ISLAMABAD, Apri 14 (EW) : An in-camera session of the National Assembly will be held today during which the military leadership will brief the lawmakers on the prevailing national security situation. According to sources, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Lt Gen Nadeem Ahmed Anjum will give a detailed overview of the …
As Ramadan enters the last Ashra (10 days), the federal government on Thursday announced that it had approved a five-day holiday for one of the most anticipated holidays for Muslims that marks the end of the holy month of fasting. The government said that the Eid holidays were approved on the recommendation of the Cabinet Division. The interior ministry said …
ISLAMABAD, April 13 (EW): Health activists have urged the government to remain steadfast on its decision to double the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on Cigarettes. In a press release shared by Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), health activists shared that this decision can solve Pakistan’s financial dejection, provided that the government is not …
ISLAMABAD, Apr. 13 (INP): Chinese enterprises have full of confidence in Pakistan’s digitization, Gwadar Pro reported on Thursday. “The digitization of Pakistan has been fundamentally progressing and will accelerate in the coming decade. We are confident about the benefits of a digital society and I am certain that through our converged technologies and innovative solutions, we will make more contributions …
BEIJING, Apr. 12 (INP): China has received returning Pakistani students with a warm welcome, facilitating them to continue their studies with same zeal and enthusiasm, China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Wednesday. After three years of break-off due to the pandemic, Waseem Abbas, a Pakistani student pursuing his doctoral degree in China, finally returned to Beijing together with some twenty fellow students …
In a historic first for the Pakistan women’s football team, Zahmena Malik’s goal helped her side win their first-ever competitive fixture as the Green Shirts beat Tajikistan 1-0 during the AFC Olympic Qualifiers on Tuesday. Pakistan finished third in Group E of round one of the qualifiers for the Paris Olympics 2024. Earlier, Pakistan lost their first match against the …
ISLAMABAD Apr.11 (INP): The University of Gwadar’s Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization (ORIC) has entered into a collaboration with TANG International Education Group, China, enabling students and employees from the university to enroll in different online short courses at reputed universities and colleges in China. Gwadar Pro quoting an official notification, reported that students who meet the criteria …
ISLAMABAD, Apr. 11 (INP): Two major hydropower projects have received funds, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. While Pakistan’s energy sector is highly dependent on fossil fuel imports and the foreign exchange reserve has always been an issue for the country, two developments this week are highly encouraging in the green and sustainable energy sectors of the country. First, the Saudi …
Millions of lives could be saved by a groundbreaking set of new vaccines for a range of conditions including cancer, experts said. According to The Guardian, a leading pharmaceutical firm says it is confident that jabs for cancer, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases, and other conditions will be ready by 2030. Studies into these vaccinations are also showing “tremendous promise”, with …
ISLAMABAD, April 10 (EW): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has convened its parliamentary party meeting today (Monday) at the Parliament House ahead of the joint session of the two houses to chalk out its strategy for the likely stormy session. The meeting, to be presided over by opposition leader in Senate Shehzad Waseem and attended by the PTI lawmakers, would exchange …