ISLAMABAD: First consignment of 1800 metric tonnes of wheat as humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan from Pakistan crossed Torkham border on Thursday. In a statement on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said the consignment is part of the humanitarian package of 5 billion rupees for in-kind assistance for Afghanistan announced by Prime Minister Imran […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved “The Finance Supplementary Bill 2021”.
In a tweet on Thursday, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said that the bill will now be tabled in the National Assembly for approval.
ISLAMABAD: The Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2021 and State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill 2021 were introduced in the National Assembly on Thursday. The House adopted different resolutions extending various Ordinances for a period of 120 days. These Ordinances include; “the Federal Government Properties Management Authority Ordinance, 2021”, “the Elections (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2021”, “the Public […]
ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (r) Javed Iqbal has said the bureau has recovered Rs541 billion from corrupt elements and 1194 culprits have been convicted during last four years. Addressing a prize distributing ceremony here at NAB Headquarter on Thursday, he said the performance of NAB officers remains commendable and their role in […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the extra-judicial killing of six Kashmiri youth in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) by the Indian occupation forces in the last two days. In a statement here on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson said in the escalating campaign of repression in IIOJK, including fake encounters and so-called cordon-and-search-operations, at […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) on Thursday said the 7th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournaments-2021-22 is continued at PTF Tennis Complex. Islamabad. In a statement it said, a total number of 24 matches were played on the third day (Thursday). Following were the results: Men’s Singles Matches (1st Round): Heera Ashiq bt […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed direct flights to Iran after a five-year hiatus. According to reports, the resumption of direct flights will strengthen people-to-people ties and boost the tourism industry. The first PIA flight PK-119 departed from Lahore to Mashhad, Iran, with 165 passengers on board on Wednesday night. The reports quoting PIA […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned the extra-judicial killing of six Kashmiri youth in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) by the Indian occupation forces in the last two days. The Foreign Office said in a statement that in the escalating campaign of repression in IIOJK, including fake encounters and so-called cordon-and-search-operations, at least […]
