ICCI delegation visits Baluchistan to explore business opportunities

ISLAMABAD:President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan heading a delegation visited Turbat, Baluchistan to explore the business and investment opportunities for its members in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) that has been planned for the area. The delegation was representing various sectors including real estate and construction, IT, pharmaceuticals, steel, […]

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Experts discuss modalities to produce drama on Zaheeruddin Babar

ISLAMABAD:An expert working group met at PTV headquarters on Monday to work out the scale and magnitude of the proposed drama series being produced on the life of first Mughal emperor Zaheeruddin Babar. The forum was told that the PTV team was already working to decide the scale of production design, budget, locations, equipment and […]

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China’s first batch of aid to Afghanistan will depart soon: Wang Yu

BEIJING:Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu on Monday announced that China’s first batch of aid to Afghanistan will be departed soon before the winter. In a meeting with Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, he said that China pays close attention to the needs of the Afghans and decided to offer the humanitarian aid […]

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SC grant’s exemption to Khusheed Shah’s wives from hearing in assets case

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Monday granted exemption to both wives of Pakistan People Party Leader Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah from hearing in assets beyond means case. A three-member SC bench comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Munib Akhtar heard the case. During the course of proceedings, the National Accountability Bureau […]

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Air University signs MoU on World Tourism Day

ISLAMABAD:Air University, in order to mark the World Tourism Day, Monday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a renowned tourism organization, National Tourism Pakistan (NTP), to extend mutual cooperation in various areas related to tourism and hospitality. World Tourism Day is being celebrated every year by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) with a […]

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Light of Internet Expo held in East China’s Wuzhen

ISLAMABAD:The Light of Internet Expo, part of 2021 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit, was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province, China news service reported on Monday. More than 340 enterprises from 24 countries have participated in this Expo. This year’s Expo focused on new technologies and products in AI, cloud computing, big data, cyber security […]

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Responding to another query about allegations of Amrullah Saleh

Responding to another query about allegations of Amrullah Saleh, former acting president of Afghanistan, Qureshi said that he used to speak of someone else language. He was briefed by India and on their payroll. The foreign minister said Pakistan had undertaken a number of operations to clean up its tribal areas of terrorists and it […]

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Saudi Arabia’s initiative of 600 scholarships for Pakistani students lauded

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan’s education authorities welcomed a new initiative by Saudi Arabia to grant 600 scholarships to Pakistani students to pursue higher studies at universities in the kingdom. The scholarship program of the Saudi education ministry was announced by Pakistan’s embassy in Riyadh last week. It covers tuition, lodging, return air tickets, a three-month furnishing allowance for […]

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