Month: June 2021

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that the development of erstwhile tribal districts was the foremost priority of the government. The present government wanted complete inclusion of the citizens of former tribal districts in the national mainstream, he added. The Prime Minister expressed these views while talking to the Members of National Assembly […]

ISLAMABAD: Inspector General of Police (IGP)Islamabad, Qazi Jameel-ur-Rehman Monday expressed his gratitude to the masses for encouraging police personnel who got injured after foiling a robbery bid in sector G-11/1, and arrested two suspects from the spot. He said the way the representatives of federal government, civil administration, members of civil society, business community and […]

ISLAMABAD: United States of America (USA) remained the top export destinations of the Pakistani products during the first eleven months of financial year (2020-21), followed by United Kingdom (UK) and China. Total exports to the USA during July-May (2020-21) were recorded at US $ 4473.917 million against the exports of US $ 3606.152 million during […]

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday said that the government was focusing on the empowerment of women by providing them loans and different skills so as to make them financially independent and stronger. He added that the growing population, and facilitation and financial inclusion of differently-abled persons (DAPs) were major challenges being faced by […]

ISLAMABAD: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Monday released 256, 700 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 228, 800 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in the Indus River at Tarbela Dam was 1434.23 feet, which was 50.23 feet higher than its dead level 1386 feet. Water inflow […]

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan government would initiate 550 new projects of construction of roads for which around Rs 20 billion has been earmarked in the budgetary allocation of year 2021-22 to provide best communication facility to the masses. The provincial government was already initiated the work to construct 4000 Kilometers roads to improve the communication system in […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Housing Chaudhry Tariq Bashir Cheema, Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) and women MNAs separately called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Monday. The MNAs who called on the Prime Minister included Rahat Amanullah Bhatti, Malik Karamat Ali and Sardar Talib Hussain Nakai. The women MNAs, who called on the Prime […]

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday approved two demands for grants worth Rs 49, 7 96, 506, 000 relating to ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Division for the next fiscal year, rejecting all 175 “Cut Motions” moved by the opposition parties to reduce developmental expenditure for various projects and schemes. Parliamentary Secretary […]