ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Senator Syed Shibli Faraz Thursday said, it is the responsibility of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to held next general elections through Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). “The EVM shown to the ECP by his ministry was just a model or an idea. Now it is the prerogative of the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) on Thursday launched an android application titled “Voluntary Hazard/Incident Reporting System” aimed at facilitating the general public and other stakeholders of the aviation sector. “The application can be accessed and downloaded from Google Play Store,” the PCAA said in a news release. The authority said the application was part of […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Turkmen Ambassador to Pakistan Atadjan Movlamov Thursday called on Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar and discussed matters pertaining to ongoing bilateral gas and power projects. The minister apprised the envoy about the measures taken by Pakistan to strengthen its energy sector, a news release said. Hammad said Pakistan was committed to early completion of gas […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chairman National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) Tauseef H Farooqi on Thursday urged the power sector companies to strive hard in improving their performance in the areas of Occupational Health, Safety and Environment (HSE). Addressing at award ceremony, the Chairman highlighted the significance of NEPRA’s drive of “Power with Safety”. He stressed that HSE issues […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Thursday said Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) would help ensure transparent elections in the country. In response to the statement of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, he said the EVMs would also help end rigging allegations forever. He said in past, false promises were made […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Thursday said the writ of the state could not be established in a society without effective tackling of the menace of extremism and ensuring supremacy of law and the Constitution. Addressing the launching ceremony of “Charter of Peace”, organized by Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS), […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a slight bearish trend on Thursday, losing 83.92 points, with a negative change of 0.18 percent, closing at 46,110.50 points against 46,194.42 points on the last working day. A total of 263,550,835 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 238,493,279 shares […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:China aims to get 56 percent of the country on 5G networks by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), up from 15 percent in 2020. So far, China has built over 1.15 million 5G base stations, which account for more than 70 percent of the world’s total, said Xie Cun, head of […]
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