Category: National

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Tuesday directed the Ministry of National Food Security and Research to present a plan within 30 days for strengthening research and development services for different crops, with particular focus on cotton, to enhance the crops output in the country. The ECC, met here… Continue reading ECC asks Ministry of National Food Security to submit plan in 30 days focusing to enhance cotton output

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Finance Minister Asad Umar here on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Committee on Pak-Turkey Strategic Economic Framework and reviewed the progress on formation of the proposed framework. Minister for Energy, Advisor to Prime Minister on Commerce and Textile, Minister for IPC and Minister for Privatization attended the meeting. Secretary Economic Affairs… Continue reading Finance Minister chairs meeting of Pak-Turkey Strategic Economic Framework Committee

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday directed countrywide crackdown against gas theft and said Rs 50 billion gas was being stolen annually while the government was giving Rs 100 billion subsidy to 91 percent gas consumers. He stated this while chairing a high-level meeting on various issues of gas sector. The prime… Continue reading PM directs countrywide crackdown against gas theft

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Ministry of Human Rights has launched a campaign create awareness about the menace of child abuses here on Tuesday. In his regard, Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari visited the Islamabad College of Arts and Sciences and addressed the students against child abuse and shared suggestions to eradicate it. On… Continue reading Ministry of Human Rights launches awareness campaign to prevent child abuses

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Federal Minister for Communications and postal Services Murad Saeed said Tuesday that Sukkur-Multan Motorway project was awarded without bidding and tendering but former minister for planning and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Ahsan Iqbal instead of responding to the documented proofs of corruption against him, was trying to hide behind China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.Speaking… Continue reading Sukkur-Multan Motorway contract warded without bidding,tendering: Murad

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Training and Evaluation Rear Admiral Zahid Alyas was called on the Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood here on Tuesday. During the meeting both the dignitaries discussed the issues pertaining to educational institutions being run by the Pakistan Navy. Zahid Alyas said that topics… Continue reading Deputy Chief of Naval Staff calls on Education Minister

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Pakistan High Commissioner to New Delhi, Sohail Mahmood Tuesday stressed the importance of changing the conflictual pattern of the past Pak-India relations to a cooperative pattern in the future. In this context, he stressed the imperatives of sustained engagement, a result-oriented dialogue process, resolution of outstanding disputes, enhanced regional cooperation, and collective… Continue reading Pak HC for changing conflictual pattern of past Pak-India ties to cooperative pattern in future

QUETTA, Feb 12 (APP):Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal on Tuesday said setting up of online tax collection system was a positive initiative for up gradation of tax system in province, the process of development was dependent on financial sustainability. CM Balochistan expressed these views while addressing the inauguration ceremony of online tax collection system at Department of… Continue reading CM Balochistan inaugurated online tax collection system in Balochistan

MIRPUR (AJK): Feb 12 (APP):AJK President Sardar Masood Khan said “AJK government is keen on enhancing the quality of higher education in the state by introducing cutting edge disciplines which are more germane to the ever growing and changing job market”. The President made these remarks while addressing the management, faculty and students during a visit… Continue reading Nations’s future hinged on investing in quality studies: AJK President

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Wazir Tuesday said that the opposition making hue and cry over the government’s attempt to seek the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) assistance to tackle the country’s financial crisis. Talking to PTV news, she said opposition’s disappointment increasing after the government’s successful negotiations with IMF.… Continue reading Opposition disappointing over govt’ successful talks with IMF: Zartaj Gul

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Ambassador Designate of Japan to Pakistan Kuninori Matsuda Tuesday expressed his resolve to further strengthen the strong bilateral ties between Japan and Pakistan as well as people-to-people relations.Kuninori Matsuda further said Pakistan and Japan always enjoyed close friendly relations, a Embassy of Japan statement said. He had joined the Ministry of Foreign… Continue reading Japanese ambassador-designate vows to further strengthen bilateral ties with Pakistan

LAHORE, Feb 12 (APP):United States Ambassador to Pakistan Paul W. Jones Tuesday said the US government would support Pakistan against crime, terrorism and corruption. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of US funded three-storey new administrative block here at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) headquarters, he said the construction of the administrative block was a tesimony of… Continue reading “We’ll support against crime, terrorism and corruption”: US envoy

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Pakistan Post has invited potential candidates under fifteen years of age to submit their work for the international letter writing competition, an initiative of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) for which last date for submission is February 28. Pakistan Post Director General Dr Naseer Ahmed Tuesday told APP that the theme selected for the… Continue reading Pakistan Post invites entries for int’l letter writing competition

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) invites Pakistani students to apply for the prestigious and fully funded Fulbright Student from Master’s to PhD and Fulbright-Higher Education Commission (HEC) PhD scholarships program 2020 at top universities in the United States. The application form is available online at www.usefpakistan.org, and the application… Continue reading USEFP announces fully funded scholarships 2020 for Pakistani students

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):The intending Government Hajj Scheme pilgrims planning to perform the sacred religious obligation this year from country’s Southern and Northern regions will have to pay Rs 11,910 and Rs 12,910 respectively for their accompanying each infant to Saudi Arabia. According to official sources in Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, the parents… Continue reading Intending pilgrim parents to pay Rs 12,910 as hajj dues for accompanying each infant children to pilgrimage

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Media Affairs Iftikhar Durrani Tuesday said that previous governments were responsible for the current financial crisis in the country and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government was committed for economic revival. Talking to private news channel, the previous governments had done many objectionable activities which had damaged the… Continue reading PTI-led govt is committed for economic revival in the country

ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP):A two-day capacity building workshop on “strategic communication and media engagement in crisis situation” for the parliamentarians Tuesday started here at Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS). It was second training workshop for the parliamentarians, organized by Pakistan Peace Collective (PPC), a research and communication project of the Ministry of Information and… Continue reading 2-day parliamentarians workshop on strategic communication begins at PIPS