Month: June 2021

ISLAMABAD:The new study found that eating starchy snacks high in white potato or other starches after any meal was associated with at least a 50 per cent increased risk of mortality and a 44-57 per cent increased risk of CVD-related death. Conversely, eating fruits, vegetables, or dairy at specific meals is associated with a reduced […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Friday said Pakistan was placed on grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) during the tenure of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government. In a tweet, he said it was the Pakistan Tahreek-e Insaf’s government which prevented the country from being blacklisted by the anti-money […]

NEW YORK: Pakistan will do everything to promote a political settlement of the long-running conflict in Afghanistan, except the use of military action against the Taliban, Prime Minister Imran Khan said in an interview with an influential American newspaper. “I mean, we will do everything up to that. All sections of our society have decided […]

Here is the transcript of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s interview as published in The New York Times: Yara Bayoumy: This is obviously an important time in Pakistan and in the region. The US military involvement in Afghanistan gave Pakistan a lot of strategic clout with the United States. Now that the Americans are pulling out, […]

ISLAMABAD:The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) held the 22nd meeting of the Competition Consultative Group on Friday sharing the CCP’s initiatives, performance and strategic vision. A presentation was also given on the CCP’s draft Report on SME Sector exploring the ways and means of improving competitiveness and economic efficiency of SMEs by providing recommendations to […]

ISLAMABAD:International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking would be observed on 26 June (Saturday) to strengthen global action and cooperation to achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse. Observance of the day aimed to raise awareness to fight against the substance abuse as well as the unlawful trade of drugs. […]

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Narcotics Control, Brig (R) Ijaz Ahmad Shah on Friday said that the Ministry of Narcotics Control and Anti Narcotics Force are making collaborative efforts to fight against drug abuse. In a message on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, he said, “War against drugs is a multidimensional challenge that Ministry […]

ISLAMABAD:Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued instructions to all the Field Offices to remain open and observe extended working hours till 12:00 midnight on June 30th , 2021(Wednesday) to facilitate the taxpayers’ in payment of duties and taxes. FBR has further instructed the Chief Commissioners (IR) and Chief Collector Customs to liaise with the […]