Islamabad: Pakistan and Belgium have agreed to deepen maritime institutional cooperation, expand student training and exchange programs beside exploring new avenues in port development and the blue economy during a meeting between Federal Minister fo…
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Tahir Andrabi bids farewell as FO spox; Sajjad Haider assumes charge
Islamabad: Marking his final appearance as Foreign Office spokesperson before assuming his new assignment as Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Tahir Andrabi on Wednesday formally handed over charge to Ambassador Saj…
Pakistan initiates US dollar benchmark Eurobond process: Khurram Schehzad
Islamabad: Advisor to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad on Tuesday announced that Pakistan had launched the process for a US dollar benchmark dual-tranche Eurobond offering with five-year and 10-year tenors, subject to market conditions.
In a s…
Fire breaks out at F-8 sector, 12 rescued
Islamabad: A fire broke out at Babar Plaza in Islamabad’s F-8 area on Tuesday, prompting a rescue operation to evacuate people trapped inside the building.
According to the Capital Development Authority (CDA), rescue teams have so far safely evacua…
Heavy rain inundates parts of Islamabad; Rawal Dam spillways to open
Islamabad: Torrential rain inundated several low-lying areas of the federal capital on Tuesday, with nullahs overflowing in E-11 and Ghouri Town and water entering roads and some building basements, while the Rawal Dam’s spillways were scheduled to b…
165 village conservation committees set up under Green Pakistan Programme
Islamabad: As many as 165 village conservation committees (VCCs) have been established in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) under the wildlife component of the Upscaling Green Pakistan Programme (UGPP), as the country expands c…