Day: January 4, 2022

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Monday said two bid rounds for exploration of oil and gas have been conducted so far during the tenure of PTI government. He said, “3rd bid round will be conducted in March for which the advertisements have already been published. No bid round was conducted during entire five […]

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday called for increasing trade crossing points along the border with neighboring countries in Balochistan, saying, it would greatly help generate economic activities and enhance the quantum of exports. He asked the concerned organizations to take steps for facilitating the importers and exporters of the border areas of Balochistan […]

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday served notices to respondents on a petition against the promotions of officials of National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri heard the case filed by NAB Additional Director Faheem Qureshi regarding the promotion matters in NAB. The petitioner adopted the stance in his plea that the […]

ISLAMABAD: Foreign arrivals in Nepal slumped by nearly 35 percent in 2021 as the South Asian country struggled to recover from a devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, showed latest data from the Nepal Tourism Board. Nepal welcomed 150, 962 foreign tourists in 2021, a drop of 34. 4 percent from 230, 085 in 2020. […]

ISLAMABAD: National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) has successfully enhanced the grid capacity of 500 kV Grid Station Rawat and 220 kV grid station WAPDA Town Lahore by augmenting its previously installed 220/132 kV Transformers of 160 MVA capacity with a new 250 MVA Transformers. The NTDC spokesman said that the projects were completed […]

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Monday said that Pakistan achieved historic milestones at the diplomatic fronts through a robust economic, public and science diplomacy. Addressing a presser to highlight last year’s achievements, the foreign minister termed the previous year significant one as Pakistan had proactively and consistently advanced its diplomatic objectives on a […]

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Monday fixed a reference hearing, against four testing companies for looting people in the wake of fake recruitments. The reference alleged the owner of four testing companies Syed Tajammul Hussain for committing fraud worth Rs45 million in the wake of fake tests. The accused collected money from 100, 000 […]

ISLAMABAD: A three-day festival kicked off at Arts and Crafts Village, Shakarparian on Monday to promote Sindhi Culture and Heritage and pay tribute to the Sindhi heroes. The festival organized by Directorate of Sports, Culture & Tourism CDA/MCI will remain opened for general public from 4: 00 p. m. to 9: 00 p. m. daily. […]