United Nations’ top humanitarian official in Afghanistan has urged donors to step up support for the war-torn country, where ongoing drought and increased military operations amid foreign troop withdrawal, are displacing scores of civilians, creating a growing humanitarian crisis. Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan, said a $1.3 billion appeal, launched earlier […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Friday said the people with both doses of vaccine against COVID have seven times lower risk of getting virus as compared to those who were not vaccinated. Even the people with first dose have four times lower risk of the disease as compared to those without […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi Friday hailed the recent visit of Prime minister Imran khan that Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan have signed a road map for a multi-billion-dollar rail project which would further boost trade ties with central Asian countries. “The two leaders have expressed their commitment and affirmed their resolve […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Muhammad Khan Friday informed the Senate that National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) had suspended its 39 officials and lodged FIRs on further 10 personnel on reports of alleged corruption in the Karachi office. He said this in a reply to the calling attention notice of Senator Faisal […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Senate on Friday offered Fateha for the departed souls of former President Mamnoon Hussain and former Member of National Assembly Mir Ahmad Khan Bugti. Chairman Senate requested Senator Maulana Faiz Muhammad to lead Fateha for late President Mamnoon Hussain and former MNA Mir Ahmad Bugti. The Upper House prayed Almighty Allah to rest the departed […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Renowned Urdu poet, writer, actor and radio drama artist ‘Himayat Ali Shair’ was remembered on his second death anniversary on Friday to pay glowing homages for his unforgettable services for entertainment industry. Himayat Ali Shair was born on July 14, 1926, in India’s Aurangabad and later moved to Karachi after partition. Himayat Ali Shair’s collection […]
Read MoreLAHORE:Punjab Minister for Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal Syed Yawar Abbas Bukhari on Friday said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, an ideal strategy was adopted in Pakistan to deal with coronavirus pandemic. He expressed these views while addressing a seminar on the ‘Role of Youth in Future’. Syed Yawar Abbas said that […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Friday said the government was working on targeted subsidies to provide maximum relief to the downtrodden segments of society. The minister, in a series of tweets, said the government had given around Rs 30 billion subsidy through the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) from January 2020 […]
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