Day: June 16, 2021

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday asked the Federal Ombudsman to create a special cell to redress the grievances and rectify injustices done to the expatriates through the maladministration of government agencies. The president also called for revisiting the laws governing the institution of Wafaqi Mohtasib to provide speedy and free-of-cost justice to the people […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Tuesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had restored the integrity and positive image of the country at global level. Talking to a news channel, he said that stern action would be taken against the violators of the house respect and decorum. The minister said […]

ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday reported only 31 new coronavirus cases in the federal capital during the last 24 hours, making it the lowest single-day tally in six months. With the new cases, the total number of infections in the federal capital reached 82, 170 of which 79, 853 people of […]

ISLAMABAD: Researchers have found that coronavirus disease can cause severe inflammation in the central nervous system. The study, led by a team of researchers from the University of Freiburg in Germany, showed that a severe inflammatory response can develop in the central nervous system of Covid-19 patients involving different immune cells around the vascular system […]

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has notified schedule for holding ‘E-Katchehries’ across its five operational circles of the company for prompt redressal of consumers’ complaints on Tuesday. According to the schedule, the E-Katchehries would be held on Wednesday. IESCO SE Islamabad Circle would listen the consumers complaints at telephone 051-9260194, SE Rawalpindi City Circle […]

ISLAMABAD: UNICEF and World Health Organization (WHO) have applauded the Government of Pakistan’s continued efforts to eradicate polio from the country. The UN agencies commended the concerted efforts made to make sure vaccination programmes continued even during COVID-19 surges in the country. Both agencies urged for greater solidarity and more investment to sustain the momentum […]

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) on Tuesday issued a power suspension programme for Wednesday for various areas of its region due to necessary maintenance and routine development work. According to the IESCO spokesman, the power supply of different feeders and grid stations would remain suspended for the period from 08: 00 am to 01: […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Tuesday said the sloganeering by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MNA Ali Gohar Baloch did trigger rumpus in the National Assembly. The minister, in a tweet, said the PML-N Members of National Assembly (MNAs) used extremely abusive words during the budget session today, in total disregard for all […]