Day: October 16, 2021

BEIJING:Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque visited the Chief Representative Office of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) here and appreciated its role in enhancing cooperation in financial sector and promoting trade and investment between Pakistan and China. During the visit, Ambassador Haque, accompanied by Head of Chancery, Naeem Iqbal Cheema, Commercial Counselor, Badar uz […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Friday that the greatest challenge being faced by the modern media was dissemination of false propaganda through fake news. Addressing a seminar on “politics and journalism in the age of fake news” organized by Arab News he said that the phenomenon of fake news was […]

ISLAMABAD:Chairman National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Tariq Malik Friday said revolutionary steps had taken to increase the women’s registration to empower and protect their rights. He was addressing the concluding policy session of the 14th Annual Rural Women Conference. The focus of the policy session was ‘importance of rural women in electoral leadership: achieving […]

ISLAMABAD:The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has finalized the arrangements for holding 46th International Rehmat-ul- Lil-Aalamin (PBUH) conference in the federal capital on Monday as part of Eid Milad-un- Nabi (Peace Be Upon Him) celebrations in a befitting manner. The two-day conference titled “ Role of Masjid, Madaris, Khanqas and Imambargahs for the […]

ISLAMABAD:India is planning one more state-sponsored terrorist attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) to defame Pakistan and the Kashmir freedom movement. A report released by reporter said that back to back low level attacks in the territory had already created an alarm in international circles, Pakistan and the besieged people of IIOJK. […]

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Dr. Sania Nishtar Friday said that more than three-quarters of the entire Ehsaas’ benefits go to most rural women and girls under the “Ehsaas 50%+ benefits policy for women and girls”. In a message on the occasion of International Day of Rural Women, […]

ISLAMABAD:The United States is shipping an additional 9.6 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility to Pakistan. This donation brings the total number of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the U.S. government to the Pakistani people to more than 25 million, a statement on Friday said. These Pfizer vaccines are part of the […]

ISLAMABAD:The speakers at webinar in connection to “World Girl Child Day” on Friday underscored that the private sector along with the government was undertaking various efforts to increase enrollment of female students which was propitious for improving the status of women empowerment. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) and Pakistan Alliance of Girl’s Education jointly […]