Day: July 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD:Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Federal Expanded Programme on Immunization on Thursday arranged a day-long national training for monitoring of Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) of COVID-19 vaccine. Addressing the session, experts said that the vaccination drive in Pakistan is being carried out through […]

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad police have arrested two accused allegedly involved in the murder of a shopkeeper during a dacoity bid in the area of PWD Colony market here on June 17. According to the police, Mansoor Khalid was killed by some unknown outlaws during a dacoity bid. The accused had escaped from the scene. Taking notice of […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) was determined to continue improving the educational standards of medical and dental programmes with the objective of educating and licensing competent and properly qualified doctors and dentists. According to PMC, steps are necessary to ensure that only the highest standards of healthcare are made available to all the citizens of Pakistan, […]

ISLAMABAD:Special Representative to Prime Minister on Religious Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi Thursday said Pakistan’s relations with Arab Islamic Countries including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Egypt, Baharain, Amman and Iraq are improving with practical cooperation in different areas and sectors. Talking to national and international media representatives on Thursday, […]

ISLAMABAD:Even as the authorities in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) had announced that COVID kits comprising life-saving items would be distributed free of cost among the patients, the public complaints suggest that it could be another scam as the affected didn’t get deliverance of the promise. According to Kashmir media reports numerous COVID […]

ISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court(AC) on Thursday cross-examined the statement of a witness in the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)corruption reference filed against former Chairman OGRA Tauqeer Sadiq and adjourned the hearing till July 8. According to details, as the hearing started, the NAB witness Ejaz Ahmed Gohar statement was cross-examined by Tauqeer Sadiq’s counsel. AC […]

ISLAMABAD:Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice Thursday directed the Ministry of Law and Justice to brief the members about the procedure of judges appointment in the judiciary. The Senate body met here under the chairmanship of Syed Ali Zafar and reviewed the performance of special courts and administrative tribunals. The meeting was attended by […]

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday said that Pakistan, in the rapidly changing world, can emerge as a power by gaining stronghold in the upcoming ‘global intellectual revolution’. He said that the exponential transformation of the cyber world had witnessed a shift in strategies – relating to both military and public domains that demanded a […]