Day: January 24, 2022

ISLAMABAD:The historical Saidpur model village is attracting a large number of visitors featuring footprints of various civilizations including Ashoka, Mughal, Buddhist, Greek and Gandhara. Saidpur Village is an ancient village with a history of more than 2000 years and is famous for its handmade pottery, said an official of Directorate of Archaeology and Museum (DOAM). […]

ISLAMABAD:The import of mobile phones into the country has witnessed an increase of 16.17 percent during the half of fiscal year (2021-22) as compared to the corresponding period of last year. Pakistan imported mobile phones worth US $1090.621 million during July-December (2021-22) as compared to the imports of US $938.819 million during July-December (2020-21), showing […]

ISLAMABAD:The Winder Dam would bring over 10,000 acres of barren land under cultivation in water scarce areas of Lasbela which would help to ensure food security by increasing agricultural production in the region. The government has expedited the construction work on Winder dam project to complete it within its stipulated time period which was initiated […]

BEIJING:Pakistani skier Muhammad Karim is eagerly waiting to participate in the coming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China and hoping to win first medal for him and the country. Karim from Naltar, a village in Gilgit-Baltistan is the only Pakistani skier to have competed in two Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and Pyeongchang, South […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi on Sunday informed that the Port Qasim Authority (PQA)’s net profits increased to Rs19.76 billion which is a 29 percent rise during the financial year 2020-21. In a tweet on his official handle, he said, “Meanwhile expenditures dropped by 2.18 percent, PQA also paid taxes of Rs […]

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday raised his voice at an international initiative to create awareness about the looming humanitarian crises in Afghanistan in the shape of starvation. On his twitter handle, the prime minister shared a trending hashtag ‘#SaveAfghanLives’ by adding his voice in support of the Afghan people, especially the Afghan children, currently facing […]

ISLAMABAD:A critically injured female common Asian Leopard rescued by the Wildlife and Fisheries Department Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Sunday succumbed to the deadly bullet injuries during a full blooded rehabilitation effort carried out by the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB). The injured wildcat was brought on late Saturday night at the Islamabad Wildlife […]

ISLAMABAD: The Ehsaas Taleemi Wazaif app will be launched on the occasion of United Nations World Education Day on January 24 (Monday), which is observed annually to promote “Education for All”. This World Education Day 2022, Ehsaas is launching the Ehsaas Taleemi Wazaif app to facilitate Ehsaas beneficiaries to enroll their children in the Ehsaas […]