News Articles by Yousuf Katpar

Putin to send 'doomsday' warning to West at Russia's WW2 victory parade

06-May-2022

President Vladimir Putin will send a “doomsday” warning to the West when he leads celebrations on Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia’s vast firepower while its forces fight on in Ukraine. Defiant in the face of deep Western isolation since he ordered the invasion of Russia’s […]

PM Imran Khan takes notice of social media campaign

21-Mar-2022

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday took notice of a smear campaign being run against state institutions and their heads on social media, ARY News reported, citing informed sources. Chairing a meeting of party leaders, the prime minister directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to take action against elements behind the campaign. Also Read: […]

Closure of schools: Education ministers meeting postponed

13-Jan-2022

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) scheduled today to decide whether or not close schools in view of rising cases of Covid-19 has been postponed. The meeting that was to take place today at 11am was convened to decide the fate of schools in light of the fifth wave of the […]

Video: Plane hit by train after crashing on rail tracks in US

10-Jan-2022

Police in Los Angeles, California, pulled the pilot from a crash-landed Cessna seconds before the aircraft was hit by a train on Sunday, sending debris flying in all directions. Dramatic video obtained by Reuters shows several officers freeing the man from the downed plane, which had crashed shortly after takeoff in the Pacoima neighborhood, according […]

NAB, Nadra get access to tax data under new ordinance

18-Sep-2021

ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi has promulgated a new ordinance giving the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) access to the data of taxpayers. Under the Tax Laws (Third Amendment) Ordinance 2021, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been given powers to disconnect mobile phone and power connections of […]