Ustad Shafqat Salamat Ali Khan to deliver lecture on classical music at Hunerkada

ISLAMABAD: A leading classical vocalist Ustad Shafqat Salamat Ali Khan would deliver a lecture on classical music at Hunerkada College of Visual and Performing Arts on July 2. Ustad Shafqat Salamat Ali belonged to the famous Sham Chaurasi Gharana, established by the two brothers Chand Khan and Suraj Khan, said a press release issued here. […]

Read More

Around 40% RDA funds invested in Naya Pakistan Certificate: SBP

ISLAMABAD: Out of the total US $ 1.5 billion funds deposited by overseas Pakistanis through Roshan Digital Account (RDA), around US $ 600 million (40 percent) was invested in Naya Pakistan Certificate Official source of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) informed that this was followed by Account Balances and Transaction, which stood at US $ […]

Read More

Saudi authorities review Hajj preparations at Prophet’s Mosque and other sites in Madinah

ISLAMABAD: Prince Faisal bin Salman, the Governor of Madinah region, has tasked all agencies involved with Hajj to review and enhance their preparations for welcoming pilgrims to the Prophet’s Mosque and to other mosques and Islamic sites in the region. He said his call is based on directives from the Saudi leadership designed to ensure […]

Read More

Pakistan wants strong ties with Azerbaijan: Foreign Secy

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood on Tuesday said Pakistan desired strong relations with Azerbaijan and would continue to extend support on its Nagorno-Karabakh issue. The Foreign Secretary expressed these views as outgoing Azeri Ambassador Ali Alizada paid a farewell call on him here at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Foreign Secretary lauded the contribution […]

Read More

Ali Zaidi condemns PPP Sindh govt behaviour in Assembly

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi on Tuesday strongly condemned the fascist behaviour of Pakistan Peoples Party government in the Sindh Assembly. In a video statement, he said that they give lectures on democracy in the National Assembly and on the media but did not have guts to let the opposition leader speak. […]

Read More

FDE announces summer vacations from July 18 to August 01

ISLAMABAD: The summer vacations will be observed in all the educational institutions working under the ambit of Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) from July 18 to August 01. This was announced through a notification issued by FDE on Tuesday which has been circulated among all the heads of the educational institutions. It is pertinent to […]

Read More

PM, IT Minister discuss measures to enhance IT sector exports

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Technology Syed Amin-ul-Haq and Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Tuesday. Progress of the ongoing projects under the Ministry of Information Technology and the government’s measures to enhance the country’s IT sector exports were discussed in the meeting.

Read More

’Agriculture Transformation Plan’ being launched on July 1 to protect growers, consumers, industry: Cheema

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Food Security and Research Jamshed Iqbal Cheema Tuesday said Agriculture Transformation Plan, scheduled to be launched on July 1 (Thursday), envisaged to protect growers, consumers and local industry by introducing the latest intervention for achieving sustainable agriculture development and reducing reliance on imported food items. Talking to […]

Read More