ISLAMABAD: Chairperson Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) Rina Saeed Khan on Wednesday expressed her displeasure over vague handover of Marghazar Zoo assets to the Board and regretted the absence of Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Amir Ali Ahmed. The IWMB officials along with the Ministry of Climate Change organized a handing over ceremony of Marghazar […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Dr Babar Awan Wednesday rejected the opposition’s demand of holding All Parties Conference (APC) on the electoral reforms, saying the Parliament was the only forum that could decide about any legislation. “No APC can do legislation, ” he said while participating in the federal budget debate […]
Read MoreAmid 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: 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, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: 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 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: 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. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: 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. […]
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