Day: October 28, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Hurriyat leaders Wednesday vowed to continue struggle till the liberation of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K). They called upon the United Nations to put pressure on India and ensure implementation on the Security Council Resolutions in true letter and spirit regarding the Kashmir issue. They said that unfortunately India was being […]

ISLAMABAD: Building further on its vision to improve efficiency and transparency in the tax collection system, to promote digital integration, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Wednesday achieved another important milestone by signing an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for data sharing with Board of Revenue and Estate, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, here. Under this Agreement, the two […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Wednesday confirmed admission of 56 confirmed dengue patients in the hospital for medical treatment. According to spokesman PIMS Dr. Mubashir Daha, 10 patients had been discharged during the last 24 hours while 2, 200 confirmed dengue cases were reported in the hospital. He said that a total […]

ISLAMABAD: The Saudi government announced a deposit of US $3 billion with the State Bank of Pakistan besides a US $1.2 billion deferred oil facility to Pakistan to help its balance of payment issues, an official announcement said. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Saudi Fund for Development in a “generous gesture” announced […]

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Wednesday said that Kashmir issue should be resolved as per the aspirations of Kashmiri people which was only solution of the dispute. In a message on Kashmir Day, he said that freedom was the basic right of the people of Indian occupied Kashmir and Pakistan would never […]

ISLAMABAD: Visceral Leishmaniosis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease accounting for second highest mortality worldwide, with an estimated 50, 000 to 90, 000 new cases annually. India alone accounts for 50 percent of the global VL cases. Considering the growing drug-related toxicities, parasite resistance, HIV-coinfection, the development of an effective vaccine for Leishmaniosis remains a […]

Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said the cabinet has asked ECP to conduct forthcoming by elections in NA 133, Lahore through Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), adding another suggestion was to conduct Chamber of Commerce and Industry elections through EVM. The cabinet has lamented the price control mechanism of Sindh government was very weak as edible items including […]

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday reserved judgment on an intra court appeal (ICA) in a case pertaining to the appointment of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP)’s President Arif Usmani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Zubair Soomro. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aamer Farooq reserved the verdict after […]