Month: June 2021

ISLAMABAD: Ehsaas Interest-Free Loans programme has disbursed a total of 1.2 million loans including 46 percent loans to women with a value of Rs 44.42 billion since its inception till March 2021. According to an official source, a total of 490, 368 interest free loans (47 percent loans to women) amounting to Rs 17.50 billion […]

ISLAMABAD: Satrang Gallery would organize “Borrowed Feathers, ” an exhibition of Imran Hunzai and Nizakat Ali Depar, opening on 26 June. Curator Satrang Zahra Khan told reporter that the exhibition will be on view for a month. She said COVID-19 SoPs wearing mask and social distancing will be strictly observed at the venue. The opening […]

ISLAMABAD: National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf, during his visit to Tajikistan, on Wednesday met Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Platonovich Patrushev in Dushanbe who extended a special invitation to him for visiting Moscow. National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Youssef met with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Platonovich Patrushev in Tajikistan at the […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Member National Assembly Dr. Ramesh Kumar said government was determined to bring electoral reforms and electronic voting system was one step ahead of the present electoral system to get better results in the polls. Talking to PTV news, he said the entire world has moved on electric voting machine (EVM) and right […]

ISLAMABAD: A leading classical vocalist Ustad Shafqat Salamat Ali Khan would perform in a ‘Mehfil’ here at Hunerkada along with his son Faizan Ali Khan and Nadir Ali Khan on June 26 (Saturday). Head of Hunerkada College of Visual and Performing Arts Amna Shah told reporter , that the special Mehfil would be organized at […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Wednesday took notice of the blast in Johar Town, Lahore that killed at least two persons and injured many. He directed to the Punjab’s Chief Secretary and Inspector General of Police to submit a report into the incident, said a press release. The nature of the […]

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentarians from both sides of the opposition and treasury benches in the National Assembly on Wednesday continued debate on the federal budget 2021-22, stressing the need for controlling the food inflation and giving more incentives in the agriculture sector. They suggested giving more incentives in import of agri-machinery and equipment, seeds, fertilizers and pesticides […]

ISLAMABAD: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti, has said that restoration of pre August 05, 2019 position to the territory will be the main demand at all-party meeting (APM) called by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday. Talking to reporters in Bijbehara town of Islamabad district, she said, “We are […]