Day: July 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD:The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Thursday accorded approval for registration of the first Shariah Compliant Developmental Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Scheme in Pakistan under the revamped REIT regulatory framework. Earlier this year, SECP had significantly revamped the REIT Regulation, 2015, said a press release issued here. This signifies that the amendments […]

The prime minister said the country was faced with shortage of pure milk mainly because of the milk production of animals in Pakistan, was far lower than the developed countries. He said the import of sperm could have resolved the issue but the farmers neither had the awareness nor the resources. He said the elite […]

ISLAMABAD:The MET department Thursday forecast wind-thunderstorm/rain in upper and central Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan and Pothohar Region during next 24 hours. While hot and dry weather is likely to prevail in other parts, while very hot in plain areas of the country. Weak monsoon currents are penetrating upper and central parts of […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) would hold a two-day awareness workshop from July 2 to 3 here at the Library Hall of Pakistan Sports Complex on Bio-Secure Bubble and Participation Manners in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. PSB has designated an isolated and well protected sealed area as Bio-secure Bubble (BsB) for the participants of Tokyo Olympics, […]

ISLAMABAD:Ambassador of United Arab Emirates to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salim Alzaabi on Thursday called on Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin and discussed various aspects of bilateral relations. Both the dignitaries expressed their satisfaction over the current status of the strong ties between the two countries and pledged to further cement the mutual […]

ISLAMABAD:National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the world renowned Institute of Technical Education Services (ITEES) Singapore for providing the latest technological skills to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) leaders and instructors. The training will be provided as a part of NAVTTC efforts to affiliate […]

ISLAMABAD:Capital Development Authority (CDA) will plant over 300,000 saplings across the city during upcoming monsoon season to enhance green cover of the federal capital, said its chairman Aamer Ali Ahmed on Thursday. Chairing a meeting to review arrangements of monsoon plantation drive, the chairman said that the saplings that will be planted should be six […]

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday expressed Pakistan’s support to Azerbaijan on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and reaffirmed cooperation in reconstruction and rehabilitation of the affected areas. The foreign minister expressed these views in a meeting with Ambassador of Azerbaijan Ali Alizada, who paid a farewell call on him, here at the Ministry of Foreign […]