Day: July 6, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The inaugural ceremony of Pre-Service Training (PST) of the newly inducted election officers (BS-17) was held at Federal Elections Academy on Monday. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Sikander Sultan Raja was the chief guest of the ceremony. Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) members, secretary, officers, provincial election commissioners and development partners members attended the ceremony. […]

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi has so far recovered Rs 33.246 billion in Fake Bank Accounts Scam Cases, Director General Irfan Naeem Mangi said while briefing a high level meeting of the bureau chaired by NAB Chairman Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal. According to NAB Spokesman, the high level meeting reviewed the performance of NAB-Rawalpindi […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Wazir Monday said Pakistan would not make any compromise on its sovereignty, integrity and national security issues. Talking to a private news channel, she said Pakistan being a peaceful country wanted peace in the whole region including Afghanistan, adding it could be partner with the United […]

ISLAMABAD: The government has planned to construct 33 new Basic Health Units (BHUs) in each district of the province to ensure best health care facilities to the masses at their nearest. Talking to reporter, an official of Balochistan government said that the existing BHUs in the far-flung areas of the province would be upgraded to […]

ISLAMABAD: The Estate Office has vacated as many as ten government houses from the employees of Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) during the last year. “The rest of the government accommodations will revert back to the pools of Estate Office by December 2021, ” an official in the Ministry of Housing and Works told […]

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) Naseer Khan Kashani on Monday briefed ambassadors of different countries about the ongoing projects of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) under GPA. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill, Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Egypt, Kenya, UAE and Qatar attended the briefing, said a […]

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government to submit a report about the regularisation of contract employees of the Public Safety & Police Complaints Commission in Grade-17. A three-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi heard […]

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Monday said the establishment of telehealth centres was essential to ensure availability of mental healthcare and provide advice to the people on mental health problems. The president, during a presentation given to him on mental health issues, called for focusing on mental health by chalking out an effective implementable plan […]