Day: August 12, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Wednesday emphasised that misperceptions and scapegoating must be avoided to counter designs of spoilers. The COAS addressed the two-day 242nd Corps Commanders’ Conference, chaired by him at General Headquarters (GHQ), said an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) media release. The Army Chief expressed satisfaction over […]

ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BOI) Wednesday said that there were a lot of opportunities for German investors in the Special Economic Zone (SEZs) and the government would provide them all the facilities. The Secretary Board of Investment (BOI)m Fareena Mazhar said this while talking about investment facilitation, elaborated on the incentives introduced for investors, […]

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Board here on Wednesday approved the list of 12 potential bidders or investors who have shown interest in the Jinnah Convention Centre (JCC) transaction. The pre-qualified parties would be allowed for due diligence of the JCC property to participate in the bidding process subsequently. The meeting held under the chairmanship of Federal […]

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Rules, Procedure and Privileges on Wednesday asked the officials of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs to ensure etiquette of the committee. The meeting was chaired by Senator Muhammad Tahir Bizenjo commenced with a written apology tendered by Secretary Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs for his absence in the previous meeting held […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) would organize an online literary seminar ‘Pakistan Marsiye ki Riwayat’ (Culture of Marsiya in Pakistan Literature) on August 13. According to the PAL announcement, the seminar would be held online on the official page of PAL at 5 pm due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Renowned scholar Iftikhar Arif will […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Wednesday said the strong monsoon currents likely to penetrate upper parts of the country from August 12 (Thursday) till August 15 (Sunday) would produce more rain-wind/thundershower in various parts of the country. Rain-wind-thundershower with isolated heavy falls is expected in Kashmir, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, […]

The meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister, was told that the government had formulated a strategy to address the issue of backwardness in Bahawalpur, which despite being the largest division of Punjab in terms of territory stood at number two in the province with respect to backwardness. The South Punjab package included health, education and […]

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) enforcement directorate on Wednesday conducted operations against encroachments in different areas of Islamabad and demolished various illegal structures and buildings. Authority was taking indiscriminate actions against influential people to eliminate land mafia from the city, a news release said. According to details, the operations were launched from IJP Road area […]