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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday Pakistan stands by the Chinese people and leadership in their efforts to contain a deadly coronavirus outbreak. He in a statement said Chinese authorities have been making great efforts to tackle the deadly disease. Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the global community, including Secretary-General UN, has widely appreciated China’s efforts in this regard. He said the government stands ready to extend every possible assistance to Chinese brethren to help deal with the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak.  He expressed gratitude to the Chinese government for extending utmost assistance to Pakistani nationals in China. Read More: C oronavirus Outbreak: Around 200 Pakistanis stranded at Urumqi airport Around 200 Pakistani nationals are said to be stranded at Urumqi airport in China’s Xinjiang region for past three days. Pakistani citizens on the foreign land facing hardships after spending all their money required...

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh on Thursday took the notice of deteriorating state of Lal Suhanra Park in Bahawalpur, ARY News reported. The chief justice taken notice of the deteriorating condition of the park while hearing the Lahore smog case. The bench was informed that the black bucks and the lion have now disappeared from the Lal Suhanra Park. “The lion has been illegally transferred to Lahore Zoo,” the petitioner informed the court. The number of black bucks and other types of deer have dropped to an alarming extent in the park, petition said. “Most of black bucks have been stolen from the park,” the counsel of petitioner told the high court bench. The chief justice while hearing the matter summoned a report about cutting of trees and the state of animals in the park from concerned officials to be submitted in the court on February 06. The Lahore High Court in a landmark verdict on November 04 last year had imposed ban on the hunting of black ...

ISLAMABAD: The spokesperson of the Prime Minister House has rejected the reports regarding the increase in the premier’s salary and reiterated the call for a country-wide austerity drive being supervised by PM Imran Khan, ARY News reported The spokesperson said there is no truth in the reports about the hike of the premier’s salary as PM Imran Khan is running a country-wide austerity campaign for reducing the government’s expenses. The campaign was initiated by PM Khan himself and reports for a hike in his salary were baseless and fabricated. An amendment was approved in the last federal cabinet’s session related to the perks of the president and prime minister which permitted the top political personalities to declare only one resident as their camp office, the spokesperson clarified. PM Imran Khan issued directives to set a limit for expenses in camp officers in view of reducing the burden on the national treasury, added the spokesperson. It is pertinent to mention here that as ...

LAHORE: The Punjab government has written yet another letter to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in light of objections of a medical panel that termed his fresh medical reports unsatisfactory, ARY News learnt on Thursday. The former premier’s lawyers, Khawaja Haris and Atta Tarrar have been asked to provide within three days complete details of the ailments he is suffering from. The Punjab government said cardiac consultant Surgeon David Lawrence’s reports pointed out only cardiac issues, instructing the PML-N supreme leader to give details about his current platelet count, PAT scan and renal problem. The provincial government warned that the authorities concerned would decide Sharif’s plea for extending stay in London on the basis of the available record given that the required information is not provided. Earlier, on Jan 15, the counsel of Nawaz Sharif had presented four different reports of Sharif at registrar office of the high court. Read More: Nawaz Sharif to be hospitali...

ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has announced to provide $200 million financial assistance to the Prime Minister’s Kamyab Jawan programme for youth development, ARY News reported on Thursday. The youth development programme initiated by Prime Minister Imran Khan is receiving acknowledgement on international level as the UAE government offered assistance to Pakistan. UAE ambassador has made the announcement while meeting PM’s Special Assistant to on Youth Affairs Usman Dar today. The financial assistance had been promised by the Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during his recent visit to Pakistan. The ambassador said Pakistani youth are talented and capable and UAE will cooperate Islamabad for the development of the young generation. He said practical steps will be started soon for the Pakistani youth. Read: Govt to expedite loan disbursement under Kamyab Jawan Programme He also announced to start a youth exchange progra...

ISLAMABAD: The met office has predicted very cold weather in northern Balochistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir on Thursday, ARY News reported. Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, according to the weather forecast. Fog is likely to prevail in plain areas of Punjab during night hours. Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in Balochistan while very cold in Quetta, Kalat and Ziarat. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa very cold weather is expected in Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Chitral, Astore, Malamjabba, Dir , Kalam and Kurrum agency. Moreover, extreme cold and dry weather is expected in Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir. Dry weather with cool night is expected in Karachi today with minimum temperature 10 degree Celsius, Pakistan Meteorological Department said. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), current cold wave in the city will likely to persist till February 01. Humidity will remain between 40 – 50 % in the city in...

LAHORE: A passenger who attempted to smuggle 850-gram drugs hidden inside his shoes has been arrested by Airports’ Security Forces (ASF) personnel at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport, ARY News reported on Thursday. The passenger is identified as Asghar, a resident of Gujranwala, who was departing to Doha through a private airline. During the checking, ASF officials have recovered 850-gram charas which was hidden insides his shoes. Later, the arrested man handed over the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) officials for legal action. Earlier in December last year, an ANF team had foiled a bid to smuggle heroin abroad from Allama Iqbal International airport. As per details, the ANF team recovered heroin from a Doha-bound flight passenger named Iqbal Khan at the Allama Iqbal International airport in Lahore. Read: ASF foils bid to smuggle non-custom paid cigarettes at Lahore airport The heroin was concealed in the luggage by Iqbal Khan, a resident of Charsaddah. He was taken int...