Day: August 21, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The inaugural Five-A-Side Women’s Hockey Championship under the auspices of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) would be played at the National Hockey Stadium Lahore from September 7 to 10. According to details, the event would feature five provincial and four departmental teams including Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan, Islamabad, Pakistan Army, Wapda, Railways and Higher […]

The U.N. refugee agency says millions of Afghans caught in deteriorating situation in Afghanistan are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and protection and must not be forgotten by the international community. “UNHCR remains concerned about the risk of human rights violations against civilians in this evolving context, including for women and girls”, Shabia Mantoo, […]

ISLAMABAD: Thirteen personnel of Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) have been promoted to next rank in a ceremony held here at Traffic Police Headquarters in sector F-8 where police officers were pinned the badges. Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Syed Karrar Hussain along with SP (Traffic) Sarfaraz Virk and ASP (Traffic) Ayesha Gul pinned badges to […]

ISLAMABAD: KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Friday, gaining 341.37 points, with a positive change of 0.72 per cent, closing at 47, 599.82 points against 47, 258.45 points on the last working day. A total of 299, 134, 001 shares were traded during the day compared to the […]

ISLAMABAD: Effective security arrangements were witnessed in Islamabad during Ashura processions and strict patrolling as well as effective policing helped ensuring peaceful conduct of religious gatherings in the city. Inspector General of Police Islamabad Qazi Jamil ur Rehman on Friday appreciated the efforts of Operations Division, Security Division, Traffic Police, Special Branch and Headquarters for […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad paid glowing tribute to the determination of the young officer of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Rashid Minhas Shaheed on his 50th martyrdom anniversary on Friday. In a statement, he said that the nation will always remember those martyrs who rendered their lives for the sake of the country […]

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) Friday reviewed the draft Pakistan Oil Refinery Policy 2021 and directed the Petroleum Division to consider recommendations of the committee in the draft and submit it in next meeting for approval. The meeting of the committee was held here under the chairmanship of Minister for Planning, Development and […]

ISLAMABAD: NAB has recovered Rs.535.783 billion in last four years and the recovery rate during the tenure of PTI government remained very much high under the honest, brave and committed leadership of Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan as institutions are now independent and working without any government interference purely on merit and law. The […]