Month: July 2021

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Husain said on Thursday that social and economic development of the Balochistan was the topmost priority of the present government. During a meeting with Balochistan Governor Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha, who called on him here, Fawad said unfortunately, no one had given attention to the development of […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Thursday said power shortfalls in Iran have led to load shedding in Gwadar, Turbat and Makran regions. “These areas are not connected to the national grid and dependent upon Iranian power supply. We have taken up the issue with the Iranian government and requested them to normalise power […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Syed Shibli Faraz Thursday said that the heinous case of Noor Muqaddam murder should be tried in the anti-terrorism court. He was speaking to the media after attending the inauguration of Capacity Building Program in Leadership, Strategy and Project Management for senior employees of Higher Education Commission (HEC). […]

ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has announced assignments submission schedule for the programs offered in spring 2021 semester including B Ed, Associate Degree, BS and post graduate programs. According to the AIOU, this schedule is available online at varsity’s website (www.aiou.edu.pk). As per schedule, the students of B.Ed and ADE programs are required to […]

ISLAMABAD: The overall immunization rates in the country has witnessed 70 percent increase during fiscal year (2019-20) as compared to 60 percent in fiscal year (2014-15), according to Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey (PSLM-2019-20) conducted by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The immunization rates include 11 recommended vaccines based on record, The PSLM […]

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) through Universal Service Fund (USF) has initiated some Rs 2.1 billion projects in three districts of Sindh, Benazirabad, Naushehro Feroz and Khairpur to improve connectivity. Under this project, a total of 101 towns and Union Councils will be connected through 709.5 km of optic fiber cable, benefiting […]

ISLAMABAD: National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) through effective enforcement and provision of assistance to road users, was ensuring the safety of commuters on Motorway. Inspector General NHMP Dr. Syed Kaleem Imam said this while addressing an online Open Court (E-Khuli Kachehri), said a press release. He appealed the commuters to maintain safe following distance […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Thursday said discourse by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Afghanistan, was a treat as he did change the narrative on Afghanistan single-handedly. In a tweet, he said PM’s talk with Afghan media delegation, did elaborate the multiple aspects of Afghanistan policy. Fawad said that previous […]