Day: March 14, 2022

ISLAMABAD: Expressing displeasure over an unnecessary delay of seven years in the payment of life insurance claim to a widow, President Dr Arif Alvi directed the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLICP) to pay the sum assured of Rs 412,000, as well as add inflation cost/interest to the accrued amount. He further directed SLICP […]

By Masooma Zahra Miyan ISLAMABAD:Book reading, a diminishing habit in Pakistan, is being revived by two female friends, who are themselves avid readers and book lovers currently based in Karachi. Kamila Rahim Habib and Erum Sultan started their small venture online serving bookworms in major cities nationwide via multiple membership tiers and a wide range […]

ISLAMABAD:Sports goods exports during the first seven months of fiscal year of 2021-22 grew by 28.76 percent as compared to the exports of the commodity during the corresponding period of last year. During the period from July-Jan 2021-22, Sports goods worth US$ 192,680 exported, as compared to exports of US$149,643 during the same period of […]

ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Sunday said that after holding of a successful extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Council of Foreign Ministers (CFMs) in Islamabad last year, now the hosting of upcoming 48th session of the OIC-CFMs would be a great honour for Pakistan. The foreign minister was chairing a […]

BEIJING: The official commissioning of China’s new generation, main battle aircraft into the Pakistan Air Force marks the systematized, organic export of such aviation equipment by China, and is yet another major milestone in the export of China’s advanced aviation equipment, the Global Times learned from the aircraft’s maker, state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China […]

ISLAMABAD:With only a few days left in the celebrations of Pakistan Day, the famous brands in the federal capital have started attracting a number of the buyers. The famous brands have started offering sales on dresses, shoes and other accessories to give an opportunity to the buyers for having good stock of required stuff at […]

ISLAMABAD:Bara Dam proposed to alter the existing Bara River for promoting agriculture in the erstwhile tribal region and electricity generation is awaiting the approval of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. The proposed small, low-head, earth core rockfill, hydroelectric dam possessed the power generation capacity of 5.8 megawatts per annum which was located across Bara River at the […]

ISLAMABAD:Chairman Capital Development Authority(CDA) Aamer Ali Ahmed inaugurated Hill Park located on 3rd Road Sector G-10/4 here on Sunday. He was accompanied by Member Finance, officers of the relevant formations and representatives business community were also present. The authority’s chairman also kicked off the Spring Tree Plantation drive 2022 by planting a sapling at Hill […]