Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Dec 7 (APP): The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) has taken immense new initiatives to promote tourism across the country by marketing the country’s natural landscape, history, culture and archaeological sites to facilitate the tourists. An official told APP on Thursday that the PTDC […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 07 (APP):Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)’s Task Force uncovered an illicit gas pipeline extending approximately 1500 meters near Japan Road, in the proximity of Village Kangota Syedan. Shahid Akram, the official spokesman for SNGPL while, sharing the details of this successful crackdown […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 6 (APP): Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) is going to organize a two-day water festival and technology fair here from Thursday. The event would be inaugurated by caretaker minister for Water Resources Ahmad Irfan Aslam. The event features an exhibition, […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 06 (APP): Tanweer Ahmed, a prominent businessman of American-Pakistani origin, has contributed $9 million to Islamabad’s National University of Science & Technology (NUST), motivated by the dedicated vision for Pakistan’s IT sector expressed by Army Chief General Asim Munir. Houston-based businessman Tanweer Ahmed […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 6 (APP): Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Wednesday released 86,000 cusecs water from various rim stations with an inflow of 41,800 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in the River Indus at Tarbela Dam was 1491.82 feet and […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 6 (APP): President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday conferred the civil award of Nishan-i-Pakistan on Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin, the Head of the Dawoodi Bohra Community, in recognition of his services for Pakistan in the field of spiritual guidance and social services. The […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 5 (APP): Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training yesterday unanimously passed the Private Members’ Bill titled “The Islamabad Capital Territory Student Unions Bill, 2023,” introduced by Senator Bahramand Khan Tangi. The committee meeting held here under the Chairmanship of Senator […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 5 (APP):The latest comprehensive data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2022 has brought to light a surge in various crime categories across the country, particularly in crimes against women, children, Schedule Caste and Tribes (SC/ST), and cybercrimes. In the […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 05 (APP): In a sweeping crackdown on unauthorized vehicle modifications, the Islamabad Excise and Taxation Department has suspended the registration of over 700 vehicles in the past three months. The department, acting on directives from the Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon has also […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 5 (APP):: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi on Tuesday said tobacco smoking was not an addiction rather it was a death pill and a threat to human lives at the global level. Delivering his speech at an […]