ISLAMABAD:The National Assembly on Friday adopted two resolutions to further extend the ordinances including the Election (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 and protection of Parents Ordinance, 2021 for period of 120 days each. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs moved the first resolution “That the National Assembly resolves to extend the Election (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Almost ninety percent construction work at Pak-China Technical and Vocational Training Institute has been completed while the remaining would be completed in stipulated time. According to official sources, the project was being built under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the port city of Gwadar with a total cost of Rs 2 billion and would […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The families of deceased and injured passengers of 17UP Millat Express and 36 DN Sir Syed Express accident would get compensation money. According to spokesperson of Pakistan Railway, the accident occurred between Dharki and Reti.The families of the deceased including Tahira Khatun, Zobia Qureshi, Shehzad Ahmed, Zafar Iqbal, Hazrat Tanveer would be given cheques of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Friday mocked the Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz leader on rejection of his application for extension in his stay in United Kingdom. Using his twitter handle, tagging a tweet by PML-N leader Mariyam Aurangzeb, he asked if Nawaz Sharif had any self respect and honour. He asked […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Friday, losing 150.93 points, with a negative change of 0.32 per cent, closing at 47,489.95 points against 47,640.88 points on the last working day. A total of 499,734,844 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 546,810,005 shares the […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Radio Pakistan Director General Muhammad Asim Khichi said Friday that the government was working on digitalization of Radio Pakistan to enhance its outreach. Talking to sectional heads during his visit to Radio Pakistan Peshawar, he said old transmitters would be replaced with digital transmitters to restore its past glory. Muhammad Asim Khichi said under the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Friday approved a $500 million loan to help Pakistan procure and deploy safe and effective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and strengthen the country’s capacity to implement its vaccination program. The project will support Pakistan’s National Deployment and Vaccination Plan by purchasing and delivering an estimated 39.8 million doses of COVID-19 […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON:In a memorandum to the Indian Ambassador to the United States, Kashmiri-Americans of diverse backgrounds Thursday called for reversing the changes brought in Jammu and Kashmir since August 5, 2019, the day New Delhi locked down the disputed territory. “The Indian decision of abrogating article 370 and 35 A that guarantees the special status of […]
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