Day: July 17, 2021

ISLAMABAD:The National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) on Friday organized an online meeting to discuss and implement different measures to ensure safe traveling of vehicles carrying petroleum and related products on motorways and national highways. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Inspector General (IG), NH&MP Dr. Syed Kaleem Imam, said a press […]

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Friday rejected clerk Muhammad Yameen’s appeal, seeking reinstatement after being dismissed over claiming a decree with fake signature of the Civil Judge Narowal. A two-member SC bench, comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, heard the case. The department had fired clerk Mohammad Yameen on charges of forging […]

ISLAMABAD:The Senate Standing Committee on Oversees Pakistanis and Human Resource Development on Friday, taking up “The Emigration (Amendment) Bill, 2020”, sought a report on the bill for further consideration and deliberation in its next meeting. The bill “The Emigration (Amendment) Bill, 2020” had been referred to the committee, by the House on June 3. The […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan on Friday strongly rejected the allegations of Afghanistan’s Vice President Amrullah Saleh against Pakistan Air Force trying to help Taliban. The Afghan vice president Thursday had accused the PAF of warning Afghan security forces that it would retaliate against any move to dislodge Taliban fighters in the strategic border region of Spin Boldak. The […]

ISLAMABAD:The Senate was informed on Friday that total foreign exchange received in the country through Roshan Digital Account (RDA) was $ 1.7 billion as of July 12, 2021. Replying a question in the House, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammmad Khan said currently, there was no proposal under consideration of the Federal Government […]

ISLAMABAD:United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) has hosted a week-long virtual Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO), for students from across the country who are preparing to depart for the United States to begin their journey toward a U.S. bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. degree. According to a press release here on Friday, six interactive sessions addressed a […]

WASHINGTON: Pakistan, the United States, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan Friday announced the formation of a new regional platform aimed at bolstering “regional connectivity” ahead of the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan. “The parties consider long-term peace and stability in Afghanistan critical to regional connectivity and agree that peace and regional connectivity are mutually reinforcing,” the […]

ISLAMABAD:The Committee of Secretaries Friday, while reaffirming its primary role to support the government in policy making and its implementation, took notice of the incessant complaints of inertia in bureaucracy with regard to decision making. The committee, which met here, reviewed in detail improvements in the accountability process to bring efficiency among the Federal Government […]