Day: February 9, 2022

ISLAMABAD: Expo 2020 Dubai has recorded more than 12 million visits since the global mega event was opened to the public on October 1, 2021. The number of virtual visitors has reached 110 million as the event is now in its fifth month. Dubai Media Office said: ‘Expo 2020 recorded more than 12 million visits […]

ISLAMABAD: Senior representatives from Saudi ICT infrastructure company, ‘TAWAL’ and Pakistani Telecom infrastructure operator, ‘AWAL Telecom’ here on Tuesday visited the PTA Headquarters. Chief International Officer Tawal, Emmanuel Leonard, CEO Awal Telecom Akbar Shaukat, Mark Courtney, and Marius Armeanca met with Chairman PTA, Maj General Amir Azeem Bajwa (R) and discussed establishing ICT infrastructure services […]

ISLAMABAD: The leaders of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) on Tuesday paid tribute to Shaheed Muhammad Afzal Guru who was secretly hanged to death by India in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail on February 9, 2013. In a joint statement received here on Tuesday, APHC leaders Ch Shaheen Iqbal, Hakeem Abdul Rashid, Shafiq-ur-Rehman, Irshad Ahmed Malik, […]

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) on Tuesday eased the travel restrictions on inbound passengers, abolishing the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) condition for all those arriving by air and land routes. “The RAT on arrival has been abolished with effect from February 8, 2022 for inbound travellers / pedestrians (Borders Terminals) except . . […]

ISLAMABAD: Five dams being constructed to overcome water scarcity in Rawalpindi would be completed by 2023, said official source here on Tuesday. Talking to reporter, he said that the construction of dams including Daduchha Dam, Papin Dam, Mahutta Mohra Dam, Mujahid Dam and Chahan Dam was in full swing right now. Besides providing clean drinking […]

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination was held here on Tuesday. The committee meeting chaired by Khalid Magsi took notice of the absence of representatives of the Ministry of National Health Services. Member committee Shazia Sobia said that representatives of the ministry concerned should be […]

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Tuesday discussed and recommended that the Bill the Federal Government Properties Management Authority Bill, 2021 (Ordinance No. XV of 2021) may be passed by the National Assembly, with slight amendments. The 70th meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue held […]

ISLAMABAD: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Tuesday released 63828 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 47291 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in the Indus River at Tarbela Dam was 1440.41 feet, which was 48.41 feet higher than its dead level 1392 feet. Water inflow and outflow in […]