MoU signed to restore 50,000 degraded forest lands

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam Wednesday said that private sector could play a vital role in restoring the country’s degraded forest landscape for achieving environmental and economic sustainability. While addressing a press conference here on the occasion of MoU signing for forest restoration and carbon offset programme, the […]

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Fawad jubilant over the nomination of Pak singer for Grammy Award

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday expressed his jubilation over the nomination of Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab for Grammy Award. In a tweet, he said he felt proud for Arooj Aftab as her nomination for the award was itself a great achievement. The voice of Arooj would reach to the ears […]

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Financial sanctions in Afghanistan hamper int’l donor agencies’ relief efforts: Dr Moeed

ISLAMABAD:National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Moeed Yusuf on Wednesday said the world community has to focus its efforts to ensure relief and assistance to over 35 million Afghan nationals at the brink of human catastrophe as financial sanctions were hampering international donor agencies’ aid endeavors in the war torn country. In his interview to CNN’s […]

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Highlighting the importance of struggle for and conviction of doing and achieving something big in the lives of individuals and nations said PM Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan highlighting the importance of struggle for and conviction of doing and achieving something big in the lives of individuals and nations said, “When you stand before a challenge with big a dream, you will achieve it”. Imran Khan recalled how he was criticized or discouraged by majority of people whenever he […]

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KPK, Northern areas environment favourable for preach production: Prof Gao

BEIJING:Gao Chengda, a professor of Urban and Rural Development College at Beijing University of Agriculture has said that in Pakistan, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Northern areas, the environment was quite favourable for peach production. “If cultivation of peach and processing technology gets improved, this fruit can tap into the international market, such as […]

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Two-day international conference on Cyber Warfare and Security concludes

ISLAMABAD:A two day International Conference on Cyber Warfare & Security (ICCSW-2021) concluded successfully on Wednesday at Air University, Islamabad. The President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi graced the occasion as Chief Guest, whereas the Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Executive Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail, […]

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Railways improving ‘customer service’ with help of local, int’l suppliers: Swati

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati Wednesday said Pakistan Railways was constantly striving to improve its ‘customer service’ by inking long term agreements with local and international suppliers. During a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Mohammad Ali Hosseini, who called on him here at the ministry, he said the bilateral relations between both the […]

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Maryam’s admission of ads controlling confession of financial irregularities: Fawad

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Wednesday that Maryam Nawaz has admitted to controlling the advertisements of leading television channels. In a tweet, he said that this was another confession of serious financial irregularities. The minister said Maryam Nawaz claimed that she was running the party’s media cell. Fawad said that […]

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