ISLAMABAD: The United Nations has appreciated Pakistan for successful completion of first-ever smart card registration of the Afghan refugees. According to a Radio Pakistan report, in a report, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that this week Pakistan completed its first-ever drive to verify data of around 1.4 million on-the-move Afghan refugees. Those […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Wednesday said that cases on omicron variant of coronavirus are rising across the world including Pakistan. Asad Umar, while briefing the media, said that Lahore and Karachi are the most affected cities from the new variant. Meanwhile, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Faisal Sultan […]
ISLAMABAD: Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf has arrived here in Islamabad today (Wednesday). During the visit, the GCC Secretary General will hold delegation-level talks with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. He will also meet the Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, and Prime Minister’s Advisor for Commerce and […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Munir Akram has said Pakistan will continue to extend moral, political and support to the people of Kashmir till realization of their right to self-determination in accordance with the UN resolutions. In his message on the occasion of Right to Self-Determination Day, he said the United Nations, […]
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) under its Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project recently held a one-day training session for all the managers of Business Incubation Centres (BIC). It was attended by more than 30 Managers of BICs from across Pakistan. During the training, importance of the role of BICs in the knowledge […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) paid rich tribute to the legendary first Pakistani Commander-in-Chief of PAF Air Marshal Muhammad Asghar Khan (Late) on his 4th death anniversary today (5th January). According to spokesperson of PAF, Air Marshal Muhammad Asghar Khan was born on 17 January, 1921 and joined Royal Indian Air Force in December, 1940. […]
ISLAMABAD: A two day International Seminar on the theme of “Combating Corruption- A Prerequisite for the full enjoyment of all Human Rights and Sustainable Development”, is beginning here in Islamabad tomorrow (Thursday). It is being organized by the Government of Pakistan and the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation […]
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi received His Excellency Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and his delegation at the Foreign Office today. Fondly recalling the meeting in December 2021, Foreign Minister Qureshi extended a warm welcome to Dr. Al-Hajraf. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s abiding fraternal and historical […]
