Day: September 1, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) President, Altaf Bukhari Tuesday asked the authorities in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) to create an atmosphere conducive for parties to freely participate in the political process. According to reporter, he said as the political process is about to start, an environment should be created […]

With China and Russia abstaining, the U.N. Security Council voted to adopt a resolution calling on the Taliban to allow safe passage for those seeking to leave Afghanistan, and not allow the Afghan territory to be used to threaten or attack any nation or shelter terrorists. Thirteen other Council members voted in favour of the […]

ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Tuesday issued a price-revision notification of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for the month of September and increased price by Rs 58.15 per 11.8 Kg cylinder. According to the notification, the authority had increased the locally produced LPG price by Rs 5 per kilograms. After the revised price, […]

ISLAMABAD: Theatre Wallay would organize a series of workshops for aspiring actors, drama enthusiasts, or those generally interested in improving public speaking skills from September 12. The workshops would be conducted by experienced Theatre Wallay artists Fizza Hasan and Ammar Khalid. According to Fizza Hassan, the workshops will use basic theatre games and activities to […]

ISLAMABAD: Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has asked the authorities concerned to take necessary measures for promoting generic prescriptions of medicines and discourage the practice of incentivized prescription in the best interest of the patients. According to an official of DRAP, these authorities have been asked that this practice adds to the economic burden […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) ranked the provincial Assembly of Punjab at 1st position as it met for the highest number of sittings, 61, during the third parliamentary year in a comparative analysis of sittings held by each of the four provincial assemblies. In its comparative assessment report of performance of […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Tuesday said the government wants to see more Chinese investors coming to Pakistan and would provide them all possible facilitation in this regard. Asad Umar assured that issues relating to investments are being taken up at the highest level and would be resolved […]

ISLAMABAD: Dr. Ishrat Hussain paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Tuesday and presented him a performance report on institutional reforms. The two-volume report not only included the introduced reforms but also a detailed future strategy in that regard. The Prime Minister lauded the services of Dr. Ishrat Hussain and expressed […]