Govt to provide ‘maximum relief’ to poor in budget, focus on job creation: Usman Dar By: APP on June 2, 2021ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar Wednesday said that the government would provide maximum relief to the poor in the upcoming budget 2021-22 and would focus on creating more employment opportunities for the youth. The next budget would be presented under extraordinary circumstances due to the pandemic and expressed that […]
Rehman urges world powers to win hearts, minds of Afghan people By: Tariq Ullah Wardak on June 2, 2021ISLAMABAD: Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Chairman Senator Rehman Malik urged US President Joe Biden and world powers to play their role in bringing peace in Afghanistan to win hearts and minds of Afghans in particular and the world in general. In an open letter to US President Joe Biden, he suggested that the […]
Farrukh asks Bilawal to share Sindh’s initiatives to curb inflation By: APP on June 2, 2021ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Tuesday said that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto had resorted to wrong figure to mislead the nation about the present government’s economic achievements. In a reaction to Bilawal’s remarks, he said that the PPP chairman was completely baffled by witnessing the economic performance […]
ECO Executive Council elects NA speaker as chairperson; approves rules for PAECO By: Tariq Ullah Wardak on June 1, 2021ISLAMABAD: The Executive Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Economic Cooperation Organization (PAECO) has unanimously condemned gross human rights violations being committed by Indian forces in occupied territories of the Jammu Kashmir State. In its landmark outcome document, they urged to include the draft of the Islamabad Declaration to be adopted on the conclusion […]
Tarin directs capital admin to control prices in federal capital By: APP on June 1, 2021ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Tuesday lauded provincial governments, federal ministries and organizations for making efforts towards controlling inflation to provide relief to the masses by easing out inflationary pressure. The minister was chairing meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC). The minister said that controlling the prices of […]
Pakistan sees ECO as economic power through trade policy reforms By: Tariq Ullah Wardak on June 1, 2021ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday emphasized proper tapping of the region’s immense resources by the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) countries to nurture alliances for a win-win economic stability. He also stressed greater trade and connectivity among the ECO countries to attain the goals of cohesive regional development and prosperity. He was addressing inaugural […]
Uzbek assembly speaker calls on Senate chairman in Islamabad By: APP on May 31, 2021ISLAMABAD: The Trans-Afghan railway line project, agreed between Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan earlier this year, would transform the geo-economic dynamics of the entire Central Asian region. The project would be the first step in linking the Central Asian transport network with seaports of Gwadar, Karachi, and Bin Qasim, Senate Chairman Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani said while […]
FO lauds Kuwait for resumption of family, business visas for Pakistanis By: APP on May 31, 2021ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday lauded the cooperation of Kuwait in resumption of visas for Pakistani families and businessmen after a decade-long suspension. “We greatly appreciate Kuwaiti cooperation in this regard,” Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said in response to media queries. He said that the relevant Pakistani and Kuwaiti authorities were also working together […]
Pakistan’s private universities offer 165 scholarships to Palestinian students By: APP on May 31, 2021ISLAMABAD: COMSTECH Consortium of Excellence on Monday launched a special fellowship programme for Palestinian students and scholars in partnership with the Association of Private Sector Universities of Pakistan (APSUP). The university organized a webinar on COMSTECH consortium fellowships for Palestinian students on Monday in which 13 national and international universities and institutions participated. In his […]
Fawad says modern technology to ensure transparency in elections By: APP on May 31, 2021ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said that modern technology would play key role to ensure transparency in elections. Taking to a delegation of the High Court Bar Association of Islamabad and the District Bar Association of Islamabad, he apprised them about use of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) […]