Month: June 2021

ISLAMABAD: The entire staff including senior officials of Press Information Department (PID) got a single-dose coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine here on Thursday at Islamabad-based vaccination centre to boost their immunity against the deadly virus. In a new release, the PID said the officials who so far could not receive a jab were administered the COVID-19 vaccines. […]

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday sought a detailed report regarding a ‘missing’ citizen Mudasir Naro. Justice Aamer Farooq of the IHC, who heard the case seeking recovery of the above citizen, also summoned senior officials of the ministries concerned on next hearing for assistance in the matter. The court instructed the respondents […]

ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers from both the treasury and opposition benches in the National Assembly on Thursday formally initiated debate on the Federal Budget 2021-22 after Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif completed his opening speech that remained unfinished for the last three days due to disruption in the House proceedings. Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Pakistan’s (MMAP) lawmaker Mufti […]

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in Turkey to participate in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. The Foreign Minister was received by the Deputy Governor of Antalya, Pakistan’s ambassador Cyrus Qazi and senior officials of Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Qureshi will participate in a […]

ISLAMABAD: Spokesman MET office Islamabad Dr Zaheer Babar on Thursday informed that Karachi City would experience heavy rain from June 18 to June19 with dust-thunderstorm. Talking to reporter, he said dust-thunderstorm with heavy rain (especially in Dadu, Sukkur and Larkana, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Ghotki, Hyderabad Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Thar, Badin and Thatta districts was expected while hot […]

ISLAMABAD: Steering Committee for Ehsaas’ education Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) in a meeting held under the chairmanship of the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. Sania Nishtar endorsed scale-up of stipends for secondary education. The steering committee was briefed on the up scaling of primary education conditional cash […]

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Thursday said Pakistan was grappled with growing threat of expanding desertification for the last many years, which has exacerbated the country’s food insecurity, poverty, hunger levels and biodiversity loss. Malik Amin Aslam highlighted that about 58 percent of the country’s […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday warned India to refrain from any further steps regarding Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), saying that it could “imperil the regional peace and security”. Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri at a weekly press briefing said India must revisit its unlawful and destabilizing actions in IIOJK and ensure full […]