Comsats varsity, American Microbiology Society holds conference on microbes

PESHAWAR:Comsats University Abbottabad on Thursday organised a conference relating to microbes under auspices of American Society of Microbiology. The event was attended by a number of student from Haripur and Hazara varsities besides faculty members and teachers. The aim of event was to inform students and academia about various trends of microbiology through discussing research […]

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Electricity demand surged 38 per cent in April: Senate body told

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Power on Wednesday was informed that the demand for electricity has increased by 38 per cent in April as compared to the previous year. The Committee which met with Saifullah Abro in the Chair was further told that Pakistan’s power generation capacity was about 38, 000 MW, but due […]

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Present govt does not believe in restrictions on media freedom, controversial PMDA abolished: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Wednesday that the present democratic dispensation strongly believed in freedom of expression and unlike the past four years, no news channel would be off-aired, no talk show or programme would be banned and no newspaper would be closed during its tenure. The minister was speaking […]

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IPC minister holds meeting with POA officials

ISLAMABAD: Minster for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Ehsan Ur Rehman Mazari held a meeting with senior officials of Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) to get a briefing on POA working, especially the 14th South Asian Games (SAG) to be hosted by Pakistan. The POA officials apprised the minister about the operations, budget and future activities of […]

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NAB requests IHC to dismiss Ahsan Iqbal’s acquittal plea

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday requested the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to dismiss acquittal plea of Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal in Narowal Sports City Complex reference. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the appeal of Ahsan Iqbal against the decision of accountability court. The […]

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Islamic calligraphy exhibition attracts audience

ISLAMABAD: An exhibition of Islamic calligraphy to mark the holy month of Ramazan, which will continue till end of Ramzan, was attracting a large number of people from different parts of the country specially foreign tourists at the National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage Lok Virsa. Lok Virsa is a specialized institute dealing with […]

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