ISLAMABAD:Two ordinances including the Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oath and Fees) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 and Islamabad Capital Territory Trust (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 were laid in the Senate on Tuesday. On behalf of Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan laid ‘the Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oath and Fees) (Amendment) […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The health experts on Tuesday supported tax hikes to reduce consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) and warned that the global studies had found that drinking SSBs increased the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than 30%. These views were expressed during an important session held under the chairmanship of President Pakistan National […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The exchange rate of Pakistan rupee weakened by 27 paisas against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Tuesday and closed at Rs 176.18 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 175.91. According to Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of dollar in the open market recorded at Rs […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services Dr Nausheen Hamid Tuesday said that the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) was considering the enforcement of smart-lockdown in major hotspot cities, where high Omicron positivity ratios were witnessed. The decision to impose smart and mini-lockdown in high corona positive areas of country would be taken on the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Tuesday that Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf came to power through the votes of the masses and it would complete its constitutional tenure. In a statement in reaction to the media talk of PML-N leader Maryam Safdar, he said that she was part of the lost caravan. […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) on Thursday visited the Sessions Court Islamabad and requested for permission to participate in the case hearing to show solidarity with victims in Usman Mirza case. Chairperson NCHR Rabiya Javeri Agha, Member Minorities Manzoor Masih and their legal team applied to the court to be part of the proceedings […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday reinstated Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Tariq Javed Banori on his post and declared his termination as unlawful. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aamer Farooq announced the short order after listening arguments from attorney general of Pakistan and petioner’s counsel. The order stated that […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed decrease of Rs 200 and was sold at Rs 125,000 on Tuesday against its sale at Rs 125,200 in the local market the previous day. The price of 10 gram 24 karat gold also decreased by Rs171 to Rs 107,167 from Rs 108,338 whereas that […]
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