Day: July 13, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Tajik counterpart Sirojiddin Muhriddin on Monday expressed commitment to enhance bilateral ties between both the countries in areas of economy, trade and people-to-people relations in line with the vision of their leadership. In a meeting held on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Foreign […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said since environment protection was among the foremost priorities of the present government, tree plantation had very important role in that regard. The measures taken by the Government of Pakistan for environment protection were being recognized at international level, he added while presiding over a meeting here regarding […]

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Political Communication, Dr Shahbaz Gill on Monday said propaganda of Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz (PML-N) would not work in Kashmir this time. Responding to a statement of PML-N leader, Maryam Safdar, he said PML-N’s forgery expert (Maryam Safdar) was selected for election campaign in Azad Jammu […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday directed to adopt scientific means and the third-party vigilance to monitor the completion of development projects in Punjab. Chairing a meeting through video-link here on the Punjab Development Package, he said the officials of all district and relevant departments would be held responsible for timely completion of the […]

ISLAMABAD: At least two minor girls were killed while one got seriously injured when roof of a house collapsed due to rain and wind storm in Lower Dir on Monday. Rescue teams reached the site immediately and removed bodies from the debris. The bodies have been shifted to the hospital for postmortem, a private news […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) on Monday awarded a Tourism Promotion & Regional Integration (TPRI) license to Alvir Airways (Pvt) Limited for a period of five years under the National Aviation Policy 2019. “The license has been issued in line with the vision of the Honourable Prime Minister of Pakistan to promote tourism and […]

ISLAMABAD: President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan Monday urged the government to focus on promoting the handicraft products of women entrepreneurs that would ensure their economic empowerment, reduce poverty and improve living standards of families in rural and urban areas. He said that Pakistani women were producing marvellous handicraft […]

ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday witnessed referred 13 private members’ bills to the relevant committees after their introduction in the House and deferred three other legislative proposals. The House witnessed introduction of 13 private members’ bills which were referred to the committees for further consideration. These bills were the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (Amendment of […]