Day: July 1, 2021

ISLAMABAD: More prominent political personalities from Poonch, Muzaffarabad, Neelum and Bagh have formally joined Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) chapter. According to statement issued here, central vice president Muslim Conference Women Wing, Rehana Khan, former minister AJK government Manzoor Hussain Shah, former candidate Sardar Manzoor Advocate, District Zakat Chairman Sadar Sagheer Baig […]

ISLAMABAD: Sales of new energy vehicles in China are expected to surpass 2 million units in 2021 thanks to the country’s peak emissions and carbon neutrality targets, said Shi Jianhua, deputy secretary-general of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Technology advancement as well as extended ranges have contributed to larger NEV sales, he said, adding […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan also thanked the friendly countries including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and China for their financial support to Pakistan in difficult situation, which saved the country from default. He further said that initially his government had been striving to avoid from going to IMF, but later it had to go […]

Pakistan has reaffirmed its support to zero-tolerance policy for sexual misconduct at a high-level meeting this week on strengthening the conduct of UN peacekeeping personnel. “Protectors of vulnerable, under no circumstances, can be allowed to become the abusers, ” Ambassador Aamir Khan, acting Pakistani permanent representative to the UN, said as he renewed Pakistan’s strong […]

ISLAMABAD: Cosmologists recently witnessed two rare phenomena with a gap of just 10 days, an observation perhaps one in millennia: ‘black hole swallowing a neutron star, the most dense object in the universe — all in a split-second gulp’. A neutron star — a teaspoon of which would weigh a billion tons — orbits ever […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday expressed his grave concerns over the worrying levels of Islamophobia in western society and hoped that effective measures would be taken to prevent such repugnant incidents. In a tweet, he said, a Pakistani family was martyred in a racist attack in Canada, and now, […]

ISLAMABAD: Defending Champions Pakistan Wapda retained both the men and women titles of the 20th National Netball Championship played here at the Hameedi hall of the Pakistan Sports Complex. Director General, Pakistan Sports Board, Col (R) Muhammad Asif Zaman who was the chief guest on the occasion distributed trophies, medals and certificates among the players. […]

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training Wednesday directed the relevant ministry to start summer vacations in federal educational institutions from July 01, as decided by the Punjab government. During a meeting held here at Parliament House under the chairmanship of Senator Irfan Siddiqui, the committee members questioned the commencement of summer […]