Day: January 13, 2022

BEIJING: China, in a vivid example of the sincere mutual cooperation and love between the Chinese and Pakistani peoples, extended huge financial assistance to a Pakistani student who developed serious health issues, including brain hemorrhage, during his PhD studies at Tianjin University. Ali Husnain from Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, was diagnosed with viral encephalitic caused by the […]

ISLAMABAD:Convener National Coordination Committee (NCC) on Agriculture Transformation Plan Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri on Wednesday stressed the need for extending out reach of research findings to the door steps of farmers for development of agriculture sector in the country. Dr Abid visited different institutes of National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) and took keen interest in […]

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi called on Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday and congratulated him on his re-election for the next four-year term, i.e. 2022-2025. Commending the productive role of UNWTO, the UN special agency, in promoting tourism and preserving the heritage, he hoped […]

ISLAMABAD:Earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale was felt in Gwadar and adjoining areas on Wednesday morning. According to National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC), the earthquake had a depth of 25 kilometres and its epicenter was the ocean near Gwadar shore, a private channels reported. People came out of their homes in panic and started […]

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by the family members of ex-chief judge Gilgit Baltistan Rana Shamim and others. The court order stated that the petitioners were not the affected party so that their petition was not maintainable. The order said that the points raised in the petition were related […]

ISLAMABAD:APHC leaders Syed Bashir Andrabi and Khawaja Firdous in IIOJK have said that India is pursuing Israeli pattern in Palestine to turn the Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir into a minority. According to reporter, Syed Bashir Andrabi and Khawaja Firdous said that India was settling non-Kashmiri Hindus and selling local land to Indian traders to […]

ISLAMABAD:President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Muhammad Shakeel Munir on Wednesday called upon all the stakeholders to accelerate efforts for maximizing exports under EU’s GSP Plus regime to improve the health of the economy. He said that Pakistan was holding GSP plus status till the end of 2022 for duty free access for […]

ISLAMABAD:Dense fog is likely to prevail in upper Sindh, plain areas of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the next 24 hours, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). Cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very cold in hilly areas. Cloudy weather is expected in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while […]