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Day: March 4, 2023

Biden had skin cancer removed, White House doctor says no further treatment required

US President Joe Biden had basal cell carcinoma a common type of skin cancer removed from his chest in February, and no further treatment is required, according to White House physician Kevin O’Connor on Friday. The White House physician stated in a letter that all cancerous tissue was successfully removed, and that Biden will continue dermatologic surveillance as part of…

PM Shehbaz to visit Qatar on March 5

ISLAMABAD: On the invitation of Qatar’s emir, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will pay a two-day official visit to Doha on March 5-6, according to a Foreign Office statement. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Doha on March 5-6 to attend the 5th United Nations (UN) Conference on the Least Developed Countries, according to a Foreign Office statement (LDCs). The conference,…

Asad Umar, Shah Mahmood Qureshi released from Attock jail

ATTOCK: A number of PTI leaders, including Secretary General Asad Umar and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, have been freed from prison. The district jail in Attock freed Shah Mahmood Qureshi. The local authorities and personnel outside the Attock jail gave him a warm welcome. Upon his arrest, Qureshi was transferred from Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat Prison to Attock Prison. Outside…

NA speaker proposes elections on same day

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has offered his services to help break the political deadlock over holding national and provincial assembly elections on the same day. His invitation to political parties to meet to resolve the issue came on the same day that President Dr. Arif Alvi announced the date of the Punjab Assembly elections. The speaker stated…

Abdul Wali Kakar appointed as governor of Balochistan

QUETTA: The federal government appointed Malak Abdul Wali Kakar as governor of Balochistan on Friday. On the advice of the prime minister, President Dr. Arif Alvi signed the notification of Kakar’s appointment as governor of Balochistan. Kakar is the son of veteran nationalist leader Malik Abdul Ali Kakar and the Central Vice President of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M). He…

CCP, PTA combine hands to promote digitalization

KARACHI: On Friday, at the CCP headquarters in Islamabad, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create cooperation and collaboration in areas of mutual interest. At the national level, the partnership between the PTA and CCP will have a big influence, especially in encouraging market competition in business…

Transgender arrested for impersonating mosque Imam

On Friday, police charged a transgender man with concealing his identity in order to perform the duties of an Imam (prayer leader) at a local mosque in Rawalpindi. Following a complaint filed by local residents, officers from the Rawat police station arrested suspect Muhammad Khan. Raja Shafiq, the complainant, claimed Khan had been leading prayers at the mosque for nearly…

Son of the Emirates’ lauded as he embarks on historic space mission

Following the successful launch of Emirati astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi’s space mission, the UAE president and vice president issued statements of congratulations and pride. According to AFP, he is the second Emirati to travel to space. “I join the nation in congratulating Sultan AlNeyadi on the start of his pioneering mission aboard the International Space Station,” President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed…

Chinese bank provides $500 million in credit to Pakistan: Dar

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan has received $500 million of a $1.3 billion loan facility from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC), according to Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, bolstering the cash-strapped nation’s foreign exchange reserves. Late Friday night, Dar stated in a message posted to Twitter that all formalities for the $1.3 billion loan had been…