ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Justice Dr Mohammad Farogh Naseem Wednesday informed the National Assembly that all vacant posts in Federal Service Tribunal would be filled within one and half month. Replying to Calling Attention Notice regarding pendency of large number of civil servant cases in Federal Service Tribunal due to not appointing its members, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Wednesday rejected a plea seeking indictment of former president Asif Ali Zardari through video link and directed him to appear in person on October 14, in reference pertaining to suspect transaction worth Rs 8 billions. Zardari’s lawyer Farook H. Naek requested the court to exempt the former president from […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday passed two government bills and witnessed presentation of a motion of thanks to President for his address to Parliament. Two bills passed by the House were the Higher Education Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Higher Education Commission (Second Amendment) Bill, 2021. These bills were moved by Minister for […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed three bills including ‘The PAF Air War College Institute Bill 2021’ that was aimed at re-organizing the facility and imparting higher education in the field of defence and security studies. ‘The PAF Air War College Institute Bill 2021” was tabled by Minister of State Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) professor Albert Park as its new Chief Economist. He will assume office on December 15, 2021, says a statement issued by the ADB on Wednesday. As Chief Economist, Mr. Park will serve as Director General of the Economic Research […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) Wednesday announced making a discovery of oil and gas in Wali Block (Lockhart Formation), located in Frontier Region Lakki Marwat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). It was now the third prospective zone, after Kawargarh and Hungu Formations, where the Wali-1 well was tested at the rate of 13.695 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Wednesday said that special women market would be set up in the federal capital by October 30. Addressing Islamabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) 12th Annual General meeting 2021-22 here, he asked women to come forward and play their due role in all fields of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: International Day of Older Persons will be marked on October 1(Friday) across the globe including Pakistan to recognize the contributions of older persons and to examine issues that affect their lives. International Day of Older Persons is a special day for older persons or senior citizens all over the world. In many countries, politicians […]
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