ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Wednesday forecast mainly cold and dry weather for most parts of the country during the next 24 hours. According to the synoptic situation, a shallow westerly wave was still affecting Kashmir and its adjoining areas. Continental air was prevailing over most plains of the country. During the last 24 hours, cold […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Investment Facilitation Wing of the Board of Investment (BOI) on Wednesday hosted e-kachehry in order to promote trade and investment opportunities existing in different sectors of national economy. Secretary BOI Ms. Fareena Mazhar chaired the event, which was aiming at to strengthen of public trust and bolstering ties between government’s machinery and investors. Various investors […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Ombudsman Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi on Wednesday directed the chairman of Employees’ Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) to take action against the employers who were not getting their workers duly registered and sending their contribution to the EOBI as required by the law. Taking suo motu action on the complaints of non-registration of workers by some […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet here on Wednesday approved Textiles and Apparel Policy, 2020-25 with certain amendments. The ECC met here with Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin in the chair, whereas Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam, Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar, Federal Minister for […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: National Commission on the Rights of Child-NCRC organized a media conference on legislative reforms to strengthen child protection and institutional mechanisms in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The conference was chaired by Chairperson NCRC Tehseen Afshan along with member KP at Peshawar press club with chief guest Special Assistant to the Chief Minister KP Barrister Saif and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: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 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: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 […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: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 […]
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