ISLAMABAD:President Dr Arif Alvi has stressed the need to preserve the archaeological sites for the promotion of tourism in country. He said this during the visit of Picture Wall and Royal Kitchen of Lahore fort on Tuesday. Admiring the complex and intricate works of the Mughal-era, President Dr Arif Alvi appreciated the detailed conservation efforts […]
ISLAMABAD:Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has urged the international community to extend continuous support to the Afghan people to avert a major humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. In a statement on Tuesday, he pointed out that the extraordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers being hosted by Pakistan on Sunday […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said the farmers have received an additional income of four hundred billion rupees only on five major crops. In a tweet on Monday, he pointed out that the urea price in the world is ten thousand rupees per bag whilst in Pakistan, its official rate […]
ISLAMABAD: A joint military exercise Al-Kassah-III between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia began at King Khalid Military City Hafar Al Batin in Saudi Arabia today. Commander Northern Area Major General Saleh Bin Ahmed Al Zahrani attended the event as chief guest. The Royal Land Saudi Forces and Pakistan Army Troops will practice various drills relating to […]
ISLAMABAD: The Government of Japan announced a US$ 4.35 million grant to procure essential oral polio vaccines as part of its continued support to Pakistan for its polio eradication efforts. According to a statement issued here on Monday, this latest grant will be utilized for the procurement of 24 million oral doses of vaccines. It […]
ISLAMABAD: National Institute of Health (NIH) on Monday confirmed first case of coronavirus Omicron variant in Pakistan. According to NIH, first case has been detected in a woman in Karachi. The institute has stressed that vaccination against the virus is mandatory to stay safe from coronavirus. Results of the samples were received on the completion […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the decision to launch the Naya Pakistan Health Insurance Program was taken in sympathy of poor segments of society. He was addressing the ceremony of launching Naya Pakistan Health Card Program in Punjab, at Governor’s House in Lahore on Monday. Imran Khan said that Riyasat-e-Madina was the […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday strongly condemned the unwarranted, gratuitous and provocative comments by Indian defence minister, questioning established historical facts, levelling unfounded allegations in the context of terrorism and hurling threats against Pakistan. “It is the BJP’s special forte to misrepresent history, resort to revisionism and delusional thinking, and indulge in false bravado. Such discourse […]
