Day: September 23, 2021

ISLAMABAD: A 21-member delegation of trainee officers of the Foreign Service of Pakistan led by Muhammad Wasif, Director (Programs), Foreign Service Academy visited the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) and exchanged views with the business community on challenges and opportunities for the Pakistan’s economy. Addressing the delegation, Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, Islamabad […]

ISLAMABAD: World Maritime Day will be marked on Sep 23rd (Thursday) across the globe including Pakistan to focus on the importance of shipping safety, maritime security and the marine environment. Many maritime organizations and unions hold special events and activities to celebrate this day. These activities and events range from symposiums to luncheons, as well […]

ISLAMABAD: The long tormented Brown Bear Suzie shifted from the Islamabad Zoo to the Four Paws’ bear Sanctuary Al-Ma’wa in Jordan passed away fighting worst tumours of cancer. The female brown bear was relocated with her male partner Babloo on the orders of the Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah for better looking after […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called or resolving the decades-old Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan on the basis of United Nations resolutions when he addressed the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. “We maintain our stance in favour of solving the ongoing problem in Kashmir for 74 years, through dialogue between […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday, terming good governance the key to success of a government, urged his cabinet members to stay focused in achieving the targets and make the political party stronger through performance delivery. “We are ensuring that during our tenure, all the promises are met and all services delivered to the […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Wednesday categorically said that there was no ‘real threat’ to the New Zealand cricket team, terming it all just a “drama’ created for the purpose. “Abrupt abandonment over security fear and deciding to return back shows there is a conspiracy behind the cancellation of this tour as […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Wednesday welcomed the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) forecast about sustainable economic growth in Pakistan. In a series of tweets, he said like other international financial institutions, the ADB’s forecast about Pakistan’s economy was welcoming. Farrukh said the ADB, in its report, described social protection […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mehmood Wednesday said that the widely debated unified curriculum launched by the present government will be the first-ever curriculum to studied by the elite as well as public schools. Speaking at a two-day summit held here in a local hotel entitled “Leaders in Islamabad”, he said […]