Day: June 24, 2021

Amid the swift withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, the top UN official in the Central Asian state told the UN Security Council Tuesday that the Taliban fighters are flexing their muscles to gain greater control of the territory “The Taliban’s advances are significant, ” said Deborah Lyons, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of […]

The UN General Assembly Tuesday adopted a draft decision, by consensus, paving the way to continue intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on restructuring the Security Council during its 76th session after the aspirants of permanent seats on the 15-member body — India, Brazil, Germany and Japan — withdrew their amendment that was aimed at shaping the reform […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday chaired a special meeting of the National Intelligence Coordination Committee, where he was given a comprehensive briefing on enhanced intelligence cooperation. The meeting held here at Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Secretariat. It was attended by Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, […]

ISLAMABAD: The national tally on Wednesday of total active COVID-19 cases was recorded 33, 005 with 930 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 1, 338 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours. Thirty-nine corona patients have died during past 24 hours, all of whom were under treatment in the […]

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said as Pakistan had fulfilled 26 out of 27 action items of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), there was no justification for the country to remain in the Grey list. The foreign minister in a statement mentioned that Pakistan had fulfilled maximum technical requirements regarding FATF. […]

ISLAMABAD: A special flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) airlifted two million doses of SinoVac Covid-19 vaccine from China that arrived at the Islamabad International Airport here on Wednesday. The consignment received was part of the planned contracted quantity purchased from China, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) apprised in an update here issued. […]

ISLAMABAD: Ehsaas Interest-Free Loans programme has disbursed a total of 1.2 million loans including 46 percent loans to women with a value of Rs 44.42 billion since its inception till March 2021. According to an official source, a total of 490, 368 interest free loans (47 percent loans to women) amounting to Rs 17.50 billion […]

ISLAMABAD: Satrang Gallery would organize “Borrowed Feathers, ” an exhibition of Imran Hunzai and Nizakat Ali Depar, opening on 26 June. Curator Satrang Zahra Khan told reporter that the exhibition will be on view for a month. She said COVID-19 SoPs wearing mask and social distancing will be strictly observed at the venue. The opening […]