ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi on Thursday said the development of Gwadar Deep Seaport and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would eventually promote regional trade. He said that as Baluchistan required special attention for the redressal of its past grievances, the federal government was taking measures for the progress and prosperity of the province. The President […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Pakistan to Italy, Jauhar Saleem on Thursday said that Pakistan had posted trade surplus of $ 300 million with Italy in fiscal year 2020-21, which was 49 percent higher than the previous year of 2019-20. The ambassador informed that Pakistan’s exports to Italy had reached all-time high $ 786 million in FY […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination Dr. Faisal Sultan on Thursday urged the citizens to strictly follow COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to prevent the disease in the wake of a sudden increase in the number of infections in the country. In a media briefing after a meeting […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Islamabad police on Thursday decided to install more CCTV cameras at police stations so that transparency and smooth functioning in policing affairs can be ensured. Following the directions of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Qazi Jamil ur Rehman, the cameras would be installed at offices of Station House Officers (SHOs), Moharrars and lock-ups […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Canadian government on Thursday gifted 162 mobile medical ventilators to Pakistan in an effort to help fight COVID-19 pandemic in a better way. Speaking on the occasion, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman, Lieutenant General Akhtar Nawaz Satti on behalf of people and the government of Pakistan thanked the Canadian government for donation […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The sub-national immunization days (SNIDs) campaign will kick off on August 2 to reach more than 23.6 million children in 68 districts of all four provinces and the federal capital. According to an official of the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC), approximately 179, 000 frontline polio workers will go door-to-door, observing strict standard operating […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The police have arrested 47 drug pushers during the last three days and recovered cache of narcotics from them. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations) Islamabad Afzaal Ahmad Kausar said that the police launched a massive operation against drug pushers and succeeded to apprehend 47 drug […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The weekly review meeting of Privatisation Commission on Thursday was informed that hiring of financial advisors to sale remaining properties has been initiated as the Expression of Interest (EOIs) to that effect had already been published. The meeting was held with Federal Minister for Privatisation Mohammad Mian Soomro in chair. The weekly privatisation review […]
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