Day: December 2, 2021

ISLAMABAD:The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in an operation in Attock seized 1,142 grams of heroin hidden in women’s bags for smuggling abroad through a courier service. According to ANF spokesperson, a courier was booked in the name of Umar Khan that carried the drugs worth $ 4000 in the international market. In another operation, ANF Balochistan […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi Wednesday issued 136 visas to Indian Hindu pilgrims for visit to their religious sites in Pakistan. The group of Indian Hindu pilgrims is visiting Pakistan to participate in the 313th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Shiv Avtari Satguru Sant Shadaram Sahib, at Shadani Darbar Hayat Pitafi, Sindh from December 4 […]

ISLAMABAD:Faculty of Engineering and Computer Sciences, National University of Modern Languages (NUML) here on Wednesday organized International Conference on Engineering and Computing Technologies (ICECT 2021) . The conference aimed at providing a platform to researchers and practitioners to share their research activities, novel ideas, and design and development experiences in various fields of computing and […]

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the counsels, appearing on behalf of parties in review petitions challenging SC decision in Sacked Employees Reinstatement Act (SERA) 2010, to focus their arguments only on law. A five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Syed MAnsoor Ali Shah, Justice Sajjad Ali […]

ISLAMABAD:The supply of electricity for the residents of Gwadar was discussed as Prime Minister Imran Khan met Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjarani and Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Qaddos Bizenjo. During the meeting, the issues related to the development of Balochistan, especially power supply for Gwadar and completion of development work at the earliest came under […]

ISLAMABAD:The Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) here on Wednesday launched tutorial videos to create awareness for the reporting entities about Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Terrorism Financing regime. This also aims to enhance understanding to report Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) and Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs) by using goAML application. These videos have been developed with the support of UNODC, […]

ISLAMABAD:Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Furniture Council Mian Kashif Ashfaq Wednesday said that a stronger private sector could help Pakistan realise its economic potential. Talking to a delegation of SMEs experts led by Nasir Hussain Chief Financial Officer ChenOne, he said that only private sector plays key role in pushing economic growth upward, generating job opportunities, […]

ISLAMABAD:Country Director of World Bank in Pakistan Najy Benhassine called on Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin ul Haque here on Wednesday and discussed issues pertaining to connectivity and e-governance. During the meeting, the minister said under the Digital Pakistan Vision, the government was committed to ending the digital divide in the […]