Day: February 10, 2022

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his United Arab Emirates counterpart Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday while reaffirming the close fraternal ties between the two countries, agreed to further enhance bilateral cooperation in different fields. Foreign minister Qureshi while condemning the Houthi militia attacks targeted towards the United Arab Emirates, reiterated […]

ISLAMABAD:The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday disqualified Senator Faisal Vawda over concealing his dual nationality at the time of participating in the National Assembly election on a Karachi seat during the 2018 General Elections. A three-member ECP bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja announced its reserved verdict, directing him […]

ISLAMABAD:Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Muhammad Shakeel Munir has appealed to the Chief Justice Islamabad High Court to issue directions to the lower courts for implementation of the new rent control act in Islamabad so that the rent disputes of traders could be resolved soon that will help better growth of trade […]

ISLAMABAD:Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has notified formation of an advisory committee to auction 5G telecom services across the country. The committee, headed by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, would consist of 13 members including Minister for IT and Telecommunications Syed Amin ul Haque, Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz, Minister for Industry and […]

ISLAMABAD:A three-day Iranian art exhibition at Lok Virsa continues amid attracting huge crowd various handicrafts and posters displayed showcasing Iranian heritage. The exhibition will continue till February 11 with daily timings 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., said a press release. The exhibition was organized on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary and victory of the […]

Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram, in his capacity as the Group of 77 Chairman, has called for mobilization of resources to enable the pandemic-hit developing countries to eradicate poverty and hunger and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Unprecedented times call for an unprecedented response from the international community based on the principles of responsibility […]

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi Wednesday called for further simplifying the registration procedure for foreign companies to make Pakistan an attractive destination for business and investment. The president, during a meeting with Pakistani-American diaspora in the IT sector, via video link, urged all stakeholders to address the procedural issues and facilitate foreign investors who wanted to […]

ISLAMABAD:Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi Wednesday said that the Judicial Murder of Kashmiri trader Afzal Guru was a question mark on so-called ‘secular India’ and his illegal hanging reflected that entire Indian elite was united in silencing the voices being raised for the freedom of people of Jammu and Kashmiri. […]