ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal has said that the US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor is high on the radar of bilateral relations between the two countries, and is the most important initiative taken in decades-long strategic relations. During a meeting with USAID Mission Director John Groarke, who called on the minister […]
LONDON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday said a commission on Panama leaks would be set up to investigate the matter. He was talking to media persons prior to leaving for home at the conclusion of his week-long stay in London for medical check-up. The prime minister said he was in favour of setting up such […]
GENEVA: Pakistan on Wednesday stressed that the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council and its mechanisms should respond to human rights violations and the loss of precious lives as a result of drone strikes on the country’s territory in violation of its sovereignty. Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Pakistan’s Deputy Permanent Representative […]
COLOMBO: The High Commission of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Sri Lanka has invited applications for awarding Jinnah Scholarship to deserving Sri Lankan students. The government of Pakistan is awarding the Jinnah Educational Scholarships since 2005 and so far over 1,500 Sri Lankan students have benefited from this scheme. During the past 11, years […]
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan has said that Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) is playing an important role in eradication of narcotics and treatment and rehabilitation of drugs addicts throughout Sindh, which is very commendable. He said this while addressing at a reception held in honour of ANF Director General Major General Nasir Dilawar […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST) on Sunday – over the rising trend of using biofuel – called for a worldwide ban on it as it’s against human interests. Using crops to produce fuel in a bid to reduce dependence on fossil fuel is a failed initiative which should be abandoned immediately, said […]