Pakistan’s strategic location and growing middle class make it to qualify for an economic hub Pakistani American Community a ‘connective tissue’ between Pakistan and US Pak-US partnership contributed towards making world safer HOUSTON, June 30 (ABC): Ambassador Masood Khan has urged US investors and Pakistani diaspora to take Pakistan as the emerging market and to invest their excess capacity for …

KARACHI, June 30 (ABC): The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has applied a cut on the pension of its retired employees, sources said on Wednesday. According to sources, the retired additional directors of executive group 7 have faced a cut in their pensions and the decision was taken by the board of directors of the CAA. “Director-General CAA Khaqan Murtaza suggested …

LAHORE, June 30(ABC): Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz Sharif has reiterated his commitment to save people from various contagious diseases including corona, dengue and congo through effective policies. Chairing a meeting in Lahore on Wednesday, he expressed dismay over the failure to provide correct data regarding anti dengue measures. He directed the Chief Secretary to present performance of every districts …

KARACHI, June 30(ABC): With the Met office’s forecast of  heavy monsoon rainfall across the country from July 1 to 5, Karachi a day earlier received light rain which turned the weather pleasant Thursday morning in the port city, reported. The areas that received rain overnight included Saddar, I I Chundrigar Road, Old city areas, North Karachi, Super Highway, Defence and …

ISLAMABAD, June 30(ABC): In the wake of the surge in COVID cases in the country, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has strictly warned airlines against not adhering to face mask instructions during domestic flights. The recent warning issued by the CAA comes after the government decided to “fully activate” the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). According to CAA, it has …

SARGODHA, June 29(ABC): Six members of a family were killed and one injured in a Rickshaw-van collision on Khushab road in Sargodha. According to the details, Falak Shair (48) along with Mumtaz Hakim (55), Ghulam Shabbir (47), Mazhar Hayyat (45), Foji Mumtaz (55), Khawaja Muhammad Yasin and Muhammad Abdullah (55) was on his way to Sargodha on Motorcycle Rikshaw. Near …

KARACHI, June 29(ABC): Sindh High Court on Wednesday extended its earlier restraining order against the exhumation and postmortem of former TV host and Member National Assembly (MNA) Aamir Liaquat’s body. The two-judge bench, headed by Justice Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar, heard the plea and extended a stay order on the postmortem of the late politician till July 19. Meanwhile, the petitioner …

ISLAMABAD, June 29(ABC): Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday has raised the issue of blocking the Twitter accounts of Pakistani embassies in India with Twitter. In a statement on Twitter, PTA stated that Twitter was contacted to restore the Pakistan embassies and other notable figures in its country blocked by India. “PTA urges Twitter to reconsider its biased suppression of …

WEB DESK, June 29(ABC): The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced Wednesday that the Zil-Hajj moon has not been sighted in Pakistan, adding that Eid ul Adha in Pakistan will be observed on July 10 (Sunday). Chairman Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad announced the decision following a meeting of the committee, held in Karachi after Maghrib prayers to sight the crescent moon. …

Lahore, June 29 (ABC): The Executive Committee of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry has strongly condemned the Indian cruelty against the Muslims. The LCCI Executive Committee in a meeting, presided by the President Mian Nauman Kabir, also passed a resolution saying that the Muslims across the world cannot tolerate Islamophobic comments. LCCI President Mian Nauman Kabir, Senior Vice …