ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Thursday called for taking anti-COVID vaccine acceptability decision by a single global institution like World Health Organization (WHO). “Each country, deciding which vaccine is acceptable for travel to that country, is creating chaos, ” he said in a tweet. Asad Umar who is also head […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: In a step toward expanding U.S-Pakistan educational cooperation, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support 125 Pakistanis to pursue PhD studies in the United States, 25 per year for five years. The MoU extends an agreement that funded 125 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi on Thursday emphasised that they must keep abreast with the emerging technology and should make endeavour to deal with the complex and dynamic security environment of the world. The Naval Chief visited National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad and addressed the course participants of National […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Thursday urged the parliamentarians and media to create awareness among the women as well as the differently abled persons to avail the government’s exclusive loan facilities to help them establish their own businesses and achieve financial independence. The president, addressing a ceremony to distribute cheques among the successful applicants for […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training is set to built a resilient education system under the COVID-19 Response, Recovery, and Resilience in Education Project (COVID19-RRREP) to address the challenges of pandemic and its lethal affects on education sector, According to the press release issued on Thursday by the Federal Education Ministry, Recovery […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Kashmir Premier League on Thursday released the list of silver category players for drafting for the inaugural edition of the event. Director Cricket Operations KPL Taimoor Khan in a press statement said that as many as 98 players had been included in the silver category list. Adnan Akmal, Mukhtiar Ahmed, Raza Hassan, Sohail Akhtar, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi on Thursday reiterated position on Kashmir dispute and said Pakistan would not engage with India until it revokes its decision of illegally annexing the disputed territory. Speaking to a delegation of All Parties Hurriyat Conference here, Afridi said Pakistan was closely monitoring the situation […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt Tarek Mohamed Dahroug called on Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu here on Thursday. Ambassador Tarek Mohamed Dahroug commended the professionalism of Pakistan Air Force and acknowledged its rising indigenous capacity in aviation industry. During the meeting, both the dignitaries discussed […]
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