Day: March 17, 2022

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Pir Noor-ul-Haq Qadri has proposed that television (TV) programmes pertaining to the Ramazan transmission should be hosted by religious scholars in order to avert controversies. The minister, in a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, said for the last few years, some anchors, who were not well-versed with […]

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Dr Fehmida Mirza chaired the 24th Meeting of the Board of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) on Wednesday to discuss matters related to sports. The minister welcomed the new members eminent lawyers Ahmed Pansota and Abid Zuberi and Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) President Saleem Saifullah to the board. All […]

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister’s Special Representative (PMSR) for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi Wednesday said adopting Pakistan’s resolution and setting March 15 as International Day to combat Islamophobia was a landmark achievement of the country. Addressing a press conference here, he thanked the countries which supported Pakistan’s stance in the United Nations (UN) […]

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Wednesday said the imminent failure of no-trust motion would prove to be a fatal blow for the opposition and draw curtains on its politics once and for all. “These are the last days of opposition in the politics and once this politics (no-trust bid) is over, Pakistan […]

ISLAMABAD:About 95% of government schools in India’s illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir do not have internet connectivity. In a reply to a query in Lok Sabha, Union Education Minister while replying to a query stated that in Jammu Kashmir 5.18% of government-run schools have internet connectivity. According to reporter, the figures the minister revealed that […]

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi Wednesday said the decision of the United Nations to declare March 15 as World Day for combating Islamophobia on the suggestion of Prime Minister Imran Khan was highly commendable. The Prime Minister AJK, in a statement released here, said that the landmark decision would help […]

ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi Wednesday called for adopting the international best practices to ensure that persons with disabilities (PWDs), have increased access to special skill sets that match market requirements. The president, chairing a meeting on vocational training for differently-abled persons, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, urged the public and the private sector to implement the 5% job […]

ISLAMABAD:Vice President (Operations) for Asian Development Bank (ADB), Shixin Chen Wednesday called on Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar here. They broadly discussed the ADB’s energy program in Pakistan, the government’s energy reforms, said a press release. The minister lauded ADB’s support in pursuing reforms agenda and various development projects for the country. He expressed […]