Day: July 28, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Tuesday that the impression that there was a lockdown on the appointment of members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) between the government and the opposition was not correct. In a tweet, he said that the Prime Minister would consult the leader of […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned US $459.220 million by providing different travel services in various countries during the first eleven months of fiscal year 2020-21. This shows nominal decrease of 0.79 percent as compared to US $462.870 million same services were provided during the corresponding period of fiscal year 2019-20, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said. During […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Tuesday said the total spending under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) in the year 2020-21 exceeded the target set for the corresponding year by Rs9 billion to Rs659 billion. “Total PSDP spending in 2020-21 was Rs 659 billion vs a target of Rs650 billion or […]

ISLAMABAD: Six police officers were killed and fifty others injured in the fresh violence that broke out at the disputed Assam-Mizoram border in India. According to reporter, there were reports of firing from the border area which lie over Assam’s Cachar district and Mizoram’s Kolasib district and attacks on government vehicles, reports said. The violence […]

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday revised up its projection for Pakistan’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate to 3.9%. In its World Economic Outlook report 2021 (Update), the IMF said “Projections are revised up for the Middle East and Central Asia due to robust activity in some countries (such as ..Pakistan). […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday dispelled the impression that there was any deadlock between the government and the opposition on the appointment of members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) . In a tweet, he said the prime minister would consult the leader of the opposition on the […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said that Captain Sarwar Shaheed’s invincible courage and unwavering loyalty would forever be an example of determination. In a message on the occasion of martyrdom anniversary of Captain Sarwar Shaheed, the minister said that his sacrifice for the motherland and Kashmir further strengthened the […]

Three UN human rights experts have called on the Palestinian Authority and Israel, the occupying power, to reschedule elections for the Palestinian presidency, legislature, and municipalities within a reasonable time to ensure “free, fair, democratic, peaceful, and credible” polls. The Palestinian parliamentary elections had been scheduled for May and the presidential polls for July, but […]