PROF DR AYAZ AFSAR ASSUMES DUTIES AS VP ACADEMICS AT IIUI

Islamabad: Prof Dr Ayaz Afsar assumed his duties on Monday as Vice President Academics at the International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI). Earlier, Prof Afsar was serving as Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Literature.  He has also served as Chairman Department of English for […]

CDWP approves 2 health projects worth Rs 11.6 bn

The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) Monday approved two projects of health sector worth of Rs 11.6 billion and accorded concept clearance to two more proposals.The CDWP approved a project namely “Establishment of 250 bedded mother and Child Hospital Sialkot, Punjab” worth Rs 4,970.65 million.The […]

Pak-Uzbekistan shows resolve to enter into PTA

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Monday resolved to enter into Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) for increasing the bilateral trade and promote trade liberalization on both sides. The two sides also discussed to revive the Joint Business Council, and assured that bilateral engagements like Inter Governmental […]

CPI inflation decelerates to 5.7% on YoY basis

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based monthly inflation decelerated to 5.7 percent on year-on-year (YoY) basis during the month of January 2021, from 8 percent during December 2020, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. On month-on-month (MoM) basis, it decreased by 0.2% in January […]

Chinese envoy lauds NCOC efforts for saving lives during COVID

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan ,Nong Rong Monday lauded efforts of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) for effectively fighting the pandemic and saving people’s lives during COVID-19. Addressing the handing over ceremony of first tranche of COVID-19 vaccine received from China through special […]