Day: July 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD:The Executive Council of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Thursday in its meeting held here at the main campus approved the establishment of four ‘Excellence Centers’. The four center include Centers of Excellence for Sufi Studies, Seerat Studies, Iqbal Chair of Muslim Thoughts and an Archives which will be based on series of interviews of […]

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said that food security was a great challenge for Pakistan which could even become a national security issue, if timely measures were not taken. “The country is faced with new challenges…The population size is growing fast. We need to prepare in advance as how to grow food for them during […]

ISLAMABAD:Balochistan government has started a vaccination drive to immunize the officials, security gourds and prisoners in jails across the province. Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Dr Rubaba Buledi has inaugurated the campaign on the other day for screening, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis for officers, staff and prisoners of all the jails across the province. The […]

ISLAMABAD:Capital Development Authority (CDA) Thursday demolished over 250 structures in Sangjani, an area in the outskirts of Islamabad in its ongoing anti-encroachment drive across the city. The city managers continued taking action against land grabbers and retrieved land worth billions of rupees during the last two days, its spokesman told reporter. He said the operations […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Wazir Thursday said the gap between climate change policies and gender issues still existed that needed to be redressed properly. She was speaking at the launch of the study titled: ‘Climate induced migration among women: stories from Muzaffargarh and Tharparkar districts, Pakistan’, held under the auspices of […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) and representatives of civil society on Thursday raised questions on Environmental Impact Assessment report for construction of Sessions Division (East&West) complex in the capital city. During EIA hearing at the project site in sector G-11/4, the environmental body as well as the independent experts pointed out certain unmet target in […]

ISLAMABAD:Director General Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) Dr. Fouzia Saeed on Thursday expressed grief and sorrow over the sad demise of legendary PTV Actor Anwar Iqbal Baloch. In a condolence message, she prayed Almighty Allah to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage to his family to bear the loss […]

ISLAMABAD:Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan on Thursday termed Kashmiri leader Dr Qasim Faktoo as a great hero of Kashmir freedom movement saying that sacrifices rendered by Faktoo family will never be forgotten by the Kashmiri nation. He was addressing a launching ceremony of a book “Bang” authored by Dr Qasim Faktoo, who […]