Thursday, December 24th, 2020
Graduation ceremony of national security course
Islamabad : Graduation Ceremony for National Security Course – 21 held at National Defense University, Islamabad. Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi, Chief of Naval Staff, was the Chief Guest . The Graduation Ceremony, marked the culmination of ‘National Security Course’ and was attended by participants from Civil Services of Pakistan, along with members from the Armed Forces. The Chief Guest, while addressing the graduates, congratulated them on their achievements. Having been equipped with requisite skills to handle professional matters concerning national security, he stressed that the graduates must do all whatRead More
PRCS, Jazz support 400 COVID- hit families with food supplies
DNA ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Red Crescent Society in collaboration with leading internet and broadband service provider Jazz distributed 250 non-perishable food packs among the families affected by COVID-19 pandemic during a ceremony held at PRCS National Headquarters on Wednesday here while 150 food packs will be distributed among the families in Haripur. PRCS Chairman Abrar ul Haq, Acting Secretary General Dr. Adeel Nawaz, Vice President Corporate & Economic Affairs Jazz Ibrar Khan, PRCS officers, staff and volunteers were among the participants. Speaking on the occasion, Abrar ul Haq said PRCS, beingRead More
Monetary and Fiscal Policies Coordination Board Meeting
Islamabad, 24 Dec 2020 : A meeting of the Monetary and Fiscal Policies Coordination Board was held under the chairmanship of the Minister for Finance & Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh today. Adviser to PM on Commerce & Investment, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Governor SBP, Dr. Asad Zaman, member and other senior officials of the Finance Division participated in the meeting. Chairman FBR also attended the meeting on special invitation. While presenting the current economic situation, the Finance Secretary apprised that the timely actions taken by the Government have mitigatedRead More
Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas thanks PM Imran Khan
‘We highly appreciate your adherence to your positions in support of the Palestine people’ A.m.bhatti Islamabad: The President of State of Palestine and President of the Executive Committee of Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Mahmoud Abbas has thanked Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan for extending whole-hearted supported to Palestine. In a letter written to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, President Mahmoud Abbas referred to the recent speech of PM Imran Khan on the national hook-up in which he had categorically stated that Pakistan will not recognize Israel. President Abbas said,Read More
OGDCL discovers gas, condensate Saib-I Well in Kohat, KPK
The discovery of Siab-1 is the result of aggressive exploration strategy adopted by the Company. It has opened a new avenue and would add to the hydrocarbon reserves base of OGDCL and the Country and will contribute in reducing the gap between supply and demand of oil and gas in the country through the exploitation of indigenous resources DNA ISLAMABAD: The Joint Venture of Baratai Block comprising Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) as Operator (97.5%) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Oil & Gas Company Limited (KPOGCL) (2.5%) has discoveredRead More
ICCI hails IHC decision to annul 200 percent hike in property tax
Islamabad (DNA) : Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) said that the business community of the federal capital has hailed the decision of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to annual the 200 percent hike in the property tax by the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) as it has provided them a significant relief. He said that MCI had unilaterally increased the property tax ranging from 200 to 300 per cent in one go due to which the citizens and the business community of Islamabad wereRead More