Day: December 18, 2021

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday expressed confidence that the extraordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), being held in Islamabad on December 19, would play a ‘historic role’ in averting humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. “Afghanistan is facing humanitarian crisis. The OIC conference will play a historic role in extending assistance […]

ISLAMABAD:Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday appointed Muhammad Sadiq, a BS-21 officer of Pakistan Custom Services (PCS) as Chief Collector of Customs, Balochistan, Quetta. According to the FBR notification issued here, he relinquished the charge of the post of Member, FBR, HQ, Islamabad and assumed the charge of the post. FBR also notified that Talha […]

ISLAMABAD:Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Nong Rong and Federal Minister Syed Ali Haider Zaidi on Friday discussed the CPEC energy projects and Gwadar development in a meeting held at Maritime Ministry. In meeting, they discussed matters of mutual interests of Pakistan and China with the Ambassador Nong Rong. The projects including Karachi Comprehensive Coastal Development Zone […]

ISLAMABAD:The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Friday discussed the summary of Ehsaas Targeted Commodity Subsidy Program (ETCSP) worth Rs106.102 billion presented by the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division. The total amount of this program is Rs 106.102 billion for the period of January 1st to June 30, 2022 and the program […]

ISLAMABAD:In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), an Expert Committee of Private Schools Association, which was tasked to check the content of school books in the territory, has recommended ban of two Urdu books for class 5 and 3, after finding objectionable content in the books. The committee, while presenting its findings before the […]

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday chaired a meeting of heads of different regulatory authorities wherein he said the regulators had a pivotal role to play for the protection of rights of people. He said the regulators had to protect public interests by ensuring effective monitoring and compliance of the legal and regulatory requirements. The prime […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MNA, Aamer Mehmood Kiani on Friday said parliament is the best forum to discuss all national issues because it was the appropriate forum to resolve all the issues amicably. Talking to a private news channel, he said the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was working independently and the opposition political parties including the […]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his concern over inequality in sharing and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, saying more than half of the world’s countries have not met vaccination targets. In his last press conference of the year in New York on Thursday, the UN chief said as the fast-spreading Omicron variant raged on, the […]