IT exports to be increased to $15bn, Minister reveals at ITCN Asia 2022 inauguration event
KARACHI: ITCN Asia 2022, a platform for promotion of Information Technology (IT) and guidance to new generation, kicked-off. Three-day event, organised by Ecommerce Gateway will continue till August 26, 2022. Federal Minister for Information Technolo...
Bilateral trade, investment need to be strengthened: Alvi tells Korean delegation
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi called for further enhancing quantum of bilateral trade and investment between Pakistan and Republic of Korea. He emphasised exploring new avenues for cooperation among governments and private sectors of two countrie...
Pakistan strongly deplores BJP official’s sacrilegious remarks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned highly provocative and sacrilegious remarks made against Holy Prophet (PBUH) by another official of BJP in India. In a statement, Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said this is second time in last th...
MQM-P appeals to COAS Bajwa to help flood-hit people
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has appealed to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa to help flood-stricken people in interior Sindh. MQM-P Rabita Committee has urged COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa to issue immediate orders...
Sindh Cabinet to donate one month’s salary for flood-affectees: Sharjeel
KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister and CM’s Focal Person for Rain Emergency Sharjeel Memon said yesterday government decided that all Cabinet members and members of provincial assembly of Pakistan Peoples’ Party would donate one month&rs...
Shazia Marri criticises PTI trolls for using flood situation to attack opponents
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri criticised Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) trolls for using flood situation to attack its opponents. “Shame on PTI trolls for using flood situation to attack oppone...
JI to move to court against Karachi LG polls postponement
KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) announced to take to court against postponement of Local Body (LB) polls in metropolitan and Hyderabad by ECP yesterday. According to details, JI Karachi Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that ECP made a ‘shameful&rs...
Abolishing expats right to vote not correct: SC
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) has set aside objections raised on petition filed against abolition of right to vote for overseas Pakistanis and ordered registrar to fix petition for early hearing. A two member bench of SC comprising Justice Ijaz ul Ah...
Chairman NEPRA, journalists visit CLF’s Children ER at PIMS
ISLAMABAD: A group of senior journalists visited PIMS children’s Emergency Response Centre and appreciated Child Life Foundation for replicating their emergency care model in Islamabad. Dr. Khalid Masud Hospital Director PIMS, FMTI Islamabad t...
Sharjeel Memon supervises work of plugging canal breach
HYDERABAD: Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Memon reached site of breach in Rahuki Distributary and witnessed plugging process of breach. He supervised work to plug breach with help of heavy machinery, irrigation st...
