ISLAMABAD:Begum Samina Alvi on Tuesday said every year, around 100,000 women in Pakistan were being diagnosed with breast cancer and stressed timely diagnosis as the major solution to the alarming situation. Speaking here at the breast cancer awareness event held at Islamabad Model College for Girls, she said in every 13 minutes, a woman in […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:President Dr. Arif Alvi Tuesday called for increasing physical and geographical outreach of the Federal Ombudsman to provide free-of-cost justice to the people of remote areas against administrative injustices. He underscored the need for revolutionary changes into the institution of Ombudsman through legislation to make it stronger and more effective to dispense speedy justice to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Interfaith Harmony and Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi on Tuesday said the culprits involved in the Khanewal lynching incident would be brought to justice at all costs. A swift action against the culprits was being taken like that of the Sialkot incident as 112 suspects had been […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The Executive Board meeting of National Accountability Bureau (EBM-NAB) on Tuesday authorized filing two references and conducting six inquiries against various personalities. The EBM chaired by NAB Chairman Justice Javed Iqbal accorded approval of filing of two references against various personalities. The EBM-NAB meeting approved the filing of references against the officers/officials of the Federal […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday while terming the 220 million population of the country as ‘the biggest human resource and asset’ underlined the need of bringing all into the formal economy through use of modern technology and gadgets. The prime minister was addressing the launching ceremony of “Raast”, Pakistan’s instant digital payment system, an initiative […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The sale of motorbikes and three wheelers in the country has witnessed a decrease of 1.94 percent during the first seven months of financial year (2021-22) as compared to the corresponding period of last year. During the months under review, as many as 1091,795 motorbikes and three wheelers were sold in July-January (2021-22) against the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri on Tuesday stressed the need of moving away from the metrics that emphasize on quantity of research papers produced towards the weight of one quality paper, which either solves or contributes meaningfully to solving a problem, being far better than the weight of dozens of papers which […]
Read MoreBEIJING :Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to China and attendance at the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics carried on the fine tradition of mutual support between China and Pakistan, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday. During the visit, President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang met with Prime Minister Imran […]
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