Month: February 2022

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. […]

ISLAMABAD:Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Wada Mitsuhiro Wednesday called on Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan and thanked Pakistan for the safe evacuation of his countrymen, after the withdrawal of foreign military troops, from Afghanistan. During the meeting, “His Excellency acknowledged the support extended by the Government of Pakistan especially by the Aviation Division in the […]

ISLAMABAD:The session court of Additional Session Judge Muhammad Atta Rabbani on Wednesday allowed the counsel of Zahir Jaffer, the accused of murder of Noor Muqaddam, to present the evidence in his defence on February 14. Zahir Jaffer pleading not guilty to the charge of murdering Noor Mukadam, answered the questions in a 25-point questionnaire handed […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan and Uzbekistan here on Wednesday agreed for enhancing bilateral trade and investment relations, particularly agriculture trade and machinery development via joint ventures to develop and promote local agriculture sector on modern lines. The agreement to this regard was developed in meeting between Minister for National Food Security Syed Fakhar Imam and Ambassador Extraordinary and […]