Fakhar Imam welcomes Iranian offer to waive off tariff on agri-products

ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security Syed Fakhar Imam on Tuesday welcomed Iranian offer to waive off tariff on all agricultural exports to Iran and said that Pakistan has immense export potential in citrus fruits, rice, mangoes, onion, potatoes, fisheries and livestock. Talking to Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan Syed Mohammad […]

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Rehman Malik pays tribute to ZA Bhutto, expresses solidarity with Kashmiris

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator A Rehman Malik has paid rich tributes to the founder of PPP Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali (ZA) Bhutto on his birth anniversary falling on January 5. He has also expressed solidarity with the Kashmiri brothers and sisters on the occasion of “Right to Self-Determination Day” and urged the United Nations to […]

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President advises VU to enhance its outreach to remote areas

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi has asked the Virtual University (VU) to enhance its presence in the remote areas of country, particularly Balochistan, Sindh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan, so that the people of far-flung areas could benefit of its courses and e-learning programmes. He underlined the need for promoting online education and virtual training […]

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Kashmiris to observe Right to Self-Determination Day on Wednesday

ISLAMABAD:Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over will observe the Right to Self-Determination Day on January 5 to remind the United Nations to implement its own resolutions on the dispute passed this day in 1949. It was on 5th January 1949, when the United Nations Commission for India and […]

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China appreciates PM Khan’s role for promoting bilateral relations, trade

BEIJING: China on Tuesday appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government for attaching importance to the bilateral relations and promoting trade between the two countries. “China appreciates the Prime Minister and Pakistani governments for the importance they attached to bilateral relations and promoting trade,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said during his regular […]

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SC orders federal, provincial health secretaries to submit reports on breast cancer

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the federal and provincial health secretaries to submit report on breast cancer. A three-member SC bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed heard the suo moto notice case regarding increasing cases of breast cancer in the country. During the course of proceedings, the court also summoned the Secretary Health […]

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Lawyers, judges believe in independence of judiciary: CJP

ISLAMABAD:Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed Khan on Tuesday said it was the responsibility of the Supreme Court to ensure rule of law and protection of basic human rights in the country. He was addressing an inaugural ceremony of Islamabad High Court Judicial Complex. The event was attended by a large number of lawyers […]

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BISE announces results of annual book competition-2021

FAISALABAD:The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Faisalabad announced results of annual book competition-2021 here Tuesday. According to Research Investigator Rana Zulifqar Ali Minhas, the books written on literature, science, and research topics between January to December 2020 were put in competition. In category Science Research & Literature Critics, the book “Mirza Tey Rehmu […]

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