Day: June 25, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser on Thursday in consultation with the Leaders of the Parliamentary parties has constituted a committee on Legislative Business. The committee would finalize its Terms of Reference (TORs) on issues which would be referred to it from time to time, said a notification issued by the National Assembly Secretariat. The […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday was given a briefing on textile sector in context of its improvement as a result of the steps taken by the government. The meeting was attended by PM’s Adviser on Trade and Investment Abdul Razzak Dawood, Special Assistant on Political Affairs Malik Amir Dogar, and the Members of […]

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. Sania Nishtar Thursday emphasized that transforming our food systems should be central to our efforts for achieving Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Dr. Nishtar was keynoting the two high-level international events hosted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and World Food Programme […]

ISLAMABAD: The national tally on Wednesday of total active COVID-19 cases was recorded 32, 936 with 1, 097 more people testing positive for the deadly virus and 1, 131 people recovering from the disease during the last 24 hours. Thirty-eight corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 35 of them were under treatment in […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Thursday said that Vice President Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Maryam Safdar was seeking National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) to help her father escape jail on his return from abroad. In a tweet, he said Maryam sought such a relief on the pretext of saving the […]

ISLAMABAD: Cambodia on Thursday registered 655 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total tally to 45, 366, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement. The new infections included 583 local cases and 72 imported cases, the ministry said. Eighteen more fatalities from the pandemic were recorded, taking the overall death toll to 493, […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan underlined the need for transforming the financial system of the country in line with Islamic principles to achieve lasting development and prosperity. “The country can’t progress without ending the interest-based system, ” he said on Thursday while opening the budget debate in the National Assembly. […]

ISLAMABAD: Over 1.75 million people in the country had been provided primary healthcare facilities , including 285, 988 people during last month in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). According to UNICEF Humanitarian Situation Report for May 2021, around 58, 939 children were admitted for treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) including 12, 906 […]