ISLAMABAD:Minister for Human Rights Dr. Shireen Mazari on Tuesday informed Senate that the Legal Aid and Justice Authority (JALA) has established institutional linkages with various stakeholders of Justice Sectors including Police, Prison, Prosecutions, Bar Councils, etc to provide legal aid within 48 hours on receipt of application. Responding to various questions during the Questions Hour […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Major hospitals based in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, are seeing fewer people lining up to get tested for the coronavirus in the last few days, and the South Asian country has been reporting falling daily cases. “Around 250 to 300 people are getting tested for coronavirus every day in the last few days,” said Dr. Prajwol […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:A three-member bench of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday continued the hearing of foreign funding case. During the hearing, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja had made Secretary ECP Umar Hameed as Incharge on the matter to ensure handing over all documents to the applicant. Later, the commission fixed February 9 as […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan and Turkey on Tuesday reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations as well as opportunities to further strengthen cooperation in diverse areas including trade, investments and economic cooperation. The two sides reviewed the relations during the Bilateral Political Consultations held at the Foreign Office. Pakistan side was led by Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood, while […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted westerly to enter wave, rain-wind with Thunderstorm in Upper and Central parts of the country from Wednesday. According to PMD light to moderate rain-wind with couple of thunderstorms are expected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Malakand, Kohistan, Shangla, Buner, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Swabi, Mardan, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Ministry of Federal Education and Professional on Tuesday has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telenor Pakistan to pilot Taleemabad in six primary level public schools of Islamabad. The initiative has been taken in line with the Prime Minister’s vision of digital Pakistan and under the leadership of Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood. This […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The government successfully raised US$ 1.0 billion through the issuance of International Sukuk, said a press release issued by the ministry of finance here on Tuesday. The transaction generated great interest as leading global investors from Asia, Middle East, Europe and the US participated in the order book. The transaction’s success is a testimony to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Senate of Pakistan would hold a thorough debate on the Kashmir issue on Friday to highlight the plight of people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), expressing complete solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiris. “There will be no business other than the discussion on Kashmir issue on Friday,” said Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq […]
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