Day: October 11, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah had announced that only fully vaccinated pilgrims with two doses would be allowed to apply for the permit for performing Umrah and prayer at the Grand Mosque in Makkah starting from Sunday. The same condition would apply for the application of a permit to visit the […]

ISLAMABAD: The business community on Sunday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the sad demise of nuclear scientist and national hero Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan and termed his demise as a great national loss to the country. In a condolence message Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) President Muhammad Shakeel Munir, Senior Vice President […]

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) seized a total of 43 units of bottled drinking water across the country during the year 2020-2021 due to the substandard quality of water. According to an official source, PSQCA had seized 20 units of bottled drinking water under the jurisdiction of Punjab, 12 units at […]

ISLAMABAD: The funeral prayer of Pakistan’s renowned nuclear scientist late Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan was offered here on Sunday at the Faisal Mosque. Acting President, Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, members of the cabinet, legislators, civil and military authorities and a large number of people attended his Namaz-e-Janaza offered in the open ground under the light […]

BEIJING: Indian media had recently fabricated reports that Chinese soldiers have been detained for “crossing the borderline”, China Daily reported citing a Chinese military source. Chinese border troops conducted a routine patrol on September 28 in the Dongzhang area on the Chinese side of the Sino-Indian border and took countermeasures resolutely when they encountered “unreasonable […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water Resources Monis Elahi on Sunday expressed his condolence on the sad demise of Pakistan’ s renowned Nuclear scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan. In his condolence message he said Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan was a great asset of Pakistan. He said Dr.Abdul Qadeer Khan everlasting services for this country would always […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s flagship Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Plantation (TBTTP) program has become the identity of the country at global level that helped promote unique environment-friendly entrepreneurship for unemployed women and youth of the rural areas. The country’s largest-ever tree plantation initiative helped generate some 85, 000 green jobs during the pressing times […]

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Dr. Sania Nishtar has announced Rs 12, 000 Ehsaas relief cash each for all families of Harnai. The SAPM visited earthquake hit areas of Harnai the other day to assess the level of assistance needed from the federal government on the directives […]