ISLAMABAD: Cold chain optimization equipment worth USD 6.59 million funded by the Government of Japan and procured through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for enhancing national capacity to store COVID-19 vaccines, was handed over to the Government of Pakistan, here on Wednesday. The Parliamentary Secretary on Health, Dr. Nausheen Hamid received the cold chain […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden plans to nominate career diplomat Donald Armin Blome as his next ambassador to Pakistan, the White House announced on Tuesday. Blome’s appointment comes three years after Ambassador David Hale completed his three-year term in Islamabad and left for Washington to take over as under secretary of state for political affairs. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Ambassador of United Arab Emirates to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim, Salem Al-Zaabi Wednesday held a meeting with the Pakistan-UAE Parliamentary Friendship Group in the Senate. Senator Muhammad Ayub, Convener of the Pakistan-UAE Friendship Group welcomed the UAE Ambassador and highlighted the need to translate the existing level of goodwill between the two countries to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The number of domestic electricity consumers in public sector power distribution companies (DISCOs) has jumped to 26, 835, 205 with average total 7.33 per cent life line consumers. According to official data, there were 4, 618, 316 domestic consumers in Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO), 3, 325, 228 in Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO), […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed an increase of Rs2500 and was sold at Rs122, 200 against its sale at Rs119, 700 in the local market on Tuesday, Karachi Sarafa and Jewellers Group reported. The price of 10 gram 24 karat also increased by Rs2144 to Rs104, 767 from its sale […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday presiding over the meeting of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) core committee directed the party leadership to initiate a mass contact campaign. The meeting of PTI’s core committee, which was attended by party leadership from Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh, discussed the most important subject of local government elections in […]
Read MoreBEIJING: : Pakistan is planning to enhance its annual production of automobile from existing 250, 000 units to about one million units during next five years, Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque said on Wednesday. “It is a bit ambitious target but it is possible to achieve it due to the yearly growth in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan Wednesday urged all the provinces to fulfil their commitment for the provision of three percent of their National Finance Commission (NFC) share for the development of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA). Replying to a Calling Attention Notice in National Assembly moved by Abdul Shakoor […]
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