ISLAMABAD: The Vietnam Ambassador to Pakistan, Nguyen Tien Phong on Wednesday said that talks on further progress on the proposed Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Pakistan and Vietnam are likely to take place in mid-November this year. The bilateral talks on the proposed PTA to be held under the framework of the upcoming ‘5th Viet […]
Read MoreBEIJING: More than 300 of the Chinese workers who took part in construction of the “Friendship highway between China and Pakistan” also known as the Karakoram Highway (KKH) commemorated its 53rd anniversary at a grand charity event held in Shanghai, China. Jiang Zhenxiao who also took part in the construction from year 1974-1979 said that […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) Wednesday sought comments from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on an acquittal plea of co-accused in Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) reference under new ordinance. Co-accused Inam Akbar’s lawyer objected over the interim case challan submitted by the prosecution and prayed the court to first declare that the investigation had […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that distribution of ‘Sehat Insaf Card’ would be completed in Punjab by March 2022 aimed at providing maximum health facilities to patients in the province. “The facility [health card] has already been provided in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while the cards distribution process is going to complete in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to submit basic material regarding arrest of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah. A three-member SC bench, comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, heard the bail plea filed by […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Disappointed Pakistani wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan feels sad for being not part of the T20 World Cup squad but still has the hunger and was looking forward to the next extravaganza. Azam was initially part of Pakistan’s T20 World Cup squad but was replaced by former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, after a below-par performance in the […]
Read MoreBEIJING: Pakistan is planning to enhance its annual production of automobile from existing 250, 000 units to about six to eight million units during next five years, Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque said here on Wednesday. “It is a bit ambitious target but it is possible to achieve this target due to the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: A ‘Naat’ competition and special lecture was held on Wednesday at Police Line Headquarters in connection with Eid Milad-un-Nabi. A total of 12 policemen participated in Naat competition while Sahibzada Sajid ur Rehman was specially invited for lecture. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Qazi Jamil ur Rehman, DIGs, AIGs, SSPs, SPs and other […]
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