Pakistan gets Geographical Indicator tag for basmati
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received the Geographical Indicator (GI) tag for its Basmati, paving the way for creating a local registry for this particular strain of...
Japan provides US$ 4.57m grant to Pakistan for procuring Oral Polio Vaccine
ISLAMABAD: Japan provided US$ 4.57 million grant to Pakistan for procurment of essential oral polio vaccine as continued support for polio eradication.
This latest grant...
Maulana Fazlur Rehman threatens to step down as head of PDM
ISLAMABAD: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, head of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) an eleven-party opposition alliance against the PTI Government has threatened to step down as...
Biden aims for most ambitious US effort on climate change
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden in an effort to stave off the worst effects of climate change, has aimed to cut oil, gas and...
Pakistan pledges $25,000 for UN peacekeeping fund
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi reiterated support for the United Nations peacekeeping and peace-building efforts and called for addressing the root causes of...
Pilots spot strange object in sky over Rahim Yar Khan
KARACHI: Pilots of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) spotted an unidentified flying object (UFO) in the sky over Rahim Yar Khan, while operating a...
Pakistan will start vaccination of front line health workers from next week: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will start the vaccination of front line health workers from next week, said Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special...
Schools to resume remaining classes on Feb 1, NCOC decides
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), after a detailed discussion with all stakeholders on Wednesday, decided that all remaining educational institutions, particularly...
PTA to start Quality of Service survey
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is planning to conduct Quality of Service (QoS) survey during first quarter of 2021, using automated tool, with an...
PML-N will contest Senate polls, stop PTI from obtaining two-third majority: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Iqbal, Secretary General of Pakistan MUslim League Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday said that the party will contest the upcoming Senate elections to...
