Day: February 18, 2022

ISLAMABAD: Capital police in a drive against anti-social elements arrested eight outlaws, during last 24 hours. A police spokesman on Thursday said following the directions of Inspector General of Police, Islamabad, Muhammad Ahsan Younas, a campaign had been launched in the city to curb the criminal activities under which Koral police team arrested a drug […]

ISLAMABAD: Despite lapse of 15 years, the Indian government continues to deny justice to the families of victims of the Samjhauta Express terrorist attack in total disregard to the clear evidence available. On February 18, 2007, an improvised explosive device (IED) blast was carried out in the Samjhauta train, which ran between New Delhi and […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday expressing Pakistan’s commitment to eradicate polio said that Afghanistan being the primary source of polio incidence in the country’s two bordering provinces, required urgent international support to avert humanitarian crisis including health emergency. He said that Pakistan was providing full support for the sake of 40 million Afghan […]

ISLAMABAD: A high-level German delegation from BMZ, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Germany hailed the One Window Center of Ehsaas in Islamabad. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar briefed the delegation on the single window operations of multisectoral Ehsaas programme. The visit […]

ISLAMABAD: UK-Pakistan Business Council Chairman Mian Kashif Ashfaq on Thursday hailed the the decision of UK government for co-hosting an upcoming United Nations’ virtual summit for raising $4.4 billion fund to help address the growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Talking to a delegation of think tank led by Mian Muizzuddin Mahmmod, here he said that […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador-designate to Saudi Arabia Khurram Rathor Thursday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here. The prime minister directed the envoy-designate to put in efforts for further strengthening the brotherly relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. He also instructed him to take effective measures for the welfare of the Pakistani overseas community in the […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Thursday imposed Rs 1 million fine on channel 24 for airing an interview of former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in its program ‘Dastak’ aired on February 3, 2022. It was informed to the 169th meeting of the authority held under the chairmanship of Muhammad Saleem Baig, said […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister on Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin on Thursday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR ) to carry out all possible measures for settlement of tax issues of pharmaceutical industry. The federal minister during a meeting with delegation of Pakistan Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Association (PPMA) headed by its chairman, Qazi Mansoor Dilawar commended […]