Month: June 2021

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 […]

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Iran’s Special Envoy on Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian Fard on Thursday met here and discussed the Afghan peace process besides the security situation in the region. In a meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qureshi said Pakistan considered peace in Afghanistan essential for the region’s peace. […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday said the Punjab Police has achieved great success in the investigation of Johar Town, Lahore blast incident. In a video statement, the federal minister said Punjab Police was close to arrest the blast accused and would bring good news to people soon. He said those […]