Muhammad Mahmood

Schools in Punjab to reopen on August 2, Murad Raas announces
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- July 29, 2021
LAHORE – Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas announced on Thursday that all public and private schools will reopen across the province from August 2. Taking…

Pakistan’s legendary mountaineer Ali Sadpara buries on K2 by son
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- July 29, 2021
GILGIT – Pakistan’s celebrated climber Mohammad Ali Sadpara, who lost his life during K2 Winter Expedition 2021, was buried on the world’s second-highest in the…

Silkbank goes live with Temenos Infinity to supercharge digital banking in Pakistan
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- July 29, 2021
GENEVA – Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, on Thursday announced that Silkbank, a leading commercial and Islamic bank in Pakistan, has gone live…

ECP issues notice to PM Imran for not holding PTI’s intra-party elections
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- July 29, 2021
ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to Prime Minister Imran Khan after he failed to hold intra-party…

‘I am ready with my boat,’ President Alvi offers help as urban floods hit Islamabad
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- July 29, 2021
As the heavy spell of rain submerged parts of the federal capital, President Dr. Arif Alvi Wednesday came forward, offering assistance in rescue and relief…

Consultation for new IT Policy promises inclusion of rural youth
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- July 29, 2021
ISLAMABAD – Oxfam in Pakistan and Bargad in collaboration with Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MOITT) organized a 2-day consultative meeting on Digital Pakistan…

‘Myth is broken’ – PTI ‘trounces’ PML-N in PP-38 Sialkot by-election
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- July 28, 2021
SIALKOT – The candidate of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Chaudhry Ahsan Baryar, on Wednesday defeated PML-N’s Tariq Subhani in PP-38 Sialkot by-election, taking a lead…

6-year-old girl raped, murdered in Karachi
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- July 28, 2021
KARACHI – A six-year-old girl, who went missing from Karachi’s Korangi last night, was murdered after being raped, according to police. Police had received a…

Emirates extends flight ban to UAE from Pakistan, India, two other countries till Aug 7
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- July 28, 2021
DUBAI – UAE’s flagship airline Emirates confirmed on Wednesday that the suspension of inbound flights from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka has been extended…

Five more Afghan soldiers returned to Kabul: ISPR
- By Muhammad Mahmood
- July 28, 2021
RAWALPINDI – Five more Afghan soldiers, who had been provided safe passage by the Pakistan Army, were handed over to Afghan authorities on Wednesday at…







