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Pakistan supports Saudi Arabia's 'Green Middle East' initiative, says PM
Pakistan

Pakistan supports Saudi Arabia's 'Green Middle East' initiative, says PM

  • Imran says KSA's initiatives regarding plantation of 10 billion trees in the Kingdom and expansion of protected areas to more than 30 percent are commendable
  • We are targeting 60 percent of our energy to be clean energy by 2030, which will require a major expansion of solar, wind, and hydropower generation capacity in the country: PM
Updated 29 Mar, 2021 04:43pm
Jani Khel tribe ends sit-in after successful negotiations with KP govt
Pakistan

Jani Khel tribe ends sit-in after successful negotiations with KP govt

  • The residents had been staging a sit-in in their area since March 21, demanding the immediate arrest of the culprits involved in the kidnappings and murder of four teenagers
  • The government has assured the protesters it will hold a transparent inquiry into the incident and punish the culprits
Published 29 Mar, 2021 03:33pm
Suez Canal crisis deepens as efforts to free stranded ship fail
World

Suez Canal crisis deepens as efforts to free stranded ship fail

  • Oussama Rabieh, the head of Egypt's Suez Canal Authority, says the ship must be made lighter as the point where it is blocked is 24 meters deep
  • Some 9,000 tons of water had been removed to lighten the ship and large quantities of sand had been dredged from around it
  • Due to the blockage of the canal, more than 300 other ships are stranded and waiting for the waterway to get cleared
Updated 28 Mar, 2021 04:41pm
Maryam Nawaz tests negative for COVID-19
Pakistan

Maryam Nawaz tests negative for COVID-19

  • Marriyum Aurangzeb said the party's vice president was suffering from high fever and throat ache
  • Maryam Nawaz has cancelled all kinds of political activities for the next four days in view of her deteriorating health condition
Updated 28 Mar, 2021 02:34pm
PM Khan wishes Hindu community 'a very happy' Holi
Pakistan

PM Khan wishes Hindu community 'a very happy' Holi

  • The Hindu citizens living across the country are celebrating the festival with traditional enthusiasm
  • Holi is a Hindu festival that takes place on the last full moon day of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month and marks the start of spring
Published 28 Mar, 2021 09:25am
After 17 years, first PIA flight lands at Saidu Sharif Airport
Pakistan

After 17 years, first PIA flight lands at Saidu Sharif Airport

  • KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan and Communications and Postal Services Minister Murad Saeed were among the 47 passengers that boarded the national airline’s PK-640 flight.
  • The national carrier decided to operate flights to the Saidu Sharif Airport to boost tourism in the region
Updated 26 Mar, 2021 11:35am
'I plan to run for re-election, that's my expectation', says President Biden at his first solo news conference since taking office
World

'I plan to run for re-election, that's my expectation', says President Biden at his first solo news conference since taking office

  • Biden says US is not looking for confrontation with China over differences on trade, Beijing’s rollback of democracy in Hong Kong, treatment of minority Uighurs and military buildup
  • US president says he is prepared for “some form of diplomacy” with North Korea, “but it has to be conditioned upon the end result of denuclearization
Updated 26 Mar, 2021 10:28am