UNHCR Representative inaugurates skills development project for refugee and local women in Quetta on September 3, 2020The UNHCR Representative in Pakistan, Ms. Noriko Yoshida on Thursday inaugurated a skills development project aimed at improving the skills and income-generating capacity of local and Afghan refugee women in Quetta. UNHCR Pakistan had signed its first-ever agreement with NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), a private sector partner based in the United Arab Emirates, to […]
ANF seized 216.300 Kg Drug’s during 9 operation, arrested 14 persons and intercepted 7 vehicles involved in drug trafficking: DG ANF on September 3, 2020On especial directive of DG ANF Major General Muhammad Arif Malik, HI(M), the campaign against narcotics spread has been stirred up in the state, Anti Narcotics Force Pakistan seized 216.300 Kg Narcotics valuing 12.60 Million US $ internationally, arrested 14 culprits, impounded 07 vehicles while conducting 09 counter-narcotic strikes throughout the country. The seized drugs […]
FM Qureshi’s telephonic conversation with Afghan Acting Foreign Minister on September 3, 2020Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Haneef Atmar called Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday. The subjects covered during the call include bilateral relations and progress on the Afghan peace process. Foreign Minister Qureshi expressed satisfaction at the successful holding of the Second Review meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity […]
PTA Blocks Five Dating/Live Streaming Applications on September 2, 2020Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked access to five dating/live streaming applications Tinder, Tagged, Skout, Grindr and SayHi. Keeping in view the negative effects of immoral/indecent content streaming through the above applications, PTA issued notices to the management of above mentioned platforms for the purpose of removing dating services and to moderate live streaming content […]
ITP devises traffic diversion plan for procession on 14th Muharram on September 1, 2020Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has devised a special traffic diversion plan for procession of 14th Muharram-ul-Haram (September 3) which would start from shrine of Sakhi Mehmud Badshah and to culminate at the same point after passing through its various traditional routes. A total of 46 traffic policemen including one SP, two DSPs and three Inspectors […]
IHC gives Nawaz Sharif a chance to surrender before the court on September 1, 2020The Islamabad High Court has ordered Nawaz Sharif to surrender and the date of surrender will be issued in a written order. A two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court heard Nawaz Sharif’s new petitions. The bench comprised Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani. Nawaz Sharif had applied for exemption from attendance in […]
Second Review Meeting of Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS), Kabul on September 1, 2020On the invitation of Government of Afghanistan, Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood visited Kabul at the head of the Pakistan delegation comprising senior officers for the second review meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS). The Afghan side was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Mirwais Nab. During the meeting, the entire spectrum […]
Ehsaas undergraduate scholarship portal will open on Sep 5 to receive applications for year 2020-21 on August 31, 2020ISLAMABAD: Ehsaas undergraduate scholarship project steering committee came to the table for the sixth time to review the progress for the academic sessions 2019-20 and strategize next steps for 2020-21. The meeting conferred the overall progress of the Ehsaas scholarships worth Rs. 4.827 billion being awarded to 50,762 undergraduate students (38% girls) for the year […]
COMSATS Expands Cooperation with China for Socio-Economic Development of the South on August 31, 2020Islamabad-based inter-governmental organization, the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and its founding member country, China, are cooperating in various fields of science and technology for facilitating socio-economic uplift of the developing countries including Pakistan. COMSATS and its Centre of Excellence, the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB), are […]
PBC, HRCP, PFUJ condemn life threats to journalist Ahmad Noorani on August 31, 2020Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), Human Rights Comission of Pakistan (HRCP), and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn the life threats against senior journalist Ahmad Noorani for writing an investigative piece about the business fortunes of close relatives of a retired army officer. A statement issued by PBC Vice Chairman Abid Saqi, HRCP Chairperson […]