ISLAMABAD:Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ameer Khurram Rathore on Wednesday called on Advisor to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD), Muhammad Ayub Afridi and discussed various issue faced by Pakistani Diaspora in Saudi Arabia. During the meeting, major focus was laid on various issues being faced by Pakistani community and formulation […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Skardu airport, located at one of the world’s highest altitudes, is set to operate international flights for boosting tourism in the northern area in line with the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) announced on Wednesday. The PCCA made announcement on its official twitter handle and wrote: “Skardu airport […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Saudi Arabia’s ban on direct travel from Pakistan and several other countries came to an end on Wednesday as the country continues to relax travel restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Saudi Arabia suspended all flights to and from the kingdom on March 14, 2020, after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The counsel of accused Zakir Jaffar on Wednesday filed a plea to the lower court seeking medical analysis of his client stating that he was not mentally stable. Additional District and Session Judge Atta Rabbani heard the Noor Mukadam murder case wherein the statements and the cross examination of the witnesses continued. The accused were […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The President of Pakistan has signed following 31 bills passed by the Parliament. The bills include: The Privatization Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021, The Port Qasim Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2021, The Islamabad Capital Territory Prohibition of Corporal Punishment Bill, 2021, The International Court of Justice (Review and Re-Consideration) Bill, 2021, The SBP Banking Services Corporation […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Nausheen Hamid Wednesday expressed her serious concerns over rising rate of HIV in the country. Addressing the World AIDS Day event held at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences here in collaboration with Association of People Living with HIV (APLHIV), she advocated for better preventive measures […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul on Wednesday said the academia and students should work on developing advanced technology solutions like GIS that was need of the hour to cope with the impending disaster of environmental degradation. Addressing a seminar on geographic information system (GIS) for Climate Change organised by Department of Meteorology […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior on Wednesday approved four bills after deliberations and constituted a sub-committee to consider a private member’s bill as well as issuance of domiciles in Islamabad during last six months. The 40th meeting of the Standing Committee on Interior was held under the Chairmanship of MNA Raja Khurram Shahzad […]
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