Month: June 2021

ISLAMABAD:Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has appointed Raja Umar Younis as the new Registrar of the university. According to the university, Raja Umer Younis assumed the charge of the office of Registrar of Allama Iqbal Open University after Executive Council, the supreme statutory body of the university, formally endorsed decision of the Selection Board in […]

ISLAMABAD:Former Interior Minister Rehman Malik Saturday underlined the need to launch an effective crackdown against drug smuggler to purge this menace from the society. In his message on the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the former Senator urged the government to expedite actions to make educational institutes drugs-free to secure […]

ISLAMABAD:The MET department Saturday forecast rain-wind-thunderstorm at isolated places in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeast Punjab, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan during next 24 hours. Whereas hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very hot in plain areas. A shallow westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the country. Moist currents […]

ISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karat per tola gold increased by Rs 200 and was sold at Rs109,300 on Saturday against its sale at Rs109,100 the previous day, Karachi Sarafa and Jewellers Group reported. The price of 10 gram 24 karat also increased by Rs 171 and was sold at Rs 93,707 against its sale at […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan’s High Commissioner Moazzam Ahmad Khan is currently visiting Birmingham and Wales as part of his efforts to reach out to the community and explore avenues of multifaceted cooperation between Pakistan and the United Kingdom. On the second day of his visit, the High Commissioner held detailed meetings with Mayor of West Midland Combined Authority, […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday said another indigenously manufactured ventilator was registered after completing all required formalities to maintain standard. In a tweet, he said every Pakistani was proud of the great achievements of Pakistani scientists and engineers in the field of medical engineering especially in the last two […]

ISLAMABAD :The National Assembly on Saturday approved 29 ‘Demands for Grants’ worth Rs 167,534,829,000 relating to different ministries, divisions and departments for the next fiscal year, rejecting all 397 ‘Cut Motions’ moved by the opposition parties to reduce developmental expenditures of various projects and schemes. Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin moved the Demands […]

ISLAMABAD:Chairman Kashmir Committee Shehryar Khan Afridi on Saturday ruled out the possibility of any foreign dictation, agenda or script in the matters pertaining to the national interests. “Days are gone when the compromises were made on national interests. Now, there will no dictation and foreign script or agenda,” he tweeted while reiterating that the country […]