Day: July 9, 2021

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi Thursday said considering the fast-changing security dynamics of the world, it was inevitable to take effective measures to strengthen the cyber security of the country. The president, during a briefing on Air University, Islamabad, said the universities needed to focus on emerging technologies such as information and communication technology, and artificial […]

ISLAMABAD:National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Chairman, Justice (R) Javed Iqbal on Thursday said the bureau, which has been made a business friendly institute, was striving to resolve the issues being confronted by business community on priority basis. Chairing a meeting at NAB headquarters, he said the bureau had already referred sales tax, income tax and under […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan further said the protective measures including the use of face-masks, were also essential to the protect the country’s economy as well as people which could be affected due to lockdown and closures of businesses, marriage halls, restaurants, transport etc. He said that the government wanted the country’s wheels of economy running […]

The President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram Thursday voiced his sorrow over the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, and urged the people of the Caribbean country to reject violence. In a tweet, Ambassador Akram said, “Sending my deepest condolences and solidarity to the Haitian people on […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan Thursday said that Pakistan would play its role for restoration of peace in Afghanistan. Replying on a point of order in the National Assembly, the minister said that the national institutions and armed forces were ready to counter the situation after withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan. Ali […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday signed the Protocol-VI of Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) 2010 to extend the agreement for six months beyond 11-05-2021. The extension was essential to facilitate uninterrupted flow of transit trade between the two countries and to provide sufficient time to technical teams to conclude negotiations on the new APTTA […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Thursday said the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) would bring the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) into power by rejecting the ‘lies and hollow claims’ of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders. “Both the parties foresee their defeat in the […]

ISLAMABAD:Over 33 million children under the age of five years received their vaccinations during the sub-national anti-polio campaign. The campaign was conducted from June 7 to 11 in 124 districts of the country, including all four provinces, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the federal capital Islamabad. The sub-national campaign was inaugurated by Prime Minister Imran […]