Oil seeds, nuts, kernels exports witnessed record increase 212.64%

ISLAMABAD: Oil seeds, nuts and kernels exports during the fiscal year of 2020-21 grew by 212.64 per cent as compared to the exports of the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-June 20-21, Oil seeds, Nuts and Kernels worth US$ 94, 149 thousand exported as compared to worth US$ 30, 114 thousand […]

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Dawood congratulates REAP for remarkable achievement in exports

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood congratulated REAP and all its members for remarkable achievement of crossing USD 2 billion mark in exports. “We are very proud of our rice exporters because spite of all challenges like COVID-19 , global logistic crisis, increasing freight rates etc they have still […]

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IPEMC to review SOPs implementation in educational institutions

ISLAMABAD: The Inter Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) has been called on tomorrow (Wednesday) keeping in view the rising trend in coronavirus cases. According to sources, the IPEMC meeting will be chaired by the Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood. The Forum will exchange views regarding implementation of Standards Operating Procedures (SOPs) […]

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ICT admin issues NPIs as coronavirus surges

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Tuesday issued non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) as coronavirus cases surged in the federal capital. According to a notification issued here, all business activities/markets in Islamabad capital territory would remain open till 8: 00 p.m. only. There would be a complete ban on all types of indoor gatherings including cultural, […]

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Court endorses accused plea bargain request

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Tuesday endorsed the plea bargain request worth Rs1.8 billion in a housing society fraud case. Investigation officer NAB Suleman Akber informed AC-I Judge Muhammad Bashir that the four accused including Junaid Asghar, Bazid Asghar, Muhammad Naeem and Farooq had requested for plea bargain and ready to pay the amount. […]

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No shortage of COVID-19 vaccine, huge stock of doses available: Nausheen Hamid

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary of National Health Services Dr. Nausheen Hamid on Tuesday made it clear that there is no shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in the country. “I am very much confident that the whole population will get vaccinated by Dec 2021, ” she said. Talking to a private news channel, she said that the government […]

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