Day: June 17, 2021

ICCBS, BTCMH ink MoU for cooperation in traditional medicine field

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KARACHI:International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (UoK) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (BTCMH), Capital Medical University, China. The ICCBS spokesman Wednesday said Director of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, and COMSTECH Coordinator-General Prof Dr M Iqbal Choudhary and Director […]

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Delivery bid of sub-standard cooking oil to eateries of city foiled

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KARACHI:Karachi Police foiled a delivery bid of huge quantity of sub-standard cooking oil to megalopolis. According to spokesperson for Karachi Police on Wednesday, Quaidabad Police arrested three accused after recovery of thousands of liters of sub-standard cooking oil from two tankers which was to be delivered to eateries in city. SHO Quaidabad Police Station told […]

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FM Qureshi urged envoys to broaden economic partnership with Europe

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ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Wednesday urged Pakistan’s envoys in European countries to strive for cultivating and broadening mutually beneficial trade and economic partnerships with Europe. The foreign minister, chairing a virtual meeting on Economic Diplomacy as part of government’s relevant efforts, said the envoys should focus on trade promotion, financial inflows, investments, remittances, tourism […]

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Abrar, Hazratullah, Wahab star in Zalmi’s six-wicket win

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ABU DHABI:Three-fers from Abrar Ahmed and Wahab Riaz and belligerent batting from Hazratullah Zazai guided Peshawar Zalmi to a comfortable six-wicket win over Karachi Kings in the 24th match of the HBL Pakistan Super League 6 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium on late Tuesday. Chasing 109 to win, despite losing Kamran Akmal in the […]

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Desertification, drought destabilizing well-being of 3.2 billion people: UN chief

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Land degradation from climate change and the expansion of agriculture, cities and infrastructure “undermines the well-being of 3.2 billion people”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday in his message for World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. “Humanity is waging a relentless, self-destructive war on nature. Biodiversity is declining, greenhouse gas concentrations are rising, and […]

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PM, MPs discuss progress of development projects

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ISLAMABAD:Members of the Parliament (MPs) called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Wednesday and discussed matters relating to their constituencies as well as the progress of ongoing development projects. Those, who called on the prime minister, included Special Assistant to the PM on Political Affairs Malik Amir Dogar, Senator Mohsin Aziz, Members of the […]

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ED notifies transfer, posting of officers

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ISLAMABAD:The Establishment Division on Wednesday issued the notification of transfers and postings of various officers. According to a notification, Asim Iqbal, a BS-21 officer of Pakistan Administrative Service, presently posted as Director, Civil Services Academy, Lahore, is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary, Power Division, with immediate effect and until further orders. Likewise Muhammad Riazuddin […]

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Bike-lifter gang held, seven bikes recovered

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ISLAMABAD:Islamabad Police have held 12 criminals including four members of a bike-lifting gang and recovered seven stolen motorcycles worth hundreds of thousands of rupees, fake document, huge cache of narcotic as well as weapons from their possession, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. SSP (Operations) Dr Syed Mustafa Tanveer had assigned a task to Zonal […]

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