Day: October 4, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Religious Harmony Maulana Tahir Ashrafi on Sunday said Pakistan would continue to strengthen bilateral relations with Saudi Arabia as there were huge opportunities to expand cooperation in various sectors including green technology initiatives. “Pakistan and Saudi Arabia always enjoyed very special relations bonded with fraternal ties rooted […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways had outsourced the commercial management of nine trains to private parties under public private partnership through fair and transparent bidding process during the tenure of the incumbent government. The basic purpose to outsource the trains were to provide better facilities to the passengers and generate more revenue for the department, an official […]

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police has arrested 45 suspects after conducting a search operation in the area of Mara Abadi, a police spokesman said on Sunday. During the operation, he said the police checked 321 persons by screening 225 houses. Some 35 motorbike without document and 45 suspects were shifted to relevant police station […]

ISLAMABAD: The trend of ‘Scooty’ among girls was on rise in Capital city as every passing day, it could be easily seen on busy highways and various other roads where girls were driving Scooty very confidently. Working women and students could be seen going to their workplace on scooters. Though unheard of a decade ago, […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin on Sunday said Prime Minister Imran Khan would inaugurate Kamyab Pakistan Program on Monday under which an amount of Rs1, 400 billion would be provided to 3.7 million families as loan to eliminate the poverty from the country. He said this initiative would help transform lives of lower income […]

ISLAMABAD: As many as 16 newly appointed Vice Chancellors across Pakistani universities attended the concluding ceremony of a two days leadership workshop at Kohsar University Murree. The workshop was organized by Inter University Consortium for Promotion of Social Sciences (IUCPSS), a largest network of Pakistani universities, in partnership with American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has categorically rebutted malicious in intent and misleading in content a photoshopped version of the interface of FBR official website, displaying a ticker with date of returns filing extended up to 2050. This is a fake news being circulated on social media by some irresponsible elements which is strongly […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Narcotics Control Syed Ijaz Ahmed Shah has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of legendary comedian and actor Umer Sharif. In a condolence message, he said, legendary actor would be remembered forever. He also prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in peace and grant courage to the bereaved […]