Islamabad:The Provincial Assembly of Balochistan adopted three resolutions and debated an adjournment motion regarding Governor’s disinterest in the Assembly business, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in its Daily Factsheet on Thursday. The House met for four hours and five minutes. The sitting started at 1710 hours against the scheduled time of 1600 hours. The Speaker chaired the sitting for an hour Read More…
Islamabad:The Senate transacted its entire agenda on Friday and consumed 43 percent of the proceedings’ time in debate on matters of public importance, observes Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) in the Daily Factsheet. The Senate met for two hours and 23 minutes. The sitting started at the scheduled time of 1030 hours. The Chairman presided over the entire proceedings. The Deputy Chairman was not present. TRead More…
Islamabad:In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ and K), Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism, martyred four Kashmiris including a 45-year-old woman in Srinagar city, on Thursday. According to reports, the troops martyred the youth and the woman during a cordon and search operation in Batamaloo area of the city. The cordon and search operation was in progress in the area till the last Read More…
Islamabad:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz has expressed the confidence that Pakistan will come out of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. In a tweet on Thursday, he said those who are dreaming to push Pakistan in the blacklist will not succeed in their nefarious designs. He said the legislation has been done in the national interest under the leadership of Prime MinisterRead More…
Islamabad:Adviser on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has said that China-Pakistan relations will further strengthen in future for the regional development. He was talking to Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing here on Thursday. They discussed matters of mutual interests. Read More…
Islamabad:Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has said the government is committed to resolve issues being faced by the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Talking to newsmen in Peshawar on Thursday, he said China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will not only provide thousands of job opportunities in the province but also increase trade activities in the region. Asad Qaiser said work on the economic corridor betwRead More…
Islamabad:Pakistan has been elected to the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) by securing 52 votes from the 54-member United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This overwhelming support constitutes 96 percent of the total tally. Pakistan’s re-election to the CPC is a resounding validation of its meaningful engagement within the United Nations as well as its contributions in the areas of inRead More…
Islamabad:As many as 545 new cases of Coronavirus infection and six more deaths from virus were reported in the country during the last 24 hours. According to the latest statistics of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the active cases of Coronavirus in the country are now 6,066. 291,169 patients stand recovered from the pandemic so far. Read More…
Islamabad:Pakistan has received foreign assistance amounting to over 3,552 million dollars as loans and grants from various bilateral and multilateral development partners to address the health related and socio-economic challenges caused by COVID-19. This was stated by Minister for Economic Affairs Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar in a written reply to the National Assembly during the question hour on Thursday. The MinisRead More…
Islamabad:Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government is committed to promote science and technology for progress in the country. He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology in Haripur on Thursday. The institute will offer courses in artificial intelligence, engineering, food technology and various other disciplines. The Prime MinisteRead More…