ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce was informed on Wednesday that 97% work on Afghanistan–Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) has been completed as all the trade issues related to Afghanistan have been settled. Pakistan and Afghanistan have already agreed on the extension of APTTA for the period of six months, Secretary, Ministry Commerce told […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Wednesday said the ground-breaking of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) would take place by next month. Chairing a meeting to review the latest status of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) and Railways Freight Corridor projects here, Asad Umar directed Pakistan Railways to fulfil all the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Wednesday said evacuation from Afghanistan and shutting up its consulates was an ample proof of depressed India’s shameful defeat there. “India’s hue and cry on prevailing Afghanistan situation was natural outcome as they faced a shameful defeat there and the whole world was well aware of India’s […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: COMSTECH in collaboration with International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences and Pakistan Biotechnology Information Centre Karachi organized an online certificate course on “Basic plant tissue culture techniques”, on Wednesday. The course was designed to address the interest of scientists and research scholars working in various fields of plant biotechnology, genetics, and molecular biology. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council (ICC) have confirmed that Turkey have withdrawn from the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier supported by Dream 11 as the necessary approval and travel documentation required due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions for the team was not able to be secured from the Turkish Sports Ministry. The event due […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Organisers of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 (CWC22) Wednesday announced that 1000 Kiwi have now signed up as ‘CWC22 Champions’ in support of the tournament. Launched in February, the community engagement campaign has struck a chord with Kiwi from all over Aotearoa – each one helping to spread the word as the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Islamabad police would depute special cops and drone cameras for the security of hikers at the trails of Margalla Hills Natural Park. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad, Qazi Jamil ur Rehman after reviewing the security arrangements at hiking points including Trail-III and V stated this here on Wednesday. Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Wednesday welcomed $50 million credit facility for food processing and water conservation, besides 200 scholarship for Pakistani students offered by the Government of Hungary. Talking to Hungarian Charge d’Affaires, Tivadar Takacs, who call on him, Imam said that the government would enhance exchange […]
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