Day: July 1, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin on Wednesday announced honorarium equivalent to three basic salaries for all officials who performed duties during the budget session 2021-22 in Parliament. On conclusion of the budget session, Speaker Asad Qaisar told that his National Assembly team worked hard during budget session which continued for more than 100 hours. […]

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Wednesday called for expanding the outreach of Federal Insurance Ombudsman (FIO) to remote areas of the country to provide relief to maximum number of policy holders against the maladministration of insurance companies. He said the FIO played a significant role in providing free of charge and prompt justice to complainants […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has moved up in the new Baseball World Rankings from 27th place to 26th, released by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). According to the President of Pakistan Federation Baseball (PFB) Syed Fakhar Ali Shah the efforts of the federation had began to bear fruit. He said that in the last two years, […]

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Wednesday said that Pakistan attached great importance to its ties with Netherlands and wanted to further expand bilateral cooperation with it in the areas of trade and economy for the mutual benefits of the two countries. He expressed these views while talking to Ambassador-designate of Pakistan to Netherlands, Suljuk Mustansar […]

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) was held under the chairmanship of Senator Mian Raza Rabbani here on Wednesday. Senators Zarqa Suharwardy Taimur, Gurdeep Singh, Mirza Muhammad Afridi, Dr Sikandar Mandhro, Jam Mahtab Hussain Dahar and Senator Rana Maqbool Ahmed also attended the meeting. The Federal Minister for IPC […]

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court(AC) Judge Bashir Ahmed on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the reference of assets beyond income against former finance minister Ishaq Dar till July 14. According to details, the NAB prosecutor submitted the statements of witnesses after the approval of Chairman NAB in the Court. The Prosecutor told the court as far […]

ISLAMABAD: Covid-19 infection has the potential to significantly change the size and stiffness of red and white blood cells, a team of German scientists has found. In some cases, the effect may continue for months, a possible reason why some affected people continue to complain of symptoms long after an infection (also called long Covid). […]

ISLAMABAD: Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) Wednesday called upon Prime Minister Imran Khan and discussed the issues and ongoing uplift projects in their respective constituencies. The MNAs included Shaukat Ali Bhatti, Ghulam Muhammad Lali, Zahoor Hussain Qureshi, Muhammad Khan Leghari, Aftab Jehangir, Raja Riaz, Tahir Iqbal and Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandhla, a Prime Minister […]