Day: January 4, 2022

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi emphasized the need for extending robust internet connectivity across Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) so as to fully cover all population pockets and highways in these areas. He said that steps were being taken to ensure availability of high quality Information Communications Technology (ICT) services in the […]

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of International Hindu Pilgrims from different countries who were on visit to Teri Temple Karak Pakistan, called on Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed here in the Supreme Court (SC). The Chief Justice welcomed the delegation and said that there was religious tolerance in Pakistan where every citizen had right […]

ISLAMABAD: Preparations are in full swing to welcome tourists in March to a new destination station Eco-tourism village, located in the daunting mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kaghan valley and a few kilometers off the Monroe Trail. The village, the government’s first initiative in tourism industry to implement the zero-waste roadmap, is a two-hour scenic jeep […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin on Monday underscore the need for enhancing tax to GDP ratio upto 20% with in 6 to 7 years in order to achieve 7 % annual economic growth as well as meeting with the future developmental expenditures. Addressing the launching ceremony of Parliamentarian’s Tax Directory, Tax Year 2019, he […]

ISLAMABAD: Koral police claimed to have arrested a thief gang and recovered stolen valuables and two pistols along with ammunition from their possession, a police spokesman said on Monday. He said that, following the directives of IGP Islamabad Muhammad Ahsan Younas, SP (Rural-Zone) Zia-ud-Din constituted police team under the supervision of DSP Abid Akram headed […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has said public and private sector Pakistani companies had signed “dozens” of investment agreements since the opening of the Expo 2020 Dubai in October 2021. Exhibitors from almost 200 countries, including Pakistan, are participating in the mega event, with many countries and companies looking to the […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) continued taking actions against the cable operators to curb the menace of illegal Indian DTH proliferation in Pakistan. The enforcement teams of PEMRA paid surprise visits to various cable network operators across the country during the last month. The teams confiscated DTH decoders/ receivers, CPUs, Transmitters, Modulators, Dish […]

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has summoned a session of Senate on Tuesday. According to a press release, the president summoned the session under Article 54 (1) of the Constitution. The session will be held on January 4, at 1600 hours.