Kashmir Valley. Medical […]