Day: September 8, 2021

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Tuesday deferred the indictment of co-accused in Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) corruption reference against ex-chairman Farzana Raja. AC-III Judge Syed Asghar Ali resumed hearing on the corruption reference filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The court instructed all the accused to ensure their attendance on next date of […]

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday said that steps were being taken to provide equal opportunities to minorities and protect their rights as enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan. He said that minorities were playing an active role in the development of the country and the government was making serious efforts to ensure their inclusion […]

ISLAMABAD: The department of Auditor General of Pakistan – supreme audit institution of Pakistan – has been elected as member of the Asian Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) Governing Board for the term 2021-24. The election process in this regard was held in the 15th ASOSAI Assembly hosted by the State Audit Office of […]

BEIJING: To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China, a photography and art exhibition of Pakistani and Chinese photographers and painters was held here on Tuesday. The exhibition was jointly organized by Embassy of Pakistan and Home and Abroad Press at Huabei Guowen International Gallery. The artworks of […]

ISLAMABAD: The imports of agriculture and other chemicals into the country during first month of current financial year increased by 51.87% as compared the imports of corresponding period of last year. During the month of July, 2021, agriculture chemicals including fertilizers, insecticides, medicinal products and others costing $989.878 million imported as compared the imports of […]

ISLAMABAD: Syed Ali Geelani has been an epitome of Kashmir freedom struggle against Indian occupation and he will long be remembered and honoured for his great sacrifices and leadership vision for the Kashmiri people. This was the consensus of the speakers at the ‘Special Reference to commemorate the struggles of the great Kashmiri Leader Syed […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) will expand its existing ‘Langar Khana’ or Alms Houses in all provinces and establish 26 new food serving platforms in October to provide fresh and hot meals to labourers including the poor working on busy highways. Assistant Director PBM Ms Salma told reporter that there were already 12 Langar Khanas established […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib Tuesday condemned the improvised explosive device (IED) blast in North Waziristan. In a news release , he said such coward acts could not undermine our resolve against terrorism. The minister said Pakistan Armed forces were determined to root out terrorism in the country. He prayed […]