Month: July 2021

ISLAMABAD: On an invitation of the President of International Parliamentarians’ Congress (IPC) and Chairman Senate, Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani, the three-member high-level delegation of Arab Parliament is set to visit Pakistan from August 2. The delegation included President of the Arab Parliament Mr. Adel Bin Abdoul Rahman Al Assoumi, Mr. Abdelwahab Mahmoud Moawadeh from Republic of […]

ISLAMABAD: Vice Chancellor of NED University of Engineering and Technology, Prof Sarosh Lodi on Thursday called on Dr. Hathal Homoud Alotaibi, President, International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI). During the meeting in the new campus of IIUI, both the counterparts shared ideas of joint cooperation , vision of academia and industry linkage and academic excellence. Prof. […]

ISLAMABAD: Chief Secretary, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Shakeel Qadir Khan on Thursday inaugurated the digital tax system to facilitate the taxpayers of AJK. Addressing the participants of a function organized here he said that today Azad Kashmir had joined the national tax system which was a big day for the people of AJK. ‘It […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz Thursday said that Islamabad Health Regulatory Authority (IHRA) and Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC) must join hands for implementation of minimum healthcare standards. He said this while talking to CEO, IHRA, Quaid Saeed who called on him today. The federal minister emphasized that provision of quality […]

ISLAMABAD: Food group exports of the country during fiscal year ended on June 30, 2021 crossed $4.393 billion mark and witnessed about 0.73 percent growth as compared the exports of the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-June, 2020-21, the exports of fruits grew by 11.16 percent, vegetables 7.14 percent, spices 5.34 […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Thursday called upon Afghan media to highlight Pakistan’s strong commitment and determination to ‘peaceful’ Afghanistan on other side of the Durand Line. Addressing the second session of Pak-Afghan Youth Forum Media Conclave, he said history could not be ignored as people of erstwhile FATA and […]

ISLAMABAD: The draws for the men’s and women’s Manchester Open, PSA World Tour Silver tournament, have been released with the tournament set to take place at Manchester’s National Squash Centre from August 9 to 13. Previous winners of the event include New Zealand’s Joelle King, Egypt’s Nour El Tayyeb and Egypt’s Mohamed El-Shorbagy, following the […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan has “no favourites” in Afghanistan and it would support any government in the neighbouring country, chosen by the Afghans themselves. “We do not have any favourites in Afghanistan. Our policy is that whoever the people of Afghanistan choose, Pakistan will have the best relationship with them, […]