ISLAMABAD, JUNE 17 – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi chaired a session of the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs at the Foreign Office today.   Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Asad Omar; Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Security Division and Strategic Policy Planning, Dr. Moeed Yusuf; Parliamentary Secretary on Foreign Affairs, Andaleeb Abbas; Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood; former Foreign Secretaries, eminent academics who are members of the Council, and representatives of various Ministries along with senior officials of the Foreign Office attended the meeting.  Read More

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 17 (DNA) – People like Tariq Aziz are born once in centuries. He was an academy in himself and has played a very important and vibrant role for the promotion of creative arts. His multidimensional personality left undeniable imprint in the history of television said Dr. Fouzia Saeed a researcher, educationist and the  director general Pakistan National Council of the Arts.   Tariq Aziz was the first T.V. compare,actor and social worker. He was more than a legendary T.V. host. His contribution to the PTV and the performingRead More

The Indus River System Authority said on Wednesday that Pakistan has wasted 800,000 acre feet of usable water since April 1. The country lost Rs132 billion by not utilising this water over the past two and a half months, according to Irsa officials. This huge quantity of water flowed down into the Arabian Sea. The wasting of one million acre feet water causes a loss of around $1 billion, they said. The authority has estimated a loss of 20 million acre feet water this year due to a shortage ofRead More

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 17 / DNA / = Capital Development Authority has approved the landmark development focused budget estimates with total outlay of 49 billion rupees with surplus of 10 billion rupees for the Financial year 2020-2021. As per approved budget estimates, expected receipts are 49 billion rupees while expected expenditure is 39 billion rupees. Out of 39 billion expenditure, 24.5 billions which is 63 percent will be spent on 89 development projects while 14.4 billion which is 37 percent will be spent on non development expenditure.   The budget estimates for FinancialRead More

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 17 (DNA) – The government can only improve its revenue side by creating an environment conducive for economic activity especially in the current unprecedented challenging external and internal circumstances. However, the budget presented by the federal government shows severe lack of any well-thought-out approach in policy- and budget-making in the turbulent times Pakistan is faced with. These views emerged at a webinar on Federal Budget 2020-21 organized by Institute of Policy Studies (IPS). Khalid Rahman, executive president, IPS said that the country is experiencing extraordinary circumstances and inRead More

RAWALPINDI, JUNE 17 / DNA / = Corps Commander‘s Conference was held today at GHQ. Forum was briefed on national and regional security situation. Forum expressed satisfaction on continued reduction in incidents of violence across the country, gradual positive effects of ongoing Afghan Peace Process along the Western Border  and resolved to keep supporting the normalization process through national institutions. Noting the Indian aggression, forum resolved to continue thwarting Indian designs and expose Indian targeting of innocent civilians in Kashmir and open support to terrorist outfits. Forum also discussed Army’s ongoingRead More