Day: October 22, 2021

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) would organize an online International Muzakra titled “Culture of Naat in Pakistan” on October 22 in connection with Eid Milad-un-Nab (SAW). Eminent scholars Dr Ihsan Akbar and Dr. Riaz Majeed would preside over the Muzakra. Renowned scholars Dr. Taqi Abidi and Dr. Arshad Mahmood Nashad would be chief guests on […]

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Thursday and discussed law and order and political situation in the country. The meeting also discussed in detail the situation in Afghanistan. The Interior Minister also focused on the progress of ongoing development projects in Rawalpindi, especially the Nullah Leh project.

Pakistan’s UN Ambassador, Munir Akram, Wednesday met with the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion, Ahmed Shaheed, and discussed issues related to hate speech, religious intolerance and Islamophobia. Welcoming his report on Islamophobia to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council earlier this year, the Pakistani envoy said in a tweet he (Ahmed Shaheed) underlined that […]

ISLAMABAD:Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) on Thursday announced a gas discovery at its Jandran West X-1 exploratory well, located in Kohlu district of Balochistan province. According to initial results, the well flowed at the rate of 2.391 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) gas “with traces of condensate at Well Head Flowing […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday strongly condemned the Bajaur improvised explosive device (IED) blast which resulted in the martyrdom of FC personnel. In a message, he said that it was sad to know that FC personnel were martyred in an IED blast. He condoled and saluted the martyrs of the FC personnel […]

ISLAMABAD:The federal government Thursday gave a practical demonstration to different trade bodies on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs), propounding the gadget as a panacea of all the malpractices in the electoral process. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib along with senior officials of Ministry of Commerce briefed the representatives of trade bodies […]

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination Dr Faisal Sultan Thursday launched construction of the extension of Intensive Care at Maternal and Child Care Centre and Children’s Hospital at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS). The grant assistance from Japan worth $32 million (3.62 billion Japanese Yen) was signed in […]

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said that in this era of modern technology, it was inevitable to protect the country’s youth especially the kids from being exposed to immoral and unethical content available online. The prime minister, while chairing a meeting on blocking pornographic websites in the country, said character building was very crucial in […]