Islamabad: Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Senator Rubina Khalid on Wednesday called for collective efforts to serve humanity, support people in distress and help deserving and vulnerable segments of society.
In her message on W…
Month: August 2026
ECC considers proposal for export of 108, 000 MT sugar
Islamabad: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday considered a proposal of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research to invite international tenders for export of 108, 000 metric tonnes (MT) of sugar held by t…
UN Resident, Humanitarian Coordinator pays a farewell call on PM
Islamabad: United Nations Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Pakistan, Mohamed Yahya, on Wednesday, paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.
The prime minister thanked Yahya for his valuable contribution to …
Govt. to accelerate refinery upgradation: Ali Pervez Malik
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervez Malik said on Wednesday that the government would accelerate the upgradation of local refineries under the direction of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to strengthen Pakistan’s energy security.
Spe…
Chemical analysis essential for counting drug quantity in sentencing: SC
Islamabad: The Supreme Court has ruled that any quantity of narcotics that has not undergone chemical analysis could not legally be taken into consideration for upholding a conviction or determining the quantum of sentence, holding that only the quan…
Syrian Foreign Minister to undertake two-day official visit to Islamabad
Islamabad: Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, will undertake an official visit to Pakistan from August 19-20 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister/Minister for Foreign Affairs of P…