Pakistan
Ameer Muqam holds Imran Khan responsible for destroying country’s economy
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Engineer Ameer Muqam said that very soon the identity of Imran Niazi will be revealed to the whole nation. Talking to party workers in Mardan on Saturday, he said destruction of the country’s economy and institutions through external conspiracy is…
Read More »Govt taking steps to provide maximum relief to masses: Qureshi
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Industries and Production, Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi has said the incumbent government is taking effective steps to provide maximum relief to the people. Talking to APP, he said the federal government is utilizing all available resources to provide facilities to flood-hit victims. He praised the…
Read More »COAS lauds devotion of troops to defend motherland amid threats
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Lahore Garrison on Saturday. He laid floral wreath at Martyrs’ Monument and offered fateha. The Army Chief inaugurated Lahore Garrison Institute for Special Education and visited various school facilities for special children. He also interacted with officers and men of Lahore…
Read More »CDWP approves various development projects costing Rs10b
The Central Development Working Party has approved various projects costing forty billion rupees for the uplift of 20 poorest districts of the country. The approval was accorded in a meeting of the CDWP held in Islamabad under the chairmanship of Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal. Speaking on the occasion, the…
Read More »Ashrafi hails govt’s initiative of withdrawing appeals challenging verdict against Riba
Special Representative to the Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi has appreciated the government’s decision to withdraw appeals challenging decision of Federal Shariah Court on abolition of riba. Addressing a press conference in Lahore on Saturday, he emphasized the need to devise a comprehensive roadmap to abolish…
Read More »Pakistan, Hungary ink agreement on defence cooperation
Pakistan and Hungary have signed a bilateral agreement to provide solid legal framework for enhancing defence cooperation between the Armed Forces of both the countries. The agreement was inked during the visit of Secretary Defence retired Lieutenant General Hamood Uz Zaman Khan to Budapest on the invitation of Secretary for…
Read More »Climate action becomes battle to save our present: Sherry Rehman
Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman has said that Climate action has become a battle to save our present. She was speaking at a high-level side event at the UNFCCC Pavilion titled ‘Gearing towards carbon neutrality in the Asia-Pacific Region’ in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The Minister said that COP27…
Read More »Sindh requests World Bank support for electric buses project
The Sindh government has asked the World Bank for financing to import three hundred electric buses for Karachi city. The proposal came in a meeting between provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass-Transit Sharjeel Memon and a delegation of World Bank led by practice manager transport Shomik Mehndiratta in Karachi. …
Read More »Punjab CM chairs meeting on upgradation of Wazirabad Institute of Cardiology
Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has ordered to establish a special department for treatment of children suffering from heart diseases at Wazirabad Institute of Cardiology. He stated this while chairing a high level meeting to review issues related to up-gradation of Wazirabad Institute of Cardiology in Lahore on Friday.…
Read More »UNOPS, KP police agree on capacity building projects
The United Nations and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police have agreed on initiating various projects for capacity building of police and close coordination for their timely completion. This was agreed during a meeting of a three-member delegation of the UN Office on Projects Services with Inspector General Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muazzam Jah…
Read More »Consul General of Russia calls on Sindh Governor in Karachi
The Consul General of Russia, Andrey Viktorovich Fedorov, called on Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori in Karachi on Friday. During the meeting, both sides discussed bilateral economic relations, investment opportunities in Sindh province, relief of flood victims, exchange of trade delegations and other issues. Speaking on the occasion, the Governor…
Read More »Punjab Governor lauds federal govt for taking steps to abolish Riba
Punjab Governor Baligh-u-Rehman has commended the steps taken by federal government to abolish Riba in the country. Addressing convocation at Government College University in Lahore on Friday, he urged students to inculcate the spirit of self-accountability and identify their own weaknesses. The Governor said a good moral character provides assurance…
Read More »Pakistan Stock Exchange witnesses bullish trend
The Pakistan Stock Exchange was bullish today (Friday). The KSE-100 Index closed today at 43,092.95 points as compared to 42,901.27 points on the last working day with a positive change of 191.68 points. The total turnover was 232,788,982 as compared to 293,900,713 on the last working day with Cnergyico PK…
Read More »Rally held at KIU Gilgit to support Pak Army
A rally was taken out at Karakorum International University Gilgit on Friday in favor of Pakistan Army. The Rally organized by Voice of Gilgit Baltistan forum started from the incubation center and passing through main road converted into a gathering at Global Chowk. Speaking on the occasion former spokesman of…
Read More »DC Khushab visited THQ hospital Noorpur Thal
Raja Noor Ilahi AtifDeputy commissioner Khushab Meesam Abbas visited Tehsil Headquarter Hospital (THQ) Noorpur Thal here the other day.He visited emergency, pharmacy, dental clinic, OPD, OT, male ward and female ward.He also visited under construction waiting area and extension of emergency. On the occasion , medical superintendent Surgeon Dr Ameer…
Read More »Sanofi’s Foundation S donates over PKR 378 million for post-flood relief efforts in Pakistan
Sanofi’s philanthropic arm, Foundation S, has donated a sum of over PKR 378 M (1.7 M Euros) to support flood victims in Pakistan. Medicinal donation of antibiotics worth 245 million was made to the Indus Hospital & Health Network (IHHN). The vast donation plan covers PKR 89 million (400,000 Euros)…
Read More »Individualland launches a report with coordination of IFJ to highlight gender disparity in media in Pakistan
Pakistani women in media face all sorts of disparities and biases including inequality in promotion opportunities, salary structures, facilities like daycare centers, maternity leaves and opportunities for top positions etc.” these findings were presented by Ms. Lubna Naqvi from IFJ Asia and Pacific, while delivering the welcome note during the…
Read More »Finance Minister expresses resolve to provide relief to downtrodden segments of society
Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar chaired a follow-up meeting on PM’s relief package through Utility Stores Corporation in Islamabad on Wednesday. The chair was updated on the Prime Minister’s relief package and subsidy being provided on five essential items; Pulses, flour, sugar, rice and ghee, through Utility Stores…
Read More »Experts hope Foreign Minister’s visit will further cement ties between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
Zulfiqar Badar (Spokesman, Foreign Minister): Pakistan is facing a number of challenges at this point of time, both internally and at the diplomatic front. After the conclusion of the COP27 conference, the visit of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to Saudi Arabia means a lot. We all know that the visit…
Read More »Academicians pay tributes to Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal for evoking a new spirit in Muslims
Dr. Rasheed Ahmed Khan (IR Expert): Allama Iqbal through his poetry evoked a new spirit in Muslims of India when they were facing crisis in terms of identity and place. Sir Allama Muhammad Iqbal was an intellectual who not only tried to protect the political and cultural future of Indian Muslims…
Read More »Analysts lambast PTI for making life of ordinary citizens miserable through its disruptive activities
Siddique ul Farooq (Leader, PML-N): There is always a solution to every problem and any issue can be resolved peacefully under the ambit of law and constitution. But if someone violates the writ of the state, then the government reserves all the right to take action as per constitution. The president…
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