Day: September 1, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said at the level of higher education, teaching contemporary modern sciences to youth was key to progress and development. Chairing a review meeting on the promotion of higher education, the prime minister said the federal government would provide all possible assistance to provinces for promoting higher education in […]

ISLAMABAD: Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) and Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT) entered into an agreement to carry out wide-spread outreach programs for the prevention of blindness in the African region of OIC member states. As per the agreement signed today, both the organizations agreed to […]

ISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Tuesday, gaining 54.04 points, with a positive change of 0.11 per cent, closing at 47,419.74 points against 47,365.70 points on the last working day. A total of 378,832,096 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 382,645,112 […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Tuesday said that a consortium of four Pakistani companies under the Energy Ministry had been awarded exploration rights to a prolific offshore block in Abu-Dhabi. “We are proud to announce that a consortium of four Pakistani companies under the ministry of energy have been awarded exploration rights to […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Housing Tariq Bashir Cheema called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Tuesday. During the meeting matters relating to ongoing projects under the Ministry of Housing were discussed.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday inaugurated PAK-ID mobile app, an initiative of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), which would facilitate the public, especially, the overseas Pakistanis. On his twitter handle, he also lauded efforts of NADRA chairman Tariq Malik and his team for the launch of initiative. “Inaugurated PAK-ID Mobile App by NADRA. […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said PML-N leader Shahbaz Sharif and Chairman PPP, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari were opposing election reforms and PMDA without reading a word of the draft proposals. In a tweet, he said that they even do not know what the suggestions were the suggestions for electoral reforms […]

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday while underlining the significance of Information and Technology sector, stressed that all the available resources and cyber based knowledge should be properly tapped for the progress and prosperity of the country. Addressing the closing ceremony of ‘Artificial Intelligence Tech Verse 2021’, at the National University of Science and Technology […]