Day: March 17, 2022

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday commenced preparations for public rally to be held at D-Chowk on March 27. PTI General Secretary, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Initiatives, Asad Umar presided over a high level meeting here at PTI central Secretariat, said a press release. The meeting was also attended by Additional Secretary General PTI […]

ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo in a meeting with Provincial Ameer of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam Fazal (JUI-F) Moulana Abdul Wasi on Wednesday discussed the current political situation in the country and in the province. In the meeting, it was agreed to maintain contacts between Jamiat Ulema Islam Fazal (JUI-) and Balochistan Awami Party […]

ISLAMABAD:The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Senator Rana Maqbool Ahmed here at the Parliament House. Chairman OGRA and Chairman NEPRA gave a detailed briefing to the Standing Committee regarding the rise in prices of oil, gas and electricity and the consequent inflation. Chairman […]

ISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed a decrease of Rs 300 and was sold at Rs 128,900 on Wednesday against its sale at Rs129,200 in the local market the previous day. The price of 10 gram 24 karat gold also decreased by Rs 257 to Rs 110,511 from Rs110,768 whereas that of […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak on Wednesday told Minister for Defence of Nigeria Major General (R) Bashir Salihi Magashi during his call on here that Pakistan highly valued it’s relations with Nigeria and hope to see them flourish in times to come. During the meeting, the Minister said Pakistan vision for Africa was to develop […]

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi Wednesday urged media and Ulema to guide the masses on family planning as a comprehensive and continuous awareness was inevitable not only for mother and child’s health but also the national development. The president, addressing the launching ceremony of The Challenge Initiative (TCI) Pakistan, said the media should ensure frequent messaging […]

ISLAMABAD:COMSTECH organized a virtual innovation lab on detection of metabolic disorders in newborn babies on Wednesday. The lab was conducted by Prof. Dr. Farzad Kobarfad, Professor of medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry at Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. The session included a comprehensive presentation followed by a practical lab session of implementation of […]

ISLAMABAD:The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved the development, operation and maintenance of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) as a modern Urban Railway under Public Private Partnership mode at a total cost of Rs. 201,572 million. The project envisages construction of a 43.225 km dual track urban mass transit system to […]