ISLAMABAD: With a total of 7, 629 people of different nationalities evacuated so far through air and land routes, Pakistan continue to evacuate diplomatic staff and foreign nationals including the personnel of international institutions stranded in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover of Kabul on August 15. Pakistan International Airline, the national flag carrier, has so far […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: A European Union delegation to Pakistan Friday held a pre-departure orientation session for the 141 Pakistani students including 77 men and 64 women who received Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree scholarships for 2021 to study in Europe, at the Higher Education Commission (HEC). The session was organized in collaboration with the HEC for providing […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for Industries Khusro Bakhtyar Friday said the country’s Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) industries growth had increased by 15 percent in the fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 which was the highest score in 10 years. Addressing the press conference, he said due to COVID-19 outbreak, manufacturing and production sectors were badly affected around the globe […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Friday said Prime Minister Imran Khan had written a letter to Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly in accordance with the Articles 213 and 218 of the Constitution for filling the vacant posts of members in the Election Commission. In a tweet, he said the […]
Read MoreForeign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi received telephone call from Dominic Raab, Secretary for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and First Secretary of State of the United Kingdom and they exchanged views on the latest developments in Afghanistan. Noting that Pakistan was closely following the evolving situation, the Foreign Minister strongly condemned the terrorist attack near […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday strongly condemning the bomb blast in Kabul that killed several innocent people, expressed sympathies with the loved ones of the victims. “My heart goes out to the people of Afghanistan at this time of crisis, ” the president tweeted. He said, “May Allah help our brothers who have […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Election Commissioner of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Mr Justice (retd) Sheikh Azmat Saeed has called a special meeting of the Board of Governors on 13 September, at 1100 in Lahore to elect the 36th PCB Chairman. The Election Commissioner made the decision in his first meeting at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday afternoon, in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: A meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday discussed the progress on ongoing development projects in the merged districts of the country. The meeting was attended by Senator Zeeshan Khanzada and members of National Assembly Gul Dad Khan and Gul Zafar Khan. Special Assistant Malik Amir Dogar, Senator Saifullah Niazi and Member […]
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