Three airline companies show interest to start domestic flights By: APP on May 24, 2021ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for Aviation Division Jamil Ahmed Khan on Monday apprised the National Assembly that three new airline companies have approached Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to start domestic flight operations. Replying to various questions during Question Hour, he said that North Air has been issued tourism promotion and regional integration (passengers and cargo) license. […]
Firdous sees ‘new group’ within PMLN in Punjab By: APP on May 24, 2021RAWALPINDI: Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Monday said that media freedom is one of the most important pillars of democracy and the government has tabled the ‘Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill 2021’ in the National Assembly. Talking to the journalists while inaugurating the corona vaccination […]
KP Assembly passes unanimous resolution to condemn Israeli atrocities By: APP on May 24, 2021PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Monday unanimously passed a resolution condemning Israel for committing atrocities on Palestinian. The joint resolution was moved by Special Assistant to Chief Minister Kamran Khan Bangash with Speaker Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani in the chair. The resolution stated that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly condemns in the strongest terms the bombing and […]
Govt seeks opposition’s help to enact journalists’ protection bill By: Web Desk on May 24, 2021State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Monday urged the opposition parties to help the government enact ‘Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals Bill 2021.’ Speaking with journalists during his visit to the National Press Club in Islamabad, he termed the government-backed bill a ‘comprehensive’ legislation, covering all professional aspects of journalists’ life […]
Balochistan to include more public welfare schemes in budget By: APP on May 24, 2021QUETTA: Balochistan has been working to include more public welfare schemes in the forthcoming budget for providing facilities to the people and developing rural areas of the province which had been ignored in the past government. An official of the provincial government said on Monday that sports facilities were being provided to the people and […]
NCOC DG reviews corona vaccination, tests in Sargodha By: APP on May 24, 2021SARGODHA: National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) Director General Asif Mehmood Goraya chaired a review meeting on corona vaccination, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and corona tests in Sargodha division. Speaking on the occasion, he said that they have to expedite the vaccination process in order to get rid of coronavirus quickly. The government had no […]
LCCI urges State Bank to lower banking spread in financing schemes By: Web Desk on May 24, 2021LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the State Bank of Pakistan to lower banking spread in the central bank’s financing scheme for renewable energy and other sectors. In a letter to State Bank Governor Dr Reza Baqir, LCCI President Mian Tariq Misbah said that the business community appreciates the positive role […]
Iran inspection agreement extended by one month: UN nuclear watchdog By: AFP on May 24, 2021Vienna: The UN nuclear watchdog and Iran have agreed to extend an understanding to monitor Tehran’s activities by one month, the agency said Monday, while talks in Vienna try to save the 2015 nuclear deal. “The equipment and the verification and the monitoring activities that we agreed will continue as they are now for one […]
Swati fingers at railway officers, police in illegal land occupation By: Web Desk on May 24, 2021ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati on Monday said that the Pakistan Railways will come out of heavy losses within the period of six to nine months. Addressing a press conference, he said that he has been in the Ministry of Railways for the last five months and it has become a for-profit institution […]
8.26% reduction in imports of petroleum group By: Web Desk on May 24, 2021ISLAMABAD: Imports of the petroleum group fell by 8.26% in the first ten months of this fiscal year relative to the same timeframe the previous year. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), petroleum group imports decreased from US $ 9,480,954 thousand in FY 2019-20 to US $ 8,697,822 thousand in the current financial […]