ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have held about 140 events this year to commemorate 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. Addressing a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that these celebrations have drawn great popularity as 120 events were planned by the two sides, but 140 held. According to […]
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said that speculations regarding affecting common man through Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2021 are baseless as it is just aimed at reviewing tax exemptions worth Rs342-billion. Addressing the media along with Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib here on Thursday, he said tax exemptions worth just two […]
ISLAMABAD: In compliance with the policy directions of the Prime Minister’s Office, Director General, Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), Dr Ikram Ali will convene e-Kachehri tomorrow (Thursday) from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon via Zoom Video Conferencing. According to the FDE, the purpose of conducting e-Kachehri is to listen to the concerns of the students, […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday witnessed the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Federal Government, Government of Punjab and State Life Insurance for implementation of Universal Health Coverage of Sehat Sahulat Program in Punjab and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). The signing ceremony held here was also attended by Special Assistant to […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed to fast-track the issuance of licenses for domestic exploration of gas, which is the cheapest source of natural gas. Chairing a meeting here on Wednesday on gas situation in the country, he also directed the concerned departments to remove hurdles in process of installation of new LNG terminals […]
ISLAMABAD: The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) of Higher Education Commission (HEC) organized a one-day capacity building workshop for Postgraduate Programme Reviewers and Subject Experts with the aim to develop a resource of Master Reviewers. Thirty reviewers from across the country attended the event held in Islamabad. QAA evaluates performance of higher education institutions in the […]
ISLAMABAD: Six people died due to coronavirus infection, while 348 tested positive during the last 24 hours in the country. According to the statistics of National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 39,739 tests were conducted during the last 24 hours, while 648 patients are in critical care. Positivity ratio stands at 0.87 percent. Meanwhile, the […]
ISLAMABAD: A meeting to review the preparations for Pakistan’s diamond jubilee celebrations 2022 was held here on Wednesday with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said the diamond jubilee of the country on 14th August next year will be celebrated in a splendid manner. He said real […]
